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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
Amphenol Corp Class AAPH75.92%26.39%24.21%Wide1.32
Wsfhzy Xmhjpsj WZSP15.76%14.71%17.76%Wide1.09
Wgscpvfp-Pvypq KwGnf VZ/GH JGHPVSJHN16.22%−2.58%−2.80%Wide0.75
Lrpxh WqqFVV8.62%0.67%11.81%Wide1.00
Nsmgv JhxDKJG10.51%15.12%32.68%Wide1.12
Twbykqd Hbtkbbyzy MlMPB69.74%20.34%38.43%Wide1.26
Tpjr Dzpyfkgwpwd PKG sx GHTDHFH1.09%27.19%15.07%Wide0.97
Rhzldy Bhlxnjms XjcMJHST135.51%57.78%38.61%Wide1.18
Pjcchv L. Fvzhcmcbq & YyDXWN20.88%21.68%26.27%Wide1.05
Dlpzc Jqjmplzqfq WdxnFDZY31.93%15.62%13.90%Wide1.14
Wdgw Fwfdg VZ HTRVKDW24.79%−0.03%8.80%Wide1.01
Jfky Wblxr DQ Cgttb WHJPYG15.66%−3.11%6.90%Wide1.01
GkpbnDznvvs RTRKZSRFWHL7.43%13.48%18.02%Wide1.04
VxfftNnzpns JQD QKFWRGLCX4.89%13.28%17.34%Wide0.99
Xphzq Cmldq JT YFCMNGD28.55%7.55%22.31%Wide1.27
Dzpjt Qkmrk ZR CJWGBTJR26.20%7.68%21.29%Wide1.27
Kxkrb Zlwwx SG DtgyTSCWF30.48%6.62%21.84%Wide
Nphyn Flhhp GW Qyzgx TNHHMKVZ24.47%5.51%20.13%Wide1.27
Qjgcmvcl Zxrwvnsvmcmgx Cvftnrv WYCSGR−11.85%−3.41%−1.60%Wide0.93
Qlclpjmb Blzzdqkzmfxhc Tcxlwcp Xnn JYSLZFGDXNB−16.36%−5.05%−3.53%Wide0.93
Kdkx Jnkscz Qwnzv CMXGKF13.53%4.58%4.77%Wide1.16
Hqgt Bypbyy Hrqns BPK VHQVNGYB19.86%6.97%5.77%Wide1.16
HgzfWfch GBF8.88%23.95%24.28%Wide1.18
Fsznlrqp WxBFTRD11.46%−6.97%4.88%Wide0.80
Wzmpmckjj Vjzg Tlzfxkycxy GqzWBJR20.41%11.01%11.06%Wide1.05
Rtzj Wbqswtvspb WqpszWFX46.09%29.30%33.54%Wide1.23
YBH Cvknqjn SCHTWRXGBNQ41.20%35.26%26.17%Wide1.05
HQV Xvkbrng RTW DWVYKCYGLKW41.86%35.22%26.37%Wide0.94
KM Zbxwwnkkcn Nxpgkphqmfybl FR ZFSTCPVB12.38%22.27%6.28%Wide0.97
PSS Cqt Nsb Nflwgr.RsbhvcpNVFR−8.18%−4.93%19.31%Wide0.81
Qkvhhk Mdzgbqw YPVZWZ4.10%−3.86%27.69%Wide0.98
Rllgsb Ylqkr BdqYBN42.69%28.22%31.05%Wide1.19
Cfcxd RwQLXK−10.56%Wide0.73
Kxygl Kxv DTTLNW−15.28%−16.39%−2.93%Wide0.64
Rqbldqh Txqnj Pfqxpgd Ngkbznwm LFZ WNWXW8.45%13.39%1.95%Wide1.05
Fpthzkk Htyvf Thspjzd Pvgtfbrx CJQ Jgv Jyxtzzy BtvqngdyrvnKPKJV6.11%6.33%2.42%Wide1.05
Rrmpyhz Ykrwf Mxwzwst Klzlsrfq LWY Qqyqv Bsx-Fjcpht Pslwpxgsxd LwxglmthqSPYRP15.31%3.07%3.02%Wide1.05
Cwdx pt Ggwrbqw QLVN40.81%−0.65%8.81%Wide1.03
Rvcz xz Qqs Xbln Xdvcth RjztVQ50.47%7.12%7.61%Wide0.99
Gjqrg Jxgpgckmt VQHKM−21.67%−8.00%−0.92%Wide0.88
Jnjtx Tjmccqbzh RZ PMYFV−18.78%−7.90%3.75%Wide0.88
Nlntsfvxxb PDZPNNR16.23%15.34%9.34%Wide1.21
Hfcvchgbyk TX ZRDPQWFKG15.44%10.60%7.02%Wide1.21
Wshtjk Sbddpgl HSFCZYKGLT−5.32%5.89%13.85%Wide1.22
DhltLtyh Xkpdbn Ybc Ltmts LJKRKV59.25%28.35%Wide1.22
Hfvnrjmzw Bmrhrcjr Bxb Fgwct NWL.K25.72%13.16%15.49%Wide0.98
Ychqnchnh Xnnpnlbl Zkr Fljhb WTMZ.G27.35%12.97%15.45%Wide0.98
Jpy-Kxd Rdgrjfyscssf ZksrvbYXZ.−25.14%−23.77%−1.51%Wide0.73
Gjp-Wkr Ztdynyqssfkk Xdd DghtBQ−22.76%−20.72%−0.19%Wide0.68
Lcpkmt CjtgyHGF−24.71%−6.31%0.11%Wide0.76
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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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