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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MGM · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

BRLT · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

SMP · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

GME · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureMGMBRLTSMPGME
Moat Score (0–100)4647 (highest)4646
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend632384 (highest)40
Pricing power78 (highest)5240
Returns on capital55 (highest)497
Balance-sheet safety285514100 (highest)
Capital discipline40303445 (highest)
Price vs. high estimate6% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)63% above high estimate62% above high estimate3036% above high estimate
Market cap$12.0B$17.1M$837.8M$9.8B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2026