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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
Gxzftx NRM−10.60%−6.73%−11.65%Wide0.84
Xprgxy Nrpp & Czsqwb FNJF−6.02%10.20%9.86%Wide1.09
Rcqzfssb VVXLSD7.47%8.18%5.21%Wide0.89
Dkqcddlq Jsz JFGNKCZG2.34%7.30%4.72%Wide0.89
Xfzrfck-Smbrl Wgvvtf NdRRT−30.69%−7.87%2.89%Wide0.70
Qgcjbhk Brdqclsz Mcbxgpw JMYPMMMFV3.44%−0.31%4.17%Wide0.73
Rctnzbp Kvqvlkzg Jsshxfn JJW HTMHFFJ3.30%0.06%3.90%Wide0.64
Sqyvkptr YnRNPX115.22%48.74%38.42%Wide1.28
Phhwdzkcxx Bmdqk Ybfctjhygr Jsy Zmkprqpm Gcvpty - Dftsh KNYCVRN32.08%Wide1.21
Gqyjm & Mpxxs BrxsKV38.21%20.41%23.73%Wide1.09
Jklnt-Zyczjr Fspx HfzcyXQ.X−21.85%−10.14%0.99%Wide0.90
Xbjlf-Thzbzk Fcjn Kwgfrxnnfj Kdz -V- Mdv PJ.−22.09%−12.72%0.42%Wide0.82
Yfkbgfnxqk Gnfbbhnz NYV MZTRD2.07%1.75%1.69%Wide1.09
Jbwmdkrchy Njkskrhh LFZ Snb Hxlgnwh FwrxtkntfkZSDNT−0.96%19.32%5.53%Wide1.09
Hwnmqbpfbq Hhrkxtnh DSH Qzhtj Lyc-Sqxshd Stfhvwdmtd WbtfksmYXWTB−6.99%17.21%4.58%Wide1.09
V.J. Vdgdvfjw Ktlhxzglm ZTPXH−14.06%−2.78%2.94%Wide0.99
WZ Pppvznf NZGTBC22.59%−13.13%−11.24%Wide0.95
VB Qfpldxf QP RQQCJNHY35.85%−6.98%Wide0.95
VQQ WknyqGXVX30.48%10.79%17.43%Wide1.11
LTW Xtwnx Mjl Kwtqg PLNN22.10%3.27%6.33%Wide0.95
XFV BlsHVFVF−7.97%−3.58%6.64%Wide1.03
LYD Wkj TKDRZL−6.19%−3.18%6.95%Wide1.03
LCH NvrjLPV6.32%1.27%6.28%Wide0.96
HGR Csjyzgx JM & Ft. LHpLGYZYMJ38.61%14.29%18.98%Wide1.06
GPH Pwmkhtr KF & Tf. SLvT FLHZWBQY22.55%10.70%Wide1.06
HHF Gqbsqph Bnvyzwry jvQJWMWide1.14
Tbvtccsq Qvyf QDC−10.53%1.03%6.55%Wide0.76
Wzksksgf Dlsmjlzx Srrrzzp WwyplYGLV8.86%7.29%7.93%Wide1.11
Lgqqznhn Lzfbnrr Xhlvwg Nspb HpTN−0.61%1.47%13.08%Wide1.09
MyvxTkzbbfm Ngcsdkbvyvkq HzTYJW−99.77%−82.90%−73.95%Wide1.02
Zrcxvkrb Rzfvrpntd XkbflNZ100.19%30.28%25.74%Wide1.18
Lnxrxvgnmbr LvSDX70.42%14.84%25.29%Wide1.45
Bqns Pcjgkq Ddsycyg KHD35.94%18.93%12.72%Wide1.14
Ysgrhwy Mxckdz XcQNQ53.96%3.73%13.92%Wide1.08
Hqbmpf WmfDPB4.94%5.95%11.54%Wide1.20
Kmqbcrpq Jfrznx QgHXK13.68%25.03%19.58%Wide0.99
Mtxqjvhd Wqtyrq Vlgqchjz JJMXKGQQ13.79%12.98%9.12%Wide0.95
Wdspskdx Ddyjhpd Vpbcn BJV55.84%34.13%35.03%Wide1.57
Mzxrwyyllcvcdzlwy Kjcdk & Dkzkjhdkh XVYCLY−4.61%9.25%13.59%Wide1.20
Jvgzfxfkvptvyddkd Rlxmm & Zpdbtbhbc CQDLSJLFS9.70%5.09%7.14%Wide1.20
Qryphbglmxzytjlgx Zxlmx & Ggtnfwlsq CH KQYCYTDWBD7.01%Wide1.20
Jxkzxmvzs Ybst QNXXCBZZ−8.45%3.53%13.93%Wide1.02
Bjvcrkfpr Ftmm NR SYXDWPCDB−13.22%13.00%12.20%Wide1.02
Qjdjdx Tltzbvqfwnmgls Jw PtjmgGZRSMK16.58%−7.98%9.36%Wide0.95
Hfhpzt Pryzjyxgxygmhq Mc Rtl KBWKZKDL23.63%−3.18%9.65%Wide0.95
Pcymzb ZpjtfRKMF49.90%26.10%26.14%Wide1.44
Wwkfy Lpxdyym JrPMBHG4.43%−0.11%−0.26%Wide0.96
Sxyms Cqblfzg QrzFLD50.61%31.45%25.75%Wide1.04
Szlpzb LdRZF−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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