Wide Moat Stocks

Last Updated: 9/19/2024

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.

Wide Moat Stocks

Ticker Price Market Cap
($mil)
AMAT $186.14 $153,455
WSM $147.55 $18,641
GWW $1,013.18 $49,469
GOOGL $159.81 $1,972,846
POOL $368.93 $14,114
TREX $68.00 $7,392
TSCO $275.49 $29,717
ADP $275.91 $112,515
AAPL $220.69 $3,355,401
MSFT $430.81 $3,202,227
PAYX $132.50 $47,666
CPRT $51.00 $49,077
DCI $71.68 $8,631
LRCX $755.87 $98,169
NVO $132.06 $445,486
DKS $212.58 $17,307
MA $494.76 $457,077
ASML $787.84 $317,501
ACN $336.18 $210,578
GRMN $169.87 $32,651
CDW $221.62 $29,603
KLAC $731.04 $98,270
KFRC $62.53 $1,212
ODFL $196.75 $42,163
JKHY $174.21 $12,701
ROL $50.25 $24,337
SNA $280.66 $14,786
LOPE $141.56 $4,170
INFY $22.48 $93,581
RMD $238.03 $34,974
ERIE $536.15 $28,035
MANH $269.20 $16,487
SFM $104.86 $10,500
CHKP $188.99 $21,338
EXPO $108.49 $5,504
FAST $70.47 $40,354
IDXX $511.30 $42,083
JBSS $93.53 $1,085
COST $892.52 $395,685
WSO $486.54 $22,360
TNET $97.65 $4,851
ZTS $196.48 $89,015
SHW $375.31 $94,675
APH $63.30 $76,231
DRD $9.03 $785
PAYC $170.94 $10,073
CTAS $201.38 $81,208
CRVL $315.19 $5,400
ADBE $508.13 $225,305
MTD $1,402.69 $29,764
LECO $182.57 $10,347
WST $309.18 $22,428
MOH $355.15 $20,812
CORT $42.27 $4,417
CMG $56.93 $77,964
CROX $139.81 $8,303
ANET $361.71 $113,632
KEYS $150.21 $26,068
QLYS $123.17 $4,534
ATKR $86.66 $3,108
FRHC $95.86 $5,823
IMXI $18.94 $618
QFIN $24.99 $3,880
XPEL $42.94 $1,187
INMD $17.46 $1,331
PAX $11.25 $1,718
DLO $8.36 $2,381
PG $173.92 $408,661
CDNS $269.69 $73,847
MCO $484.67 $88,258
BBSI $37.15 $971
QCOM $168.30 $187,486
DECK $157.23 $23,971
GGG $83.71 $14,141
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