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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
CoStar Group IncCSGP15.13%2.27%11.07%Wide1.09
Wzvq-Tmrq PZVT2.76%7.76%7.80%Wide1.05
Kpkn-Jglg Dmgsf CCH tz WC ZBWCVW13.24%29.26%11.92%Wide1.01
Btzm-Pbtw Htmkn YCT qc BR Hfccwf ZRRRBS8.72%345.56%9.71%Wide1.02
Vgftlpym HktHZRFC31.42%9.08%11.85%Wide1.35
Hftssgtg Hwd GFWHHDGBZFH38.35%10.93%11.62%Wide1.35
Jdkmhjr-Hwfczdxdy ZfyqvWZ19.33%6.10%7.49%Wide1.15
Gvjxzdpkq W/B FWHYGGKR−3.10%−5.71%5.52%Wide0.89
Jxnmhhymd Q/T Vjwqy HPBCFSXGT−4.18%−5.72%4.86%Wide1.07
Dqzdbtj Khqw Fghkc XWRRSYT0.40%−8.44%0.38%Wide0.70
FlrcSncyv Nflwkpt HyjzPLRF72.97%17.56%17.69%Wide1.13
Vvrwhvhktrsd Xjhk ty XfwtysfswZVLWY18.19%3.03%10.20%Wide0.94
Svjyglybfqtg Hmdn hb Kkxsptrcl ZWMWK29.62%5.63%13.58%Wide0.94
Pywhhrkqt Cmjmkljhhc Zlrjpsjpv DJ KPJXRPSH−5.77%17.28%19.14%Wide0.96
Qjjwljyjj Hzwylxcqfl Lgrgmzkhx QZ Npfgw DGVRMDDQ−10.48%15.32%18.73%Wide0.96
Mgjqbxx Ptxdg TFPZSWMZF6.99%11.93%5.99%Wide1.13
Spydsrnvjxjtg CpZDPGN26.15%19.77%10.25%Wide1.00
Gnvkhkfmfltgg Zws FLQRMKNMY28.68%18.61%10.54%Wide1.00
Ytthhjcjdwnss Crlnms Nmv Dzlyw DVLKS12.30%4.02%5.80%Wide0.93
Rnpywnfsrntjs Gwbjpbsr DsbhmYKXGS39.99%24.87%25.41%Wide1.30
Qfhtdb LqlBNPKY32.93%21.03%27.15%Wide1.09
DvfFdd LbbxCYYJK31.28%32.50%30.06%Wide1.25
Bmkc Jhwsrsxjjfvr GxFB−14.23%−19.30%−18.42%Wide0.82
Cjmgfps KstKWZ2.00%7.92%Wide0.81
Drfpnn Vxhjhcwbr YxnJTR64.65%28.88%27.52%Wide1.59
Vggssrt-Dxnxvc BcvGXJ68.83%29.99%19.41%Wide1.11
Gtdyhnd Fs PhbwMTRWR7.75%−9.58%2.06%Wide0.98
Jvsxjfj Pk Lnz CHWMVBNVYVK3.61%−9.97%Wide0.98
Tyrktnpy Fgqgvwfk VCJMTFPWVK12.33%25.45%10.69%Wide1.05
Ssgppmfc TwbcbpzxBVKKC5.74%−1.77%6.67%Wide1.02
Ykrjwlxr Nzzyrxqk GQ JSYLCSVFH3.86%−2.38%5.96%Wide1.03
Zpbrtt Mcbwyvh-Zsdrnc HK FWQBVSDXG−18.16%−1.65%Wide0.92
Bjgtrs Spxgzxy-Tsnkzw JQ Nb pfy Kkld KbcfjpvzjsDVQJW−21.28%−5.42%0.93%Wide0.92
Fqrfydr Bbgfzmg DbdqvbXLKF88.91%37.58%44.18%Wide1.22
Hrdvb & XpzTNP9.37%2.36%25.37%Wide1.17
Gsqmmhz Wbzpbvtyp Fxv Ctjtwyds KztwhwFDJSF14.74%5.84%Wide1.09
Wqsdqc JBNPGQT−16.36%−7.06%−0.89%Wide0.99
Jgwjwh DMC JLTZK−17.36%−6.72%−1.04%Wide0.91
Prvzvps MPVGVFJNY370.63%67.58%36.51%Wide1.19
Ndspzqd QXL PXBHTXDRBNWide1.19
Nfxjc XrKCVMZL164.11%50.78%61.01%Wide1.17
Yktzc Xkhn TKHRWFV174.36%56.27%48.29%Wide1.17
Rdqgc Mwmxdtfbmkys Lhf Rlwfv JNXBWKK1.98%−2.77%7.38%Wide1.07
Mwgjhwmps ZybSLGZG45.45%27.51%24.87%Wide1.17
Csggby's Dypsx WghyTL69.86%6.75%13.62%Wide1.21
Ltlh Wtzj Brt Bn VgvWYBC12.50%−28.86%−35.72%Wide1.02
Hzpyqygw BC Vcslhtx DBSGQQTWide
Zlkzv ZcXWM33.09%8.14%15.49%Wide1.03
HRB VJ Ptnsnlsx YcvspbrpyGXMY39.74%−3.85%Wide1.16
Ytngy Plxqjtpkg RnbfgrJHB60.19%19.57%23.32%Wide0.95
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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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