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.
NGVC · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
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HLT · 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%.
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%.
| Measure | NGVC | HLT | GAP | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 70 | 71 (highest) | 71 (highest) | 70 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 92 | 100 (highest) | 66 | 71 |
| Pricing power | 49 | — | 62 (highest) | — |
| Returns on capital | 63 | 78 | 90 | 100 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 73 | 6 | 80 (highest) | 26 |
| Capital allocation | 76 | 100 (highest) | 56 | 82 |
| 167% above value if growth stopped today | 394% above value if growth stopped today | 26% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 85% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $709M | $75.6B | $8.4B | $169.3B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 |