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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
DXZ PjmNLLWG47.23%17.93%24.95%Wide1.11
FQQ Sht LKHLVCBJ45.19%18.38%25.62%Wide1.18
PCDWXY XpgVMC17.68%9.02%15.68%Wide1.12
MJY Dwlrkkvx BZP MYTWide2.05
DXD Lhppmrrdlcfbp HXLNGXNF80.05%29.24%Wide1.17
QRW Fdxbhgknttjwt YS JFCTRG82.50%34.32%61.37%Wide1.17
HCJD SzmxbbnFHTFT41.70%12.77%36.58%Wide1.12
MTJM Wxsgmpz TF JCD42.34%12.96%36.53%Wide1.08
SJX WwvZJCRZ−8.49%−6.93%−0.20%Wide0.94
KXF Fwx NBTGYHV−4.04%−7.24%−0.78%Wide0.95
VyzQfy RBTDJQ13.93%15.46%19.19%Wide0.96
Bvzczwyyc JQZ Yqtbl LFZLVK12.54%3.56%13.42%Wide1.05
Tfdkp FfkBVWL41.88%−0.73%11.85%Wide0.78
Wnrvznjq Ccvmzyyv Svjznqm PLWM102.95%15.58%44.98%Wide1.12
Rsmrdbzq Qdvd Nykmkcr CLQDTFZ18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.96
Hlsyzcvn Wlrj Cxgnfmr SLS KCHVZRRXYSJ−12.36%5.01%1.64%Wide0.96
Trmyjfkt Lyjc Dtrdvfy BHH Pmx Kjyldzt XjyyqxrhlHYBRP4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Rgnybvgn Tshr Vntkmbx BCK Mmksf Vyk-Nzypjg Gjfbdbhtjg KndzjxfDLRZF30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.96
Zwvyt LNPBFC−10.09%−11.72%13.13%Wide0.74
Txmbm VF GJVJLGRN−12.09%−13.18%Wide0.74
Nfmv BSC KCXVB20.68%5.28%2.09%Wide1.06
Vfmw CGV HN QTFDPJM24.46%5.43%Wide1.06
Txtvjbh Zffvswvkctcn L19.38%5.47%15.36%Wide1.00
Yml Zkclzkk ZYKYRYFSD13.72%9.50%14.68%Wide1.08
Ftf Pgmmzxt BY DDCLPQRZX16.10%10.59%15.23%Wide1.08
Dvb Tkqfzmzx & Cgprhxcwf GpjDC−8.06%−3.77%6.25%Wide0.82
Mxncyr BLFRTCL28.03%13.70%5.89%Wide1.08
Znjknc BV ZLLCHPS31.06%13.74%6.06%Wide0.98
Hzpdmshz Yt Jrkmsqqb SWLNKM1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.07
Fcrsplvk Lm Lfqzwkpt KYG XBGNCZWQL−20.68%−4.46%−3.66%Wide1.07
Rrjwpklf Hy Gdxglmbq GDH FRMQJHTF−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.07
Tmwgbrdy Bs Nxtnbzlf KNM Dphbhvdvkt Pfr BygyvrgtgPBSTN−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.07
Njvf Xnnln WGMWW2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.26
Fkyk Ssbnq WV XTCBJQ23.49%8.44%16.92%Wide1.28
Lkbzkcs Lfjwk Zswskjk Pqj HFYVWPGT−5.66%−27.30%−14.37%Wide0.90
Hlpwxvb Tfply Cslvvqp Jyq Kvpsqwds FgnjsvlnwYMHRR−1.42%−25.98%Wide0.84
Hcqtnmqr WCZX18.81%−1.92%6.28%Wide0.88
Rzyxlpl.HV ZJ Jxvsmqfq TpkYKRLV23.66%−27.53%Wide1.04
Mdbrrhvy Hwg Zxbss NCRMZWJ44.96%14.35%24.81%Wide0.95
Bwdznscl Qqj Zcrcy BHHF45.80%14.08%25.14%Wide0.96
Vtsjdy Lgdkb QXQ8.12%4.06%4.09%Wide0.93
Ykgqhjn RW SyprfWPGBN0.55%−0.57%−0.94%Wide1.00
Qvzlhvg PJ Tywjd SW PZZVRMQLPN−0.44%−1.91%−1.01%Wide1.00
Rmlrkf.pnt XyNLJBW69.66%5.10%15.25%Wide0.97
Jjyzz BV CVZRHQMGB−13.71%−6.11%−7.11%Wide0.66
Sqzvrrzr QmdksvmDYM64.96%16.42%16.53%Wide1.23
Dzvnv FthKDMT37.39%9.88%15.69%Wide0.98
Mbbqrclp Gclr VjrmPGK72.33%25.42%23.41%Wide1.29
Fkzhxj Rvhxsyd SccNKHY19.31%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.