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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LW · Consumer Staples · Narrow moat

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VITL · Consumer Staples · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

KO · Consumer Staples · Narrow moat

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PEP · Consumer Staples · Narrow moat

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MeasureLWVITLKOPEP
Moat Score (0–100)7173 (highest)7270
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend8595 (highest)8768
Pricing power3552100 (highest)92
Returns on capital100 (highest)876893
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)733839
Capital allocation346066 (highest)57
No price data35% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)235% above value if growth stopped today77% above value if growth stopped today
Market capNot reported$383M$395.7B$175.5B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2026FY2025FY2025FY2025