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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TW · Other · 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%.

WDLF · Other · Narrow moat

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The capitalDiscipline component abstained: Not enough owner-earnings history to score capital discipline. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

VRTS · Other · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

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%.

CNS · Other · 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%.

MeasureTWWDLFVRTSCNS
Moat Score (0–100)6970 (highest)6968
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend100 (highest)802833
Pricing power—81——
Returns on capital231889100 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety73100 (highest)100 (highest)100 (highest)
Capital allocation81 (highest)—6039
313% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data63% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)104% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$24.4B$3M$823M$3.6B
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Filing dateFY2025FY2022FY2025FY2025