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.
DDS · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
Wonderful & reasonably priced
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%.
VLGEA · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
On the watchlist
The businessTrend component abstained: Fewer than two aligned fiscal years of revenue and diluted EPS are available; the filing history does not contain a measurable trend. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.
NROM · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow 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%.
| Measure | DDS | VLGEA | BBY | NROM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 62 (highest) | 62 (highest) | 62 (highest) | 62 (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 | 43 | — | 15 | 78 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 50 (highest) | 50 (highest) | 42 | — |
| Returns on capital | — | 32 | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 67 | 98 | 100 (highest) | 40 |
| Capital allocation | 89 (highest) | 69 | 54 | 30 |
| 100% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | No price data | 24% above value if growth stopped today | 135% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $10.3M | Not reported | $18.9B | $13.3M |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 |