The Moat Index
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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.
RMR · 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%.
| Measure | ZUMZ | GCO | RMR | LAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 51 (highest) | 51 (highest) | 51 (highest) | 51 (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 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 64 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 57 | 68 (highest) | — | 24 |
| Returns on capital | 33 | 13 | 100 (highest) | 56 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 74 | 9 |
| Capital allocation | 44 | 40 | 20 | 100 (highest) |
| 38% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | No price data | 28% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $321M | Not reported | Not reported | $8.0B |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2026 | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 |