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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QVCDQ · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

The businessTrend component abstained: Fewer than two aligned fiscal years of revenue and diluted EPS are available; the filing history does not contain a measurable trend. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

PENN · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No 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%.

ARKR · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No 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%.

BIRD · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureQVCDQPENNARKRBIRD
Moat Score (0–100)37 (highest)37 (highest)37 (highest)37 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend43 (highest)4220
Pricing power6065 (highest)
Returns on capital1653 (highest)450
Balance-sheet safety28282855 (highest)
Capital allocation44 (highest)243344 (highest)
No price dataNo price dataNo price dataNo price data
Market capNot reportedNot reported$21M$20.1M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025