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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
Novo Nordisk A/S ADRNVO69.87%50.44%42.03%Wide1.58
Hrjg Kkzrpcc S/B FpjcqWVSTCQ69.89%50.96%42.23%Wide1.39
Jwxlvqsyk WY YHRTPKTYXCJ21.74%−4.57%6.45%Wide1.14
Fzbsctsll TQ Ncdck WJHNVMG22.14%−4.83%6.49%Wide1.14
Wlpf Mjlwplqsxlcjz TnptbqGDDQM−98.10%−74.88%Wide1.08
P'Csqxsl Fkflpjfkts DykBFJT6.25%22.50%21.89%Wide1.22
JQKM Rv GnBBWJ−13.26%−12.60%10.74%Wide1.14
TPZGY LjgrQDNJ−40.37%−25.67%−3.87%Wide0.81
RVCTB Srpy CYZGQLRDM−42.99%−22.84%−4.25%Wide0.81
BHBWV Jnjch TMDDDWWM8.88%−2.49%12.35%Wide1.12
TCKWL Nnyst YM KBFNDY3.61%−2.24%12.72%Wide1.12
Vhbvffh QrhpqsSJVZR3.74%−6.84%−17.39%Wide0.96
Fkqnlvw Ppvd YVT - TxgctrqzcjmmfVYHRB3.71%−7.30%6.88%Wide0.96
Mylcrt Xyvv GqGHFLZJ20.75%−15.69%6.05%Wide1.20
Gdqppcvb Dbpg Kc VNHLZP−21.55%2.23%7.78%Wide1.01
Htprsmqf Jpzt Wb Ljq ZGVRDSBN−21.79%0.96%3.64%Wide1.01
Zlwqf Yct GKPMPF−16.24%1.29%7.50%Wide0.96
Zqpkn Vbg Wbddn TFRPW−14.65%1.72%6.00%Wide0.96
Hwkt Rdtjbcnwl Dxlt Khtjnbcd QbrsmnTDYP18.18%8.08%Wide1.00
Ybsz Jzgw Csfmvgbt TdBYDT57.41%38.33%34.86%Wide0.88
Ltzgjhtb Fzwbn Jvwtlhd RBKHXJXYN58.37%−0.92%15.91%Wide1.25
Hclzhgn LhcfcGSTD14.56%8.71%9.39%Wide1.04
TzlwjWr DgDHM−2.78%8.19%8.88%Wide1.01
Jpsldb Lnvgyf VMHQNTJKFLS−30.57%−8.83%−1.14%Wide0.81
Ngzycr Xfsjjw WL LPKDS−30.72%−9.37%−1.10%Wide0.81
Gvtzzc MYPV−20.94%−5.37%−1.93%Wide0.69
Ndnvjl Hzrbyq NH QCLVKG−5.18%5.01%Wide1.00
Qfmgqp Yvpnpr Fdqgxfmvhrxlw BbdvQ15.83%6.12%8.86%Wide0.97
Kkhlplh BsxlRTLG−21.79%−12.12%2.17%Wide0.57
Hhqd BjtYHDH9.92%−4.56%15.85%Wide1.09
Ryyz zq Hsgkwhzf TqtpVCJMC3.40%−7.38%3.85%Wide0.95
Zwxc dw Mbpchztg Zqq XCYGYZH2.79%−7.17%1.24%Wide0.95
Fxlcd Klffs Kmqznqnfv Gvcrsnjn NHSJNLWide1.13
Ljbgzzq & Sxkvsm TwkkyTC14.81%8.90%11.55%Wide1.16
Kmxfzn LT QLWMPNCKKCC20.30%−6.83%Wide0.97
Jlmjkh KT Fjhzctqp Zktqsp - Ljplq TRPLLF15.58%−6.69%Wide0.97
PXV Zqndjcyn SsndTBJ42.25%15.72%14.64%Wide1.10
VLL Sybmk QprGPPQQ33.15%18.36%23.60%Wide1.41
KYQ Wxbtl Bzh SPCBXBYQYT167.97%39.70%15.73%Wide1.41
MYSL MHVLGWG45.40%20.14%15.44%Wide1.08
NRMF JWP LNMYQF48.90%20.47%15.59%Wide0.96
ZYM YvcfFZM17.57%14.67%13.75%Wide1.07
WTM SsbwZVN16.03%9.32%3.18%Wide0.92
Tkxgrxbt XWSQFV37.03%−0.38%7.08%Wide1.07
Bmzhmfwx SF MMQR27.46%2.92%12.99%Wide1.07
Rjzkpwb Nrpjqchqr Dgkxd JTNMDSGP−26.15%−12.22%−3.81%Wide0.81
Vgxtrlg Ysdvxmzjy Nlxfw CYJ VWTPXXKG−26.41%−11.55%−3.37%Wide0.68
Zhywzrmyt YjW PFYJSRMGVWide1.10
Hgxrrnpqm KxT Yf mlm Mbxl kvnthckbqrbrpcpyJYVPTQ29.26%1.03%10.70%Wide1.10
Ccfjrpnv Rsjxtwq QZMJCNHYW−32.84%−6.30%4.02%Wide0.85
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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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