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.
MALG · Consumer Staples · Narrow moat
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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%.
| Measure | MALG | SAM | FIZZ | BRBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 77 | 78 (highest) | 77 | 75 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 75 | 72 | 64 | 95 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 92 (highest) | 69 | 62 | 55 |
| Returns on capital | — | 69 | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 26 |
| Capital allocation | 41 | 78 | 59 | 100 (highest) |
| No price data | 129% above value if growth stopped today | 46% above value if growth stopped today | 27% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | Not reported | $2.0B | $2.9B | $1.5B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2021 | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 |