The Moat Index
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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.
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 | HLT | KTB | LEAT | WMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 65 | 66 (highest) | 65 | 64 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 |
| Business trend | 75 | 65 | 81 (highest) | 73 |
| Pricing power | — | 69 | 71 (highest) | 44 |
| Returns on capital | 78 | 92 (highest) | 49 | 75 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 6 | 27 | 100 (highest) | 72 |
| Capital discipline | 100 (highest) | 74 | 24 | 57 |
| Price vs. high estimate | 387% above high estimate | Around the high estimate (largest discount to high estimate) | 102% above high estimate | No price data |
| Market cap | $74.5B | $4.6B | $78.9M | — |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filings as of | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2026 |