The Moat Index
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GDDY · Technology · 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%.
| Measure | GDDY | ACIW | MMS | SHOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 60 (highest) | 60 (highest) | 60 (highest) | 60 (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 | 56 | 88 (highest) | 71 | 78 |
| Pricing power | — | 84 (highest) | 38 | 84 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 46 | 8 | 72 (highest) | 0 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 39 | 44 | 39 | 100 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 100 (highest) | 77 | 81 | 38 |
| 17% above value if growth stopped today | 103% above value if growth stopped today | 2% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 1810% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $12.6B | $5.8B | $3.3B | $148.4B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |