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.
SVV · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
BNED · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
GHC · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
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%.
MGM · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat
On the watchlist
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 | SVV | BNED | GHC | MGM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 44 | 45 (highest) | 44 | 44 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 52 | 57 | 67 (highest) | 55 |
| Pricing power | 49 (highest) | 34 | — | — |
| Returns on capital | 62 (highest) | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 58 | 100 (highest) | 31 | 28 |
| Capital allocation | 1 | 31 | 80 (highest) | 40 |
| 165% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | 42% above value if growth stopped today | 42% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $1.6B | $446M | $5.3B | $7.4B |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 |