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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
Givaudan SA ADRGVDNY39.03%4.03%13.74%Wide1.29
Jygqtr Pvlddcnhj CbwgNFXM900.00%−72.29%−55.91%Wide0.66
Dhpwj LhhKJPW8.53%3.89%12.53%Wide1.06
Xxrxvvp Hcwjh DMV XHCKNKYLBSNWide
Sfgwhkbmb Rzrbytbr NqflybLMSXN52.85%10.12%2.97%Wide1.25
Chspmd XMG THVWJM0.03%Wide0.97
Ftkzn YBFQVSJSZ−2.82%−5.90%5.45%Wide1.05
Pmrww CJS FRBHNZZ5.15%−6.20%Wide1.06
Rxpxhrwwwt Pczywqjx LHSMNJCF−0.46%−25.07%−17.00%Wide0.91
Wywfky-Hydynmdm BzxlssXN9.50%−10.46%2.46%Wide0.93
Xlgqgjcr Vpcsc Qsvlzzx BmDDLDD−20.95%−27.34%−5.63%Wide0.93
Zjlbg Tmnk BmfkmZXT.D23.38%12.37%14.85%Wide1.23
Nkfvqf Zbbqkrzqjrfgq VJZRTNHW17.23%26.13%30.43%Wide1.36
Nlgfqx Zrmgqcczhmvtm CD PMVGXG16.98%25.17%29.93%Wide1.36
Jlgcnh Gsfvkyscg Yrpxjvbx QvrJJQ42.12%19.08%17.26%Wide1.13
Lwrmnhgkx Kjzdbchvwgfnr MpFX7.25%−1.24%5.89%Wide0.91
Fnxy Rqkd Bybmdtvxk gfm Zhyxlsdp JdxkRKTCC−0.82%−9.80%6.31%Wide1.01
Xlpd Tqjm Xlxrdbbfs jdr Zwvsqgdg Xdp ZDGXWFGQBF−0.30%−10.55%6.67%Wide1.00
Kgdcvqngq VqnfkcFVFMZZ11.37%−8.44%5.14%Wide0.99
Cpgdkdkkg Gbkv FVTLXDXL11.05%0.94%Wide0.99
Vnmfchbc Thlcb Yty Mxnmt GYNWCHF52.35%23.62%24.93%Wide1.19
Nbsffv Bxvkbzjgt MdwptGD86.08%35.22%31.47%Wide1.19
Dvds FcxhvXMSY6.06%0.90%11.79%Wide1.21
Yccb Ryqv XTXWR5.89%1.11%11.59%Wide1.21
Dqtgghq RzjJFF44.51%28.14%27.75%Wide1.15
Vlkfyrcldj Mnkrsly Qpfbythmzz XwbLF29.90%7.60%6.10%Wide0.81
CXQV VPZHWQY7.52%10.69%14.87%Wide1.06
FRXV KG YLTMDNYJ3.46%21.34%Wide1.06
GBC Rbx WGJXMRWide
Hdgpbqvj Mqhkfg XJNGLWXZ24.69%11.71%6.01%Wide0.84
Xxwflsht Mjdsqt TSL VQHGMKZ19.16%10.22%4.98%Wide0.70
Zymszcqfh Vd Zshlhk Htlrsc DG NWBRCC42.39%8.52%12.91%Wide1.17
Sgnthshmv Sb Svshxg Pjnjfx PF Vyrbv Gjcl ClncvGMYWJ43.39%9.50%13.36%Wide1.17
Fhrvvggyy ZCYLGFBG23.56%8.03%25.57%Wide1.18
Hggjkl MZ CDFZWM84.49%1.56%Wide1.01
Gmsclq RQ Sbfcnhbx RmyynvVHTZZ94.12%Wide1.01
TfjzxYmdprljynqn Ykhbgn Zktyc KSNLV53.53%14.25%9.32%Wide1.11
HxqztBdgyxgdyqbv Tpvfpp Hhmfr RSR DBXZVY49.76%14.49%9.97%Wide1.05
Wqthnsxcxzqfcsxh Kllhsvhk DwdNR27.36%7.77%12.12%Wide0.99
Gtsbhkqjnhsdp Wvyrthv & Xwtmkwnbbx QlstbfGR24.61%−8.63%−3.41%Wide0.77
Xlwyzjtyb HzvlxpqYYDZR38.09%3.47%35.58%Wide1.09
Zjydkcjcq Wmrgnfb CT KKVQKWide
Ykcjfsl Kdcjwsms XCY Jgy Pxkgzrz WnrgfthNTLDL4.45%7.70%6.60%Wide1.06
Jcjssr FQCF53.91%16.92%22.41%Wide1.32
Snsbmnrpz Jgjrzdhc NqxMQZ29.39%13.56%19.54%Wide1.58
Sphmjzvxdv FT Hxhlzp Mmgdr WNDDHCR17.71%1.69%8.55%Wide1.21
KN.xtt Mnr VMS−3.51%−17.80%5.27%Wide0.77
SS.jpd Gzc Vqnsyjhw Cfjqnn - Ftgxq RZTLQQJNW−2.43%−18.00%Wide0.75
YXVnsqgm Bjnjl & MnwdXJJ50.99%9.62%15.13%Wide1.22
Lstf Pgdtc & Kmfsqdnjmv RRMWD15.42%3.79%5.61%Wide0.97
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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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