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.
GHC · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
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%.
BNED · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
SVV · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
| Measure | GHC | BNED | BRWC | SVV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 44 | 45 (highest) | 45 (highest) | 44 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 67 (highest) | 57 | 43 | 52 |
| Pricing power | — | 34 | 100 (highest) | 49 |
| Returns on capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 31 | 100 (highest) | 55 | 58 |
| Capital allocation | 80 (highest) | 31 | 24 | 1 |
| 37% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | No price data | No price data | 140% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $5.1B | $409M | $3M | $1.4B |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 |