Wide Moat Stocks

Last Updated: 12/31/2024

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 $163.64 $133,151
GOOGL $191.24 $2,348,993
KNSL $465.56 $10,842
LRCX $72.15 $92,834
NVO $85.73 $295,890
NVR $8,176.46 $25,052
POOL $339.32 $12,913
KLAC $633.64 $84,756
CDW $173.35 $23,101
GWW $1,058.21 $51,535
TSCO $52.59 $28,093
WSM $186.51 $22,959
V $315.31 $618,334
WMMVY $26.26 $45,676
DCI $67.28 $8,035
DKS $231.74 $18,881
ASML $696.15 $279,945
KFRC $56.55 $1,079
MA $525.55 $482,366
GRMN $207.46 $39,838
INFY $22.10 $92,457
MSFT $424.83 $3,158,561
PAYX $139.96 $50,394
ACN $352.49 $237,886
CPRT $58.13 $56,010
ADP $292.97 $119,373
DHI $139.56 $44,775
ODFL $177.28 $37,849
ROL $46.41 $22,477
UNH $507.80 $467,320
TREX $69.23 $7,418
SNA $339.96 $17,844
RMD $229.50 $33,690
TTC $80.17 $8,112
LOPE $163.50 $4,765
MANH $271.14 $16,560
CTAS $183.68 $74,114
ERIE $411.38 $21,511
EXPO $88.94 $4,515
FAST $71.92 $41,202
AAPL $252.20 $3,812,211
CHKP $187.26 $20,595
CRVL $112.26 $5,768
JBSS $85.85 $996
WSO $474.79 $22,143
ZTS $162.24 $73,197
SHW $338.75 $85,315
TNET $90.68 $4,496
APH $69.50 $83,790
JKHY $175.08 $12,774
PAYC $204.44 $11,788
COST $922.21 $409,368
ADBE $445.80 $196,241
PHM $108.86 $22,325
SFM $127.30 $12,729
IDXX $412.75 $33,798
DRD $8.58 $747
LECO $188.24 $10,622
MCO $473.53 $85,804
MOH $289.38 $16,553
IMXI $20.59 $640
INMD $16.63 $1,268
QCOM $154.58 $171,738
QFIN $37.72 $5,856
QLYS $139.63 $5,109
PG $167.09 $393,504
PAX $11.49 $1,744
DLO $11.21 $3,193
DECK $205.76 $31,259
FRHC $130.96 $7,938
GGG $83.77 $14,145
HLI $173.70 $12,187
HLNE $147.78 $8,192
IDT $47.27 $1,194
BBSI $43.35 $1,124
CDNS $301.86 $82,789
ANET $111.45 $140,400
CROX $108.71 $6,336
CMG $60.09 $81,878
CORT $50.85 $5,328
TROW $113.86 $25,295
WST $328.82 $23,814
XP $11.78 $6,338
XPEL $39.61 $1,095
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