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.
BUKS · Communications · 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%.
| Measure | TMUS | TBTC | NFLX | BUKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 83 | 84 (highest) | 81 | 77 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 80 | 67 | 95 (highest) | 91 |
| Pricing power | 100 (highest) | 97 | 54 | — |
| Returns on capital | 73 | 79 | 86 (highest) | 48 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 87 | 87 |
| Capital allocation | 60 | 74 | 84 (highest) | 81 |
| 38% above value if growth stopped today | 28% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 409% above value if growth stopped today | 120% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $173.8B | $23.2M | $306.6B | $306M |
| Moat tier | Wide moat | Wide moat | Wide moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2026 |