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.
LOCO · 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%.
BFAM · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
MCFT · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat
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| Measure | WNC | LOCO | BFAM | MCFT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 53 | 54 (highest) | 54 (highest) | 53 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 57 | 65 | 95 (highest) | 20 |
| Pricing power | 0 | — | 39 (highest) | 38 |
| Returns on capital | 57 | 16 | 13 | 90 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 71 | 63 | 47 | 74 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 82 (highest) | 72 | 74 | 45 |
| 57% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 67% above value if growth stopped today | 226% above value if growth stopped today | 36% below value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $539M | $477M | $4.2B | $398M |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |