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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%.
| Measure | GOLF | FSS | YUMC | HLT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 71 | 72 (highest) | 71 | 71 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 78 | 100 (highest) | 69 | 100 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 84 (highest) | 43 | 31 | — |
| Returns on capital | 50 | 56 | 89 (highest) | 78 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 65 | 84 | 100 (highest) | 6 |
| Capital allocation | 78 | 76 | 68 | 100 (highest) |
| No price data | 248% above value if growth stopped today | 52% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 389% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | Not reported | $7.2B | $15.4B | $74.9B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |