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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SHOE · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

IVDN · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

PTRN · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

CURV · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureSHOEIVDNPTRNCURV
Moat Score (0–100)52 (highest)52 (highest)52 (highest)52 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend1285 (highest)6020
Pricing power474774 (highest)58
Returns on capital594100 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety73100 (highest)7340
Capital allocation67 (highest)24039
No price dataNo price data456% above value if growth stopped today6% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)
Market capNot reported$9.4M$2.5B$246M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2026FY2025FY2025FY2026