Wide Moat Stocks

Last Updated: 8/19/2022

Wide moat stocks typically have significant competitive advantages over their competitors that allow them to fight off competition and maintain high returns on capital. A moat can come in several forms. Some firms create moats through a superior brand. Others do it via pricing power that competitors can't match. Still others do it through operational advantages. Our system to identify moats uses criteria adapted from our Warren Buffett model. It looks for firms with consistent growth in earnings over time and consistently high returns on equity and returns on total capital.

Stocks with Wide Competitive Moats

Ticker Price Market Cap
($mil)
ORLY $736.72 $46,648
MTD $1,358.72 $30,580
STX $81.63 $17,041
FTNT $52.27 $41,216
AAPL $174.15 $2,798,722
MA $357.36 $345,344
KLAC $382.02 $54,172
MED $140.70 $1,550
WSM $166.97 $11,481
ITW $216.60 $67,064
LRCX $503.15 $68,919
POOL $391.43 $15,497
NVO $102.76 $180,508
FICO $497.38 $12,560
TXN $178.46 $163,060
ADP $260.94 $108,425
GWW $585.57 $29,789
BKE $33.71 $1,689
BBY $82.42 $18,558
AMAT $108.27 $94,189
ASML $561.30 $230,564
EVR $105.01 $4,390
LSTR $156.62 $5,705
TSCO $205.21 $22,778
TNET $89.19 $5,541
BAH $99.05 $13,107
MSFT $290.17 $2,164,057
ZTS $170.17 $79,663
EXPD $107.95 $17,660
PAYX $139.16 $50,085
CE $116.91 $12,667
INMD $33.96 $2,821
BWXT $54.31 $4,954
KFRC $58.23 $1,233
NVDA $187.73 $469,325
LECO $147.78 $8,559
TREX $54.42 $6,001
LULU $333.42 $42,559
DG $257.66 $58,488
ODFL $303.31 $33,902
ADBE $439.03 $205,466
TER $100.93 $15,824
FDS $454.23 $17,251
FAST $55.80 $32,067
TSM $89.27 $449,790
ACN $319.46 $202,074
EMR $90.29 $53,388
REGN $624.83 $68,112
SEIC $58.53 $7,930
DECK $337.13 $8,944
COST $560.96 $248,484
INFY $19.97 $83,674
WDFC $208.65 $2,843
CRVL $171.41 $2,983
ROL $37.19 $18,313
MMM $146.68 $83,550
TTC $90.52 $9,466
APH $80.14 $47,670
ROK $256.40 $29,598
CPRT $130.39 $30,990
WSO $305.48 $11,909
DCI $56.69 $6,965
EXPO $103.88 $5,310
GGG $70.78 $11,970
PAYC $387.00 $23,230
META $174.66 $469,407
CHKP $124.63 $16,085
CMI $230.20 $32,456
LOGI $56.23 $9,823
BBSI $85.55 $606
CORT $27.46 $2,941
JKHY $203.47 $14,825
NVEC $52.52 $254
SNA $231.91 $12,353
FND $95.80 $10,158
INTC $36.20 $148,637
LOPE $85.00 $2,717
MNST $91.26 $48,084
INTU $477.76 $134,764
WIT $5.43 $29,993
SPGI $387.38 $129,191
ALGN $281.66 $22,000
GRMN $99.09 $19,110
GNTX $29.34 $6,899
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