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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SBH · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

WLDN · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat

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On the watchlist

TTEK · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat

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YUM · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat

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MeasureSBHWLDNTTEKYUM
Moat Score (0–100)64 (highest)64 (highest)64 (highest)64 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend4385 (highest)7965
Pricing power85522090 (highest)
Returns on capital100 (highest)2473100 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety40100 (highest)577
Capital allocation536091 (highest)56
34% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)454% above value if growth stopped today159% above value if growth stopped today138% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$1.4B$1.1B$8.3B$41.2B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025