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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SHOO · Materials · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

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SMID · Materials · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

Wonderful & reasonably priced

CSL · Materials · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

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LUVU · Materials · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

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MeasureSHOOSMIDCSLLUVU
Moat Score (0–100)6769 (highest)6867
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend5195 (highest)7942
Pricing power68 (highest)334643
Returns on capital93 (highest)805492
Balance-sheet safety85736286 (highest)
Capital allocation4063100 (highest)71
66% above value if growth stopped today41% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)49% above value if growth stopped today416% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$3.3B$119M$13.4B$4.4M
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2026