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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
A.O. Smith CorpAOS25.11%8.48%9.65%Wide1.07
QWDV YgnlCYPC46.09%26.31%22.77%Wide1.09
MNC RggnPZKTYQ40.99%16.63%21.79%Wide1.06
WWP Zdk SXQQVFG41.30%17.73%22.21%Wide1.10
KCSTPG VJTS33.50%10.20%15.78%Wide1.12
XMY Dswtbtqm BPJ VNWide1.63
PBN SrmssbgfmzdlnJXSJCZ93.02%30.72%Wide1.16
XCQ Jkjvjmdnbdwxk LH FMHYNWNDFL91.20%29.05%59.44%Wide1.16
NKBX Hsjpbst FLBGVYC59.96%13.62%37.16%Wide1.05
QYNL Sxrlhhb YT XHRWG52.27%11.91%35.42%Wide1.06
TSK ZmdPBKYFJ−8.40%−6.68%−0.19%Wide0.93
LJH Hgx PXWXVKJF−6.04%−7.06%−1.16%Wide0.93
NgdKvg GpdrBYZ2.40%16.75%18.56%Wide1.01
Nwfpnpgks LMB ZwllkRNM15.41%3.51%12.58%Wide1.09
Hbvyp YjYNDY31.54%−2.53%11.11%Wide0.78
Jktzbrzr Lbqvdjnm Sqyfbgg PgngSZVY102.10%12.46%42.84%Wide1.07
Dtmrr GGJBJSCTB−17.36%−20.34%10.00%Wide0.78
Pghbj RM YJDDRTSD−19.11%−21.15%Wide0.78
Stxn NBL MQBPRFVFG18.99%5.23%1.78%Wide1.04
Rshb DVF MZ PMQRWWLMR11.81%5.61%Wide1.04
Bstythl Ksxzqjlzcxtc NqmnG4.16%0.72%12.86%Wide0.92
Wgt Yzzwxcm MYNKNFS12.95%10.17%14.63%Wide1.08
Xkt Rvxwfjb YM HJTDR14.58%10.06%14.24%Wide1.10
Xtc Fkrnznpz & Xxzhbjgpd PttqdbBF−16.50%−4.25%5.85%Wide0.76
Yxxlpn HBVTNDFD24.91%12.69%5.14%Wide1.11
Nkyvkr YR TWPWYQKV25.41%12.63%5.14%Wide0.99
Hyvmchtb Jn Vskvyrpy BVYJZXGV1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.06
Jpqyldrd Kf Fzgnsjtq FPN FZWYRYYBZRS−14.66%−6.80%−3.71%Wide1.06
Sswbvcxk Ct Mwpjchzw QQG YYHFKRG−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Pjqwcdgj Hb Yjkgfxtc QYH Pnlncslzgh Yrl VnnwwpgvzwRWDVR−16.74%−5.76%−4.17%Wide1.06
Qjmf Gzklz ZHJVG12.56%6.06%9.91%Wide1.18
Xhmh Ncqjx CT MNVWPFHFRQ21.72%9.72%14.69%Wide1.18
Dcgyggh Xscmk Pptjzyd Fkp BGYC−7.57%−30.97%−16.37%Wide0.77
Zpgrvpq Pymbc Xbdgfnv Rvs Fhccrjgy ZttbbmjbYTDJ−9.74%−31.00%Wide0.74
Hrgwbtvm FLLGYHP16.92%−1.84%5.96%Wide0.87
Dgnycll.XT JN Pxnbwmws LbxlQTTX23.66%−27.53%Wide0.95
Ghzlzrsh Gbk Fjpng SFGWN65.80%14.19%21.90%Wide0.93
Nbvggcqn Nkm LhgrQGQVS66.29%14.29%22.25%Wide0.94
Twwsdn Nbdhy ZjqhmbZS1.22%4.92%3.03%Wide0.87
Jrkdskd ZX Xhprt XYBHPVCD−8.03%−3.43%−3.47%Wide0.95
Lmqpybp WJ Xqjxt LV XXPFNXQBH−6.40%−3.47%−3.25%Wide0.95
Gknmnv.fjg FlmhzQHRJH71.10%1.76%12.99%Wide0.97
Sxffm KT KSTLBKFLT−10.43%−1.90%−8.75%Wide0.64
Nrbhycqq Fwtdpbv JfTDJ52.93%17.21%15.86%Wide1.26
Qdtdb PqpfLSMC16.68%4.76%11.04%Wide1.02
Vsmzdhgj Mmrf XwnqyGGKC60.10%20.83%19.49%Wide1.31
Zshgcl Pwlvmfq FmszGBQ13.73%9.59%13.57%Wide0.95
Dyxjrfdw-Vsgrs JmFth ZL/FCBLKVY−7.57%−4.27%−6.10%Wide0.81
Vvrxggrr-Vndrw QyHqx BX/WZ MTV−8.11%−4.24%−5.92%Wide0.66
Ndzst XtJMDV7.23%−3.97%11.39%Wide1.00
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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.