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.
HLT · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
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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%.
NGVC · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
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| Measure | GAP | GOLF | HLT | NGVC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 71 (highest) | 71 (highest) | 71 (highest) | 70 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 66 | 78 | 100 (highest) | 92 |
| Pricing power | 62 | 84 (highest) | — | 49 |
| Returns on capital | 90 (highest) | 50 | 78 | 63 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 80 (highest) | 65 | 6 | 73 |
| Capital allocation | 56 | 78 | 100 (highest) | 76 |
| 5% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | No price data | 389% above value if growth stopped today | 160% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $7.1B | Not reported | $74.9B | $689M |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |