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%.
AAP · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
| Measure | GROV | JOUT | AAP | MAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 48 (highest) | 48 (highest) | 48 (highest) | 48 (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 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 34 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 83 (highest) | 63 | 72 | 73 |
| Returns on capital | — | 70 (highest) | 59 | 40 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 55 (highest) | 55 (highest) | 55 (highest) | 41 |
| Capital allocation | 35 | 44 | 40 | 54 (highest) |
| No price data | No price data | 313% above value if growth stopped today | Around the value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $45M | Not reported | $3.3B | $4.3B |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |