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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
Biogen IncBIIB−25.22%−6.36%−0.07%Wide0.76
CbscjLngd JymKQB30.60%0.30%14.84%Wide0.97
Zmyrpk FzQ−12.71%−8.16%−11.93%Wide0.83
Pmkf Pwxzl Cpxcpmkl Ffcmjwz Mvpw Vnrbw GSJNHZ68.45%23.80%21.19%Wide1.23
Sqdtyh Xmzl & Whrznm LvvxpTBMLF−6.02%10.20%10.24%Wide1.10
Sghwvlyj CtrWWLKC7.47%7.77%5.21%Wide0.90
Htgljfnj Pdn TMCXQPRPLT3.65%7.30%4.76%Wide0.90
Jchttkf-Fqxbk RdmsrsNKD−30.69%−7.87%2.89%Wide0.70
Xklvppd Yywwrflz Lrrzzxk XZY LQZCLZFJ2.54%0.18%4.01%Wide0.64
Jtdjgcjr WvrPPDZ123.22%49.13%38.04%Wide1.32
Smhzhssxzw Lhhjp Qlznnqxylc Mnz Whyzyjpw Jpcnyl - SqbpJKS32.28%Wide1.22
Jjtrx & Zcyrg KQW36.82%20.01%23.37%Wide1.08
Gwkrl-Qfngwl Qpgd CfkzQX.−22.32%−10.10%1.40%Wide0.91
Jbllv-Gcyqfj Nfsp Pwydznybdt Csy -T- Lgc DtkcpYQ.H−21.38%−12.70%0.43%Wide0.83
Nxscwcjpbh Wsvrzxxw RYS VZDXWKFP2.07%1.75%1.69%Wide1.10
Whsqxgjgkc Ngrdnzny QFR Smf Prcjmxq CpkcycqznmfqsSYQKD−1.94%18.93%5.33%Wide1.10
Bxldkhlscr Ljxwbsgj JXW Xjvkm Rpm-Bwqsrr Hrmvkcyygp QqkqkhhjJPWS−6.99%17.21%4.58%Wide1.10
Dfmww Vgwphdnf KZKXNJ4.29%−3.40%−0.62%Wide1.11
J.V. Jggnggfk Bjnvpkfsc WDVQRP−12.64%−3.37%2.56%Wide0.98
SST VfcntPFN33.25%10.81%17.14%Wide1.12
ZLV Zckmx Gcd Vkqhx JHSYYB22.49%3.13%6.42%Wide0.95
DDQ BhgmBXZJ−7.85%−3.78%7.28%Wide1.04
QKP Lzw GLTSFGN−4.61%−3.07%7.42%Wide1.04
MSY KdjqjYPT8.52%1.23%6.58%Wide0.97
WVZ Xyfjtxb FZ & Bw. DGxDPFGYX40.38%14.29%18.98%Wide1.05
LWL Vqpcbhz MK & Cp. YXxX WVMFDTHKRJG24.21%10.70%Wide1.05
QYC Wpsjllx Rqqqqply qpnDXFFZXWide1.13
Svbkdhby MmzbJSH−9.11%1.26%6.76%Wide0.77
Sjngrlkm Psfxqlxq Tqhhvgs LwgpDYMW7.55%7.48%7.65%Wide1.10
Jwtzshsn Tzskbwc Zsgvln Nzgh KzwF−0.61%1.47%13.08%Wide1.09
ZpcrPxntmnj Lqwptldwwrlf KhmxSRGX−99.77%−82.90%−73.95%Wide1.02
Cvhgxlsk Syhmdgbxy FWB102.96%29.15%25.44%Wide1.19
Ttptbzlgpkr TnxngrSW71.78%14.66%24.15%Wide1.43
Cjnlpgg Yqwqfd QGWVRD57.80%3.30%13.44%Wide1.07
Wlbgpp KrdbjdWZF4.76%5.87%11.40%Wide1.20
Ldysqgzj Xkbvqf FrxpsyDPLL11.74%24.60%19.05%Wide0.98
Qmvxjsjb Gyzxrj XncyyfkjLMY9.14%12.82%8.32%Wide0.93
Slvlvmbk Tzszrtd Xgpwf VwcvtRV53.44%32.37%34.72%Wide1.53
Bbdrfwhtymcxgklgp Bskyh & Jnfvgvlft WFPW−6.66%8.87%13.15%Wide1.20
Fvwmjcmksfgnsrdmc Qzdhz & QyzjppblkMHQWJ9.70%5.09%7.14%Wide1.20
Cxgpdqspdykwdmtxc Xpdxr & Pxdqgntgp LD RSDX0.12%Wide1.20
Ykjghjvvb Qsdy XTJLYYF−10.23%2.65%13.38%Wide1.03
Vlsqgfvhy Ynlw SM HMSSDFMPR−10.72%14.04%11.69%Wide1.03
Qkxxpg Tbwrkzvkyzqpkw Rx QWKHBL16.58%−7.98%9.36%Wide0.95
Vwcqvg Bzvhpmtwzmhmvf Kz Qbl CKZH20.87%−4.11%9.40%Wide0.95
Lrnzdlqf Fpbmjkb Sc Dkh VRG−0.47%1.26%4.71%Wide0.98
Gsprqd VdPTSM49.54%25.34%26.08%Wide1.44
Xttmt Rlrjncs YgxbGNB6.37%0.02%−0.05%Wide0.97
Mhpzgx StFK−16.12%−5.89%1.45%Wide0.81
ZcFgyk Krgsx RrwHHB16.16%2.35%11.17%Wide1.10
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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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