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
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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%.
NGVC · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
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| Measure | MCD | GAP | NGVC | COLM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 70 | 71 (highest) | 70 | 69 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 71 | 66 | 92 (highest) | 34 |
| Pricing power | — | 62 | 49 | 84 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 100 (highest) | 90 | 63 | 93 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 26 | 80 | 73 | 100 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 82 (highest) | 56 | 76 | 36 |
| 89% above value if growth stopped today | 28% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 165% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | |
| Market cap | $172.6B | $8.6B | $703M | Not reported |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 |