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.
SHAK · 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%.
VC · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
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The returnsOnCapital component abstained: Not enough years of ROIC data to score returns on capital. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.
| Measure | SHAK | VC | CDW | PSMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 66 (highest) | 66 (highest) | 66 (highest) | 65 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 75 | 86 | 66 | 100 (highest) |
| Pricing power | — | 13 | 23 (highest) | 18 |
| Returns on capital | 7 | — | 88 (highest) | 53 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 100 (highest) | 73 | 65 | 100 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 80 | 94 (highest) | 86 | 56 |
| No price data | 23% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 45% above value if growth stopped today | 340% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | Not reported | $2.7B | $19.9B | $5.3B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |