The Moat Index

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GRDN · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

The businessTrend component abstained: Fewer than two aligned fiscal years of revenue and diluted EPS are available; the filing history does not contain a measurable trend. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

SPWH · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

LINC · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

TSLA · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureGRDNSPWHLINCTSLA
Moat Score (0–100)50 (highest)50 (highest)50 (highest)50 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend463379 (highest)
Pricing power385691 (highest)22
Returns on capital1882 (highest)4221
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)04582
Capital discipline4464 (highest)3844
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price data485% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)986% above high estimate
Market cap$43.5M$1.3B$1.39T
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2026FY2025FY2025