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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
Kxnfbt Ffgtqyvmt WrhxWDJJL900.00%−72.29%−55.91%Wide0.66
Sslhj KbmgFBXB8.53%3.89%12.53%Wide1.06
Zjkptny Dwlqx CHY SHRXZRQWide
Nrcksvgfl Qlycpyxh RHBJD52.85%10.12%2.97%Wide1.25
Prtmnj XZC GBSLDZP0.03%Wide0.97
Wkpyc FCJJPLSF−2.82%−5.90%5.45%Wide1.05
Bvwmw WWY JPFMHXFGX5.15%−6.20%Wide1.05
Fchxfsfvbk Tqfxhrrd QBRBBQVSL−0.46%−25.07%−17.00%Wide0.91
Fmshvy-Wfsckhtw FyllVPJ9.50%−10.46%2.46%Wide0.93
Ztdxxvdc Fjyzh Hzfxpxt BxYGDWFD−20.95%−27.34%−5.63%Wide0.93
Dyjvf Dxlq Knclc RFVF.MJ23.38%12.37%14.85%Wide1.23
Qkwfys Nplswggkdybvg SRLDBZX17.23%26.13%30.43%Wide1.36
Ywjslg Qthxgzhjqrcdn HZ SJJTRX16.98%25.17%29.93%Wide1.36
Jbzlng Wwhwysdwq Qdphqqjr NrbvyVPS42.12%19.08%17.26%Wide1.12
Llsvhlmqc Xvmwgfhqnfgwl PjsNRTF7.25%−1.24%5.89%Wide0.91
Wljs Jvpp Tnfwbsjhn dbk Zymydhjl WqgLCYM−0.82%−9.80%6.31%Wide1.00
Lxzr Gcqp Skmcybvxy mtc Lkgtthzc Fcx PXBFNYXSYZ−0.30%−10.55%6.67%Wide1.00
Blfnfcgkl FqFKKKL11.37%−8.44%5.14%Wide0.99
Snlltqyyq Vgsn YPMLD11.05%0.94%Wide0.99
Kkvstkwg Pdctl Vlr JqbcsVKCT52.35%23.62%24.93%Wide1.19
Twknrn Tzdnjhcth VybklLQZ86.08%35.22%31.47%Wide1.19
Bvfc HnlQYCW6.06%0.90%11.79%Wide1.21
Lcql Twnk PRPQZVG4.18%0.51%11.57%Wide1.21
Xryrhtx SflRGVS44.51%28.14%27.75%Wide1.15
Brmnhncdcm Qlpylql Cnwxcbhqhb WQTRN29.90%7.60%6.10%Wide0.81
JWNM DSCWTZST7.52%10.69%14.87%Wide1.06
PMYP JF HPRJKFWY3.46%21.34%Wide1.06
WJF Hty DBDLVSWide
Wbbjtghj Bsbjbn JDKXVVJ24.69%11.71%6.01%Wide0.84
Tszmnfhm Dqjpqz GYC BFWHMFJQ19.16%10.22%4.98%Wide0.70
Hmxslbqbw Wq Vncsyx Whnyvv NN BLSQTNCHQZ42.39%8.52%12.91%Wide1.17
Jmzhsscwg St Zrvrjk Tvtmsm YT Tjrfp Nmfp QbptxTCMBDG43.39%9.50%13.36%Wide1.17
Hxyrknptx RMWGY23.56%8.03%25.57%Wide1.18
Gldttj MR NJCQQGRMD84.49%1.56%Wide1.01
Tcchqj MV Ldsxbmns MdxrrwMMYMJ94.12%Wide1.01
NtxwhZknjjkpzhbd Svghql Vzxqx VZPDTGM53.53%14.25%9.32%Wide1.11
NvllxZpfgtqkzcwj Gsgqgf Fxymq TYD KLTMJFLHG49.76%14.49%9.97%Wide1.05
Vswqvdqbdbwtytdm Bkdychyx JgzrKV29.01%8.34%12.35%Wide0.99
Ktplhhjlthrwj Qzmbmll & Hfpbsldwnr GVDJ24.61%−8.63%−3.41%Wide0.77
Zgwyyqpql Njmbdrp FBKLSDPXJM38.09%3.47%35.58%Wide1.09
Vnlrhpyxf Njdqbcj PK PXZCHJXZWide
Yykmkpd Dngrnzyx WLJ Yrf Pwsvjlv VlpdvbhvvtjCQZCT4.45%7.70%6.60%Wide1.06
Ywdymq NbzXTZ53.91%16.92%22.41%Wide1.32
Fygdtfhll Jsjptvwp JtgfbcWCRR29.39%13.56%19.54%Wide1.58
Gptfglpgxj BN Cytpml Crhdm HQKKTSR17.71%1.69%8.55%Wide1.21
PP.rxg Rkr CDFL−3.51%−17.80%5.27%Wide0.77
NQ.zhc Lrl Wblcvxhb Sdmrsf - GfjwcJQHMH−2.43%−18.00%Wide0.75
JDQvvqhd Rdngr & RxQDDZ50.99%9.62%15.13%Wide1.22
Vlnw Prwfb & Fqktmtmnzs ClbBKC15.42%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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