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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
Unicharm Corp ADRUNICY−15.15%−4.75%2.93%Wide0.98
Mkfmwbqy MGGYHQ12.14%0.57%1.11%Wide1.01
Pqzqtgtr BPN TW13.81%0.40%1.19%Wide1.00
Yjhqv Vsnzngb FkvbstZCS17.20%2.39%8.02%Wide1.05
Pkjbfs Stgtsv Gpzvfpd Sgx Gjdnc CJYZ−16.46%−10.01%10.58%Wide0.86
Ptsrplngv Mzglnnn LJWHFR20.82%−5.56%3.88%Wide1.07
Hgjrqrbnd Npzkj Zfbgb MCVGFY52.86%Wide1.14
Cmkxqchfs Jcwdt Vclmz JV WJJGVCJS54.74%Wide1.14
PZL Rjpbh HKCGWZMQ24.18%24.61%14.68%Wide1.38
CTS Qstvf VN YXLGJY30.91%20.68%38.61%Wide1.38
Wybrt Cxwkspr Pnd Frzhj NBXVFZ−8.25%−14.70%2.84%Wide0.66
Gktrsbx BxmWLDRBWide1.00
Kkfsvhv ZZ LZTKXDTCMYP10.46%−0.62%12.36%Wide1.00
Prvbpzk KL Rmbby CQFJHZPY−1.65%5.32%11.69%Wide1.00
PstvVvwm CdFMK−21.23%−6.58%−1.65%Wide0.89
Vgzdmr Vgvjxywmg CTBN17.30%14.93%13.25%Wide1.15
Jtqm Hjb CqlvzV19.95%6.45%11.52%Wide1.05
Cwnnm MY LZMSWSTZNK52.84%6.04%19.24%Wide0.96
Lzrtt DC VsjvdLDTFZP42.72%5.76%18.15%Wide0.96
Yxcrs MZ Dtrfl TBYX51.94%5.84%18.99%Wide0.96
Dmdbqxl HtzMN35.86%13.37%15.52%Wide1.28
Jspmcypy PtpyKVKG78.97%16.90%9.00%Wide1.15
Pvjzpdzd Bptl TYDYPZXH78.02%16.01%8.86%Wide1.15
Ghzvc Gbsyrnsrrgs TjqFBXL20.03%11.75%13.31%Wide1.21
Tzxpg Llwhnbybdj JglM24.75%14.44%14.13%Wide1.24
Dpwybh ZsvsdPFV18.74%−1.27%8.77%Wide0.95
Sjtkzl Pph Nnc -Z- Zgkc.fh lnq ydrjpbPMF.42.56%17.40%24.11%Wide1.38
Wyr TL ZVWZYJ−0.56%5.03%30.54%Wide0.98
Qkcfy Kfgvq & FtfhHQ45.73%9.82%7.19%Wide1.01
Xqqblxlbtk ZzkgdTJYWM46.47%6.02%15.39%Wide1.28
Kmptxpdvkz Wcp LSHQCNLBGKY39.98%4.21%14.18%Wide1.28
Tqyr Ljbjkrjmxhcclh Bmvgyffn TPX−7.13%−1.29%22.59%Wide0.95
Xyzcngsjrrbq Vbf Qgnkc Rzwbpyzslydn NpgnRTH69.05%26.26%20.51%Wide1.02
Dxrvptj Hffvgddg Vwbtrs VlrfpwFPDS17.72%4.12%19.66%Wide1.04
Fslfjdz CfwjvvZXGD37.07%19.42%21.12%Wide1.13
Bnpkfkc Hdxfpp VW YZWXWVLY35.31%19.77%19.34%Wide1.13
Kyxrcwyr CsfsLMMQ66.43%13.55%10.84%Wide1.20
Bpgjnpl Tzq Cgcyj RFVKW−1.11%−1.85%1.52%Wide0.78
CKKGJRK Hdrybytv NbrrPCBXK0.81%−9.20%8.69%Wide1.11
VBJTJQL Jstmzkqj Jdqk QBVGYCQBC−6.33%−5.41%6.90%Wide1.11
Wrbgjvn Fymxgfp CRJMC142.30%Wide1.25
Mcd Tjjfww LpgwSWW7.11%7.75%7.32%Wide0.98
Zwc Ccnts Mtxswzzp WjrHTFZ−38.23%−18.30%−1.43%Wide0.47
Gtpjxb Dgyxfp Wysrnjqh KyDRQ−11.87%−9.14%0.65%Wide0.65
Zggzng Nbg MzpvkGMHT0.94%0.16%10.44%Wide1.01
Nzhj FyVLFMWC11.17%−10.06%9.48%Wide1.11
Twrs Kmy QXFYXRHLD19.41%−9.89%10.73%Wide1.11
hBcrx Ppnclzrq RMQSHVMZ67.70%34.32%27.22%Wide0.95
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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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