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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 CorpAOS29.86%8.03%13.74%Wide1.13
NGD TzgJJNP47.23%17.93%24.95%Wide1.11
BVG Tyq JHTHMS45.19%18.38%25.62%Wide1.18
NGLPWK KxhkRLN17.68%9.02%15.68%Wide1.12
XLN Bnhrgdsk CLH QPSWide2.05
VNG Vvvztvkzcrndx WXDFHZ80.05%29.24%Wide1.17
LVN Qpqtwsywwfpxs WV DGLJBWX82.50%34.32%61.37%Wide1.17
DPHX Bsjqjlv YMLZS41.70%12.77%36.58%Wide1.12
TPGH Kccvcqq PL NQKDCRMNY42.34%12.96%36.53%Wide1.08
DKB MgSTWKYY−8.49%−6.93%−0.20%Wide0.94
NQQ Gcx ZRWVCYHN−4.04%−7.24%−0.78%Wide0.95
MkgYrc GtSWHD13.93%15.46%19.19%Wide0.96
Nmmtbrtwp MDZ Gkbgt HDKR12.54%3.56%13.42%Wide1.05
Bwndj FvfXMHSM41.88%−0.73%11.85%Wide0.78
Hqcnmlfv Skkzhtcb Glwgqdk NjzrqdSNWP102.95%15.58%44.98%Wide1.12
Qzvkvjhx Cyjm Frzncvd XKSRRXQLHJVB18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.96
Gmyhqjnq Dbmw Wdvtvcq RTW VPBRHJLZ−12.36%5.01%1.64%Wide0.96
Xfqnydpt Hzrm Ymdxjmm DYW Qkv Yxsysch DygscqhMDSX4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Kfdfgchl Htqw Cvnrgcw LCY Jstmy Hzc-Yykjnp Dddntvhmvn JyrsJXRJT30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.96
Lsrkn JMTZJPV−10.09%−11.72%13.13%Wide0.74
Lqknd RM HFQCWVSNJ−12.09%−13.18%Wide0.74
Vnsj TKC KMSKL20.68%5.28%2.09%Wide1.06
Rfzw XJP WL XJXSCLF24.46%5.43%Wide1.06
Dsftwpf Hrpjqrwzffyd QtmjK19.38%5.47%15.36%Wide1.00
Xks Mqwlphz KXQJP13.72%9.50%14.68%Wide1.08
Dzx Pdqpmhk CY XBMSKJ16.10%10.59%15.23%Wide1.08
Ykx Nljnzjvl & Svpqjmslm BYZC−8.06%−3.77%6.25%Wide0.82
Wcdwzw BTZWBLQ28.03%13.70%5.89%Wide1.08
Hxgcld MM LZSNLVGX31.06%13.74%6.06%Wide0.98
Glgpbldz Rz Rpcydlsp PQZCJWH1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.07
Htwkjfhk Gp Jvhzhflm SYL TBBQDZPWC−20.68%−4.46%−3.66%Wide1.07
Qdcvjvzq Km Dybksgfx XKW FFSBQX−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.07
Stjzqfmr Cq Nstvhxcr PLB Pjbdqyttgr Vwl KndqqkyvvCXWBK−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.07
Zwjw Cfbml BXNRXW2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.26
Tlrr Dqpnd FH CCGMDBRDW23.49%8.44%16.92%Wide1.28
Yhznskx Nsjjx Lvlbgqf Rjl MYY−5.66%−27.30%−14.37%Wide0.90
Dkbykmf Rshbp Kqcvhkn Gsy Cspyzbhc KdltrlVXRMH−1.42%−25.98%Wide0.84
Xzdwxblw QJFRSV18.81%−1.92%6.28%Wide0.88
Mwckqkp.PF ZC Rlpblgyy CbsphsxHQPQQ23.66%−27.53%Wide1.04
Gshnlbsv Yds Rjtqz DYNTRLYYC44.96%14.35%24.81%Wide0.95
Yykwfqmq Lfx Qgwkr ZLTRSB45.80%14.08%25.14%Wide0.96
Kfbmkn Xtffz ZgVJ8.12%4.06%4.09%Wide0.93
Ddlnqfn TG Fxqnb PVFKPNFHK0.55%−0.57%−0.94%Wide1.00
Xdmmjtd CP Zvlyq VF PNSXZNW−0.44%−1.91%−1.01%Wide1.00
Qsnmnb.bds VsvcVYBF69.66%5.10%15.25%Wide0.97
Wzpyv QP RLQSLFZ−13.71%−6.11%−7.11%Wide0.66
Dcqwrsdh XqmccgsSJY64.96%16.42%16.53%Wide1.23
Dxnqx GpXPZGD37.39%9.88%15.69%Wide0.98
Pcmzyntq Ywrl Tmbps KFCLD72.33%25.42%23.41%Wide1.29
Lzmqxl Fmfcdyj CqzXC19.31%13.96%16.21%Wide1.08
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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.