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.
KAVL · Consumer Discretionary · No moat
Doesn't clear the bar
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 | VSEC | KAVL | HNST | AOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 39 | 40 (highest) | 40 (highest) | 39 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 58 (highest) | 27 | 48 | 25 |
| Pricing power | 100 (highest) | 8 | 51 | 77 |
| Returns on capital | 0 | 100 (highest) | 0 | 0 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 37 | — | 55 (highest) | 55 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 1 | 24 | 44 (highest) | 40 |
| 1256% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | No price data | 1126% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $4.6B | $255055 | $428M | $161M |
| Moat tier | No moat | No moat | No moat | No moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2026 |