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.
GROV · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
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%.
| Measure | GROV | EZPW | NEGG | TNL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 48 | 49 (highest) | 49 (highest) | 48 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 |
| Business trend | 20 | 58 (highest) | 49 | 55 |
| Pricing power | 83 | 98 | 66 | 100 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | — | 0 | 41 | 45 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 55 | 63 | 73 (highest) | 1 |
| Capital discipline | 35 | 24 | 15 | 40 (highest) |
| Price vs. high estimate | No price data | 376% above high estimate | 68% above high estimate | 4% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate) |
| Market cap | $45.0M | $2.7B | $59.7M | $4.5B |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filings as of | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2012 | FY2025 |