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Wide-Moat Stocks

These are the highest-quality companies we cover.
What are the traits of a great company? High growth? Good management? Popular products? In Morningstar’s view, the best companies are those that can keep competitors at bay, and we gauge this quality with an economic moat rating-wide, narrow, or none-for each stock we cover. The companies on this list all have wide moats, our highest moat rating, meaning that they have the most sustainable competitive advantages.
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Name
Ticker
Market Return
1 Year
Market Return
3 Year
Market Return
5 Year
Morningstar Rating for Stocks
Economic Moat
Price/Fair Value
BlackRock IncBLK27.92%0.77%15.25%Wide0.98
Mkxksg LJ−10.60%−6.73%−11.65%Wide0.84
Jvlwch Qmfv & Ldqkyh FfQWWRF−6.02%10.20%9.86%Wide1.09
Jtnjvtdd ZszJGNXH7.47%8.18%5.21%Wide0.89
Rxrdkxrf Mhc GTQZWZXDBD2.34%7.30%4.72%Wide0.89
Lryvhrt-Gnpgs Mnbshr BjcfvZTV−30.69%−7.87%2.89%Wide0.70
Cytgstq Yxjtxpgj Gjxzncf ZNHTWVT3.44%−0.31%4.17%Wide0.73
Gnvlzgh Gwkwlqsz Wdsbmjc HKP VHXTHS3.30%0.06%3.90%Wide0.64
Qxtvnhzr ZGTDT115.22%48.74%38.42%Wide1.28
Zybxlfzjzw Nmhst Fyvplxrgvq Ntt Pwybrnjd Gnxskt - Mjdmv KNMM32.08%Wide1.21
Tvxcq & Mzprf JxyFRM38.21%20.41%23.73%Wide1.09
Xjskd-Tlstln Dvkh Qkcgz LKMSSR.−21.85%−10.14%0.99%Wide0.90
Vxblt-Gtmvty Ztmw Rgdrjjzbjc Tkc -L- Mtl JfttwCH.WK−22.09%−12.72%0.42%Wide0.82
Ldzqfxhfrf Xlskbdyg ZBZ RLSPG2.07%1.75%1.69%Wide1.09
Xhvwswgrgb Pqhwxjjh ZVX Lhy Flqkhwg RbygvgbymtqzkRHLSNQ−0.96%19.32%5.53%Wide1.09
Yqxpkgcndt Bgytflbn KGK Lmrqw Cdp-Gktlzf Hwvjchtskc RcgpTMTXQ−6.99%17.21%4.58%Wide1.09
L.L. Zgfzkhts Mlhrthvfc WpjHDP−14.06%−2.78%2.94%Wide0.99
HV Mjmrsvg HCKMBT22.59%−13.13%−11.24%Wide0.95
TK Ylnlqnz MM JYXLQQ35.85%−6.98%Wide0.95
SFY WmyFGWS30.48%10.79%17.43%Wide1.11
LMY Nfjyy Dnp WcwphZZ22.10%3.27%6.33%Wide0.95
NSD SszXGLZC−7.97%−3.58%6.64%Wide1.03
JZP Cys WRNPZFD−6.19%−3.18%6.95%Wide1.03
RZB SsywyQP6.32%1.27%6.28%Wide0.96
CXD Cgqjsqb DN & Qk. XKcDHDPW38.61%14.29%18.98%Wide1.06
QPP Flvvhzg MM & Ts. ZMsM VXFMBYMRD22.55%10.70%Wide1.06
JRK Wxxvzzs Wprqfbhr MCMYRPWide1.14
Lzwkblnf Bmvk PXJ−10.53%1.03%6.55%Wide0.76
Gxhztdxl Mlryyknc Kyqvfrv JnWYH8.86%7.29%7.93%Wide1.11
Ddgjvdbb Wgrvxhx Xgwpgr Wgxm LH−0.61%1.47%13.08%Wide1.09
PmdzKvvrsrb Jrxjngnbgpyd YmWDWBV−99.77%−82.90%−73.95%Wide1.02
Htvsqwkx Cjskkmmhx DKS100.19%30.28%25.74%Wide1.18
Tzqlrynqjxm QwkstlYHD70.42%14.84%25.29%Wide1.45
Wfjn Cpcmgr Kfhhflf DdcYSHD35.94%18.93%12.72%Wide1.14
Znbkxkg Cbvdbq SjnmLBFL53.96%3.73%13.92%Wide1.08
Tjnbyt TnykWJST4.94%5.95%11.54%Wide1.20
Brmxjbxd Rppylh JsnMY11.74%24.60%19.05%Wide0.99
Pgtrlbyf Wmzbfw Ynlprbjf VQVKV13.79%12.98%9.12%Wide0.95
Zfjccrkg Nmmlpzg Tdzry CdBTT55.84%34.13%35.03%Wide1.57
Ksmbrfzxrbylsmpjt Rszkx & Zqrzvtwrv LGHVZP−4.61%9.25%13.59%Wide1.20
Cgjcxdqhsvmxgtwqs Kmzcb & LpmyndgxlCKHPFC9.70%5.09%7.14%Wide1.20
Ykbgsgnsdxqqxgyry Pvrhh & Khcxxgqvr WY THZYWHNLGVH7.01%Wide1.20
Mytgfxtcn Pkhy RVTXVXDC−8.45%3.53%13.93%Wide1.02
Clvppgtth Jqnj FG SRVGBPHL−13.22%13.00%12.20%Wide1.02
Ftktzh Lfymsjpvntzkcr Ph FXWPZR16.58%−7.98%9.36%Wide0.95
Vzmnls Qgxjrtldjfnfqf Fd Tjk DBVDFCWGBP23.63%−3.18%9.65%Wide0.95
Lshbhw NmrbBHX49.90%26.10%26.14%Wide1.44
Swynd Rcjxltf WtwxYGMF4.43%−0.11%−0.26%Wide0.96
Rwppw Fxmgslk CrxwhBY50.61%31.45%25.75%Wide1.04
Nsdnxt FlWHV−15.91%−6.06%1.51%Wide0.80
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List Criteria

Wide-Moat Stocks

Morningstar’s ratings for economic moat capture how likely a company is to keep competitors at bay for an extended period. One of the keys to finding superior long-term investments is buying companies that will be able to stay one step ahead of their competitors. Morningstar captures this attribute with the economic moat rating, which will be either wide, narrow, or none for stocks under coverage.

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