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.
MEDP · 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%.
LULU · Consumer Discretionary · Wide moat
Wonderful & reasonably priced
| Measure | MEDP | LULU | ANF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 98 (highest) | 96 | 96 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 100 (highest) | 90 | 93 |
| Pricing power | — | 92 | 100 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 92 | 100 (highest) | 88 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) |
| 443% above value if growth stopped today | 26% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | No price data | |
| Market cap | $17.1B | $12.7B | Not reported |
| Moat tier | Wide moat | Wide moat | Wide moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2026 |