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.
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 | YUM | TILE | BDL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 62 | 64 (highest) | 63 | 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 | 65 | 82 (highest) | 55 |
| Pricing power | 97 (highest) | 90 | 62 | — |
| Returns on capital | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 39 | 64 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 26 | 7 | 64 | 72 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 42 | 56 | 69 (highest) | 58 |
| 161% above value if growth stopped today | 120% above value if growth stopped today | 143% above value if growth stopped today | 42% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $108.9B | $38.1B | $2.0B | $79.3M |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |