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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MTCH · Technology · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

HUBB · Technology · Narrow moat

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On the watchlist

MNTN · Technology · 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%.

MELI · Technology · Narrow moat

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MeasureMTCHHUBBMNTNMELI
Moat Score (0–100)78 (highest)78 (highest)78 (highest)78 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend839770100 (highest)
Pricing power99 (highest)489785
Returns on capital86 (highest)7662
Balance-sheet safety2282100 (highest)81
Capital discipline100 (highest)884460
Price vs. high estimate21% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)91% above high estimateNo price data720% above high estimate
Market cap$8.8B$25.9B$141M$91.3B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025