Does Gladstone Land have an economic moat?
Not clearly
Gladstone Land earns 0.8% a year on the money invested in it, a return competitors could match.
The numbers behind it
Return on invested capital, average of recent years0.8%
Return on invested capital, latest year132.4%
Gross margin-11.2%Share of each sale left after production costs
Net margin-6.7%
How we decide
A moat shows up in the numbers as high returns that last. We call it likely when the average return on invested capital over recent years is at least 15% and the gross margin at least 40%, and possible from 10%. The numbers can't show where a moat comes from (brand, network, patents), only that one seems to exist.
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Data as of Feb 6, 2026.