The Moat Index
Compare moats, side by side.
Two to four companies, scored on the same five investor questions from their SEC filings — so the comparison is apples to apples. The method is fully public.
SVV · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
MGM · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat
On the watchlist
The pricingPower component abstained: Not enough years of gross-margin data to score pricing power. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.
KPEA · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
The returnsOnCapital component abstained: Not enough years of ROIC data to score returns on capital. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.
| Measure | DBI | SVV | MGM | KPEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 44 (highest) | 44 (highest) | 44 (highest) | 44 (highest) |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 30 | 52 | 55 (highest) | 20 |
| Pricing power | 27 | 49 | — | 85 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 73 (highest) | 62 | 55 | — |
| Balance-sheet safety | 51 | 58 (highest) | 28 | 28 |
| Capital allocation | 40 | 1 | 40 | 44 (highest) |
| 29% below value if growth stopped today | 166% above value if growth stopped today | 40% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | No price data | |
| Market cap | $315M | $1.6B | $7.6B | $156M |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |