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.

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HIGR · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No 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%.

DWAY · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

AMCCF · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

ASTH · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureHIGRDWAYAMCCFASTH
Moat Score (0–100)38 (highest)38 (highest)38 (highest)38 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend105060 (highest)55
Pricing power4870 (highest)3621
Returns on capital—03063 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety55 (highest)2850
Capital allocation394460 (highest)50
No price dataNo price data95% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)167% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$840500$1.2M$19.6B$1.8B
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2026FY2025