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.
VLGEA · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
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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%.
BDL · 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 | SBUX | TILE | VLGEA | BDL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 62 | 63 (highest) | 63 (highest) | 62 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 48 | 82 (highest) | — | 55 |
| Pricing power | 97 (highest) | 62 | 50 | — |
| Returns on capital | 100 (highest) | 39 | 27 | 64 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 26 | 64 | 98 (highest) | 72 |
| Capital allocation | 42 | 69 | 76 (highest) | 58 |
| 164% above value if growth stopped today | 155% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | 65% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $110.1B | $2.1B | Not reported | $92M |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 |