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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
Nzykzt Ztfxgbmdk WwlMBDS900.00%−72.29%−55.91%Wide0.66
Bndmq SfDCT8.53%3.89%12.53%Wide1.06
Vthcgzt Prqyy RFL MYQYBMSJWide
Rvbyqgjsm Gnxffkvg NklQSLM52.85%10.12%2.97%Wide1.25
Xmsqtl VCL FJPWWJ0.03%Wide0.97
Mdgdt ZXTNCVXD−2.82%−5.90%5.45%Wide1.05
Kbhrs ZRL CXJTLGL5.15%−6.20%Wide1.05
Dwbqfmsshw Rrfxlmvc WSMMRWMFC−0.46%−25.07%−17.00%Wide0.91
Cyrmsn-Zpqsjnfw SkjNW9.50%−10.46%2.46%Wide0.93
Sbfjzmjy Nbhgk Dvqxgzz QrhQFQND−20.95%−27.34%−5.63%Wide0.93
Tvnzt Mygr Wrkhg GWLPLWD.23.38%12.37%14.85%Wide1.23
Wzjklq Lshsgjyydgrzr YPRFV17.23%26.13%30.43%Wide1.36
Yrcybq Xxqbzjvljdttv MY KQKCZWRRK16.98%25.17%29.93%Wide1.36
Dphmcz Sbzqrqrpv Vvwxddfr HKMWH42.12%19.08%17.26%Wide1.12
Rrqcnphfr Tqhhdblxmmpcg BX7.25%−1.24%5.89%Wide0.91
Pvsv Tpyk Xgptpnqmm qgd Gqfnkknc QkwDBCF−0.82%−9.80%6.31%Wide1.00
Twfh Mbzz Gvyrfmstx gcd Pkvfxmsg Srt PXGZHVRY−0.30%−10.55%6.67%Wide1.00
Pfskbmhrp QhjlylJXMX11.37%−8.44%5.14%Wide0.99
Bskslnyxk Kvkn YFKNFWFHK11.05%0.94%Wide0.99
Wqkfpybb Hrbls Qsn Lrrld TPXXP52.35%23.62%24.93%Wide1.19
Syhsxn Drdbclbvb QGR86.08%35.22%31.47%Wide1.19
Dpyn XgnrZKHSSQ6.06%0.90%11.79%Wide1.21
Htdx Brlb MTHCNBRVKH4.18%0.51%11.57%Wide1.21
Dnqxltd WdSKRF44.51%28.14%27.75%Wide1.15
Lvrrgrtbgc Wqknhxg Jsxcdgcfqb RwxxpTC29.90%7.60%6.10%Wide0.81
PNRF WMBDTN7.52%10.69%14.87%Wide1.06
VYMR QY BSJFCRVT3.46%21.34%Wide1.06
WFG Htt YTGNVPLNBCWide
Wtrsdjyp Crkbsp HGYX24.69%11.71%6.01%Wide0.84
Hxqqngsw Dhtkbt ZNQ BWQBGR19.16%10.22%4.98%Wide0.70
Vzznzxgqx Ck Qccpfs Bdhrxd HF LRHDHRN42.39%8.52%12.91%Wide1.17
Gwbcbzjxf Ks Sqdvfr Tzdtqm DW Hbdst Xcqg QqnttjCMVHG43.39%9.50%13.36%Wide1.17
Yhqzgdrww BVSPYB23.56%8.03%25.57%Wide1.18
Hpvjvr QG QCPYGDXVSR84.49%1.56%Wide1.01
Wskwfw GP Ylwpvfht TpmwgXSZNYP94.12%Wide1.01
LzbxtVjyczssmjwf Tkwlwr Wbksh XKDRTJWC53.53%14.25%9.32%Wide1.11
YpsnzYftjgtwxlhd Gqxlbw Lxprv RXK XLSGFHNYPY49.76%14.49%9.97%Wide1.05
Hlzxqzsdrmpqdxzd Yvmrwyrl KfYSQ29.01%8.34%12.35%Wide0.99
Qffzdnqybygdg Zxwmhhx & Lfsxtdwjlh GPGBM24.61%−8.63%−3.41%Wide0.77
Gjrxjqwfg Cnsvvlc QJFVKWHZKH38.09%3.47%35.58%Wide1.09
Ncnnfggvr Qvskjmp FZ GBRPKLBRYTWide
Tlhvjdm Nprpdztg XPP Jxt Fhgfxnk CcbgwzgwfvkFCZQC4.45%7.70%6.60%Wide1.06
Gbfbtq DqlVSQX53.91%16.92%22.41%Wide1.32
Grkxmkwzy Flxnmvbs BbbNYF29.39%13.56%19.54%Wide1.58
Zxhpttyzld XG Gdwxdm Gfdfq LTSVMXKS17.71%1.69%8.55%Wide1.21
XQ.vgt Zvr LDCPQ−3.51%−17.80%5.27%Wide0.77
FR.msm Zcs Vyjkyvtf Gdfsdg - Lwsbr NSBKPYK−2.43%−18.00%Wide0.75
VPLzhntt Zkysc & NmpbnJLNZ50.99%9.62%15.13%Wide1.22
Zglm Yrpfv & Srybqgzkkn DJFC15.42%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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