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.
LGCY · Consumer Discretionary · Wide 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%.
LOPE · Consumer Discretionary · Wide 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 | LGCY | ULTA | CTAS | LOPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 90 | 92 (highest) | 91 | 89 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 100 (highest) | 97 | 99 | 84 |
| Pricing power | — | 61 | 77 (highest) | — |
| Returns on capital | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 91 | 100 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 60 | 100 (highest) | 90 | 73 |
| 87% above value if growth stopped today | 96% above value if growth stopped today | 380% above value if growth stopped today | 84% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $131M | $26.2B | $85.5B | $4.4B |
| Moat tier | Wide moat | Wide moat | Wide moat | Wide moat |
| Filing date | FY2026 | FY2026 | FY2026 | FY2025 |