The Moat Index

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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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PCSV · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat

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DLTR · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat

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HEI · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat

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The businessTrend component abstained: Only one aligned fiscal year of revenue and diluted EPS is available; a trend needs at least two observations. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

MeasurePCSVDLTRHEIVSBC
Moat Score (0–100)62 (highest)62 (highest)62 (highest)62 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend1739100 (highest)
Pricing power91 (highest)483747
Returns on capital766463100 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)904855
Capital allocation2469 (highest)6044
No price data68% above value if growth stopped todayNo price dataNo price data
Market capNot reported$23.9BNot reported$2.3M
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2026FY2026FY2025FY2026