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Brand Power Moat

52 companies · Ranked by earnings quality

A brand moat exists when customers will pay more for a product than a functional equivalent. It's the hardest moat to build (decades) and the most durable once built — brand loyalty lives in people's heads, not in anyone's supply chain.

CompanyScoreGMROECF/NIFCFOther Moats
IDXXIDEXX Laboratories2025B8561.8%66.0%1.12x$1.1BSwitching Costs
COSTCOSTCO WHOLESALE CORP2025B8312.8%27.8%1.65x$7.8BCost Advantage
NFLXNETFLIX INC2025B8348.5%41.3%0.92x$9.5BNetwork Effects
AAPLApple Inc.2025B8246.9%151.9%1.00x$98.8BToll Bridge · Switching Costs
AXPAMERICAN EXPRESS CO2025B8232.4%1.70x$16.0BNetwork Effects · Toll Bridge
MNSTMonster Beverage2025B8255.8%23.1%1.10x$2.0B
FICOFAIR ISAAC CORP2025B8182.2%-37.3%1.19x$770MToll Bridge
DECKDECKERS OUTDOOR CORP2025B8157.9%38.4%1.08x$958M
CLCOLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY2025C7960.1%3948.1%1.97x$3.6B
MARMarriott International2025C77-69.0%1.23x$2.6BNetwork Effects
ABTABBOTT LABORATORIES2025C7656.4%12.5%1.47x$7.4BSwitching Costs
PCARPACCAR2025C7620.1%12.3%1.86x$3.7B
CMGCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.2025C7654.3%1.38x$1.4B
KOCOCA COLA CO2025C7661.6%40.7%0.57x$5.3BEfficient Scale
INTUINTUIT INC.2025C7519.6%1.60x$6.1BSwitching Costs
CATCATERPILLAR INC.2025C7533.8%41.7%1.32x$8.9BSwitching Costs
LULUlululemon athletica inc.2025C7559.2%42.0%1.25x$1.6B
PGPROCTER & GAMBLE CO2025C7451.2%30.6%1.12x$14.0B
PEPPepsiCo, Inc.2025C7454.1%40.4%1.47x$7.7BEfficient Scale
PMPhilip Morris International Inc.2025C7467.1%-113.5%1.08x$10.7BToll Bridge
MCDMCDONALDS CORP2025C73-478.1%1.23x$7.2BEfficient Scale
HLTHilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.2025C72-27.0%1.46x$2.0BNetwork Effects
LLYELI LILLY AND COMPANY2025C7183.0%77.8%0.81x$16.8BToll Bridge
AFLAflac Incorporated2025C7112.4%0.70x$2.6BSwitching Costs
JNJJohnson & Johnson2025C7067.9%32.9%0.92x$19.7BSwitching Costs
CBCHUBB LIMITED2025D6914.0%1.24x$12.8BCost Advantage
GEGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY2025D6946.6%0.98x$7.3BSwitching Costs
DEDEERE & CO2025D6919.4%1.48x$6.1BSwitching Costs
SHWTHE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY2025D6948.8%55.9%1.34x$2.7BEfficient Scale
TRVThe Travelers Companies, Inc.2025D6819.1%1.69x$10.6BCost Advantage
HDHOME DEPOT, INC.2025D6833.4%223.0%1.34x$16.3BEfficient Scale
TPRTapestry, Inc.2025D6775.4%21.4%6.64x$1.1B
NKENIKE, Inc.2025D6642.7%24.4%1.15x$3.3B
MDLZMondelez International2025D6628.4%9.5%1.84x$3.2B
DISWALT DISNEY CO/2025D6611.3%1.46x$10.1BToll Bridge
EAElectronic Arts2025D6679.3%17.6%1.85x$2.1BToll Bridge
PFEPFIZER INC2025D6574.3%9.0%1.51x$9.1BToll Bridge
MOALTRIA GROUP, INC.2025D6362.5%-198.4%1.34x$9.1BToll Bridge
LOWLOWE’S COMPANIES, INC2025D6233.3%-48.9%1.38x$7.7BEfficient Scale
KDPKeurig Dr Pepper2025D6254.2%8.1%0.96x$1.5B
TGTTARGET CORPORATION2025D6128.2%27.9%1.80x$4.5BEfficient Scale
TSLATesla, Inc.2025D6018.0%4.6%3.89x$6.2BCost Advantage
PPGPPG INDUSTRIES, INC.2025D6041.3%19.8%1.23x$1.2B
TTWOTake-Two Interactive2025F5954.4%-209.5%0.01x$-215M
CROXCROCS, INC.2025F5558.3%-6.3%-8.75x$659M
SBUXStarbucks Corporation2025F54-22.9%2.56x$2.4BNetwork Effects
GISGENERAL MILLS, INC.2025F5434.6%24.9%1.27x$2.3B
MMM3M COMPANY2025F5139.9%69.1%0.71x$1.4BSwitching Costs
ELThe Estee Lauder Companies Inc.2025F4974.0%-29.3%-1.12x$670M
WYNNWYNN RESORTS, LIMITED2025F48-118.8%4.13x$692MToll Bridge
KHCKraft Heinz2025F4433.3%-14.0%-0.76x$3.7B
WBDWarner Bros. Discovery2025F332.0%5.94x$3.1BToll Bridge
The "Other Moats" column shows additional moats each company carries beyond this one. Multiple moats compound multiplicatively, not additively.