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.
VLGEA · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
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The businessTrend component abstained: Fewer than two aligned fiscal years of revenue and diluted EPS are available; the filing history does not contain a measurable trend. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.
BDL · Consumer Discretionary · 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 | VLGEA | SBUX | BDL | BBY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 62 (highest) | 62 (highest) | 62 (highest) | 62 (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 | — | 48 | 55 (highest) | 15 |
| Pricing power | 50 | 97 (highest) | — | 42 |
| Returns on capital | 32 | 100 (highest) | 64 | 100 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 98 | 26 | 72 | 100 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 69 (highest) | 42 | 58 | 54 |
| No price data | 181% above value if growth stopped today | 31% above value if growth stopped today | 17% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | Not reported | $117.4B | $73.3M | $17.9B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2026 |