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.
SHW · Consumer Discretionary · Wide moat
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The balanceSheet component abstained: Insufficient leverage/coverage inputs to score the balance sheet. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.
| Measure | SHW | FAST | ORLY | YETI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 89 (highest) | 89 (highest) | 89 (highest) | 89 (highest) |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 89 | 92 | 95 (highest) | 61 |
| Pricing power | 74 | 78 | 88 (highest) | 85 |
| Returns on capital | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | — | 100 (highest) | 67 | 100 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 91 | 76 | 95 | 96 (highest) |
| 196% above value if growth stopped today | 322% above value if growth stopped today | 182% above value if growth stopped today | 92% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $78.6B | $54.0B | $73.6B | $3.8B |
| Moat tier | Wide moat | Wide moat | Wide moat | Wide moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |