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.

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FRPT · Consumer Staples · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

ZVIA · Consumer Staples · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MDLZ · Consumer Staples · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

CIRX · Consumer Staples · No moat

No 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%.

MeasureFRPTZVIAMDLZCIRX
Moat Score (0–100)4042 (highest)4038
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend80 (highest)535028
Pricing power5877 (highest)6073
Returns on capital005 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety3655 (highest)1228
Capital allocation242475 (highest)24
No price dataNo price data57% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data
Market cap$2.8B$99M$77.6B$148363
Moat tierNo moatShallow moatShallow moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025