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.
MCD · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
On the watchlist
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%.
SBH · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
Wonderful & reasonably priced
| Measure | MCD | DRI | SBH | LRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 71 (highest) | 71 (highest) | 71 (highest) | 70 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 |
| Business trend | 74 | 74 | 78 | 91 (highest) |
| Pricing power | — | 30 | 85 (highest) | 59 |
| Returns on capital | 100 (highest) | 97 | 100 (highest) | 39 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 26 | 66 | 40 | 100 (highest) |
| Capital discipline | 82 | 88 (highest) | 53 | 61 |
| Price vs. high estimate | 28% above high estimate | 109% above high estimate | 41% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate) | 11% below high estimate |
| Market cap | $190.1B | $22.8B | $1.5B | $3.7B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filings as of | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |