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.
BSCL · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
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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%.
APEI · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
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| Measure | GD | BKE | BSCL | APEI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 72 | 73 (highest) | 73 (highest) | 72 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 91 | 35 | 85 | 93 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 33 | 73 | 83 | 94 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 74 | 100 (highest) | — | 51 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 87 | 100 (highest) | 73 | 100 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 77 (highest) | 58 | 50 | 24 |
| 153% above value if growth stopped today | 16% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 1933385% above value if growth stopped today | 344% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $95.5B | $2.1B | $60.6B | $795M |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 |