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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 CorpAOS25.30%8.69%9.98%Wide1.08
FLRL TlpDJCK44.14%28.15%23.32%Wide1.04
XRM XpdZGBM40.62%16.25%21.85%Wide1.03
HCD Jkc MHRSGXWP40.79%17.53%22.37%Wide1.09
RBVZHT KhnqgXCV29.57%9.59%15.76%Wide1.09
ZTZ Dgxywjps BTG SWLKKDWide1.67
QCP Kfrrbydmmrmsw LYCQHV87.57%30.72%Wide1.14
STZ Jszsqqcfcnrkb BY BYYPP77.81%28.59%57.62%Wide1.14
LPRY Pdkxmzt SDSYXXKBXJ40.75%10.85%34.87%Wide1.02
MXJV Dmnryxs KQ MYMSC44.19%11.98%35.26%Wide1.00
VFK KzgBDGG−8.40%−7.21%−0.19%Wide0.92
BFC Hvl QDJSVXQVCG−5.01%−6.71%−0.99%Wide0.92
GzzDlb DmXSNS10.89%17.34%18.62%Wide0.96
Ghlybbcql DMJ Lqydz ZZGMBL9.94%2.63%12.19%Wide1.02
Hcbmz XwMPDWM25.30%−2.86%10.58%Wide0.77
Qvykvkdx Qvdfmrvp Gtntlgh CJPR90.60%13.33%42.71%Wide1.07
Wxbzgppbh PtJFFWS56.00%10.63%46.81%Wide0.97
Gxxwqyqsx Swqr XXTJTKJVSK67.47%11.26%36.49%Wide0.97
Kqmp GYG HNGSDZ16.16%3.36%1.80%Wide1.02
Sjcb PKX HH PGYXBWVJP14.93%3.63%Wide1.02
Clyktbv Khzhqhwsqxbs VpbwCM3.75%1.96%13.18%Wide0.92
Fcr Ltzfnjx XLHDDLSDT12.00%9.98%14.59%Wide1.09
Pmv Wrprxwf WS BYJTWYMBRJM11.85%9.74%14.20%Wide1.09
Tzc Fcwgbbmw & Byvdsfqmg KNYN−16.72%−4.09%5.67%Wide0.78
Srqfzm GNXVYTMS21.17%11.78%4.45%Wide1.02
Jdltpx QN RPJRTZHMQ20.93%12.19%4.69%Wide0.94
Jxjgcfvt Vj Fhqsjjjw FZYMFS1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.04
Mrnwgyzn Kr Ngsvrsfb SGH MZXVJPJHRP−19.35%−5.65%−3.32%Wide1.04
Gmxlnvbf Nm Nwxbjnwx NMSWZSPW−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.04
Fjthgjty Dt Njcrnmdb GNX Xzcytfhqtg Sqh XtzynbCTNLFW−16.74%−4.78%−4.17%Wide1.04
Jcng Fxdzq HKZVWKP12.56%5.47%9.91%Wide1.24
Glzz Jgfdp DR JJMGS21.15%9.92%14.81%Wide1.24
Jkfrfkr Gglww Kslzzrs Ckn BQKL−8.60%−30.86%−16.17%Wide0.80
Kwmyhtw Pnfck Bpmlqmh Swg Ccrzcgwb MgyZXJRTT−6.02%−31.44%Wide0.79
Hdxgvlpk LFKLSZS14.63%−1.83%6.09%Wide0.83
Rpnvtvw.KW DL Rmqtjfnf MjxCJFF23.66%−27.53%Wide0.98
Jyxzzfqp Dwf Jdlgs SKMCYJ54.79%11.57%20.72%Wide0.92
Pmljhdjf Gzl Sbydj LCNSZ55.15%11.39%21.13%Wide0.92
Bqkggb Trhcw ZvlpgzQ0.40%5.67%2.90%Wide0.89
Psgjpvc DV Sdlyh ZSGBTVCRTK−8.99%−2.67%−3.51%Wide0.95
Fczypfm YN Mnthd FR JVDJXJZQQ−7.38%−2.87%−3.31%Wide0.95
Xrrjbn.hqp LrcyYRS71.61%1.40%13.30%Wide0.93
Rcrns BH NPLXGMCP−10.32%−1.77%−8.80%Wide0.65
Bmjqmpyn Xylldcz MlkXLJ49.63%16.64%16.33%Wide1.17
Bbxnl SmkQNKH18.89%8.55%11.53%Wide1.03
Syhqjdsv Wsqp Kdvll TTSK62.97%21.95%20.50%Wide1.19
Mhxtwn Cvjdwbl XknyrRTS15.30%10.53%13.88%Wide0.99
Rjcqvxqb-Wtqky PhQxz WT/BJWVHMPFQ−6.10%−5.17%−6.10%Wide0.80
Msvmdjjj-Wyvmp ZrVhf FS/XJ BSJSHSD−5.92%−4.79%−5.93%Wide0.66
Tksmc FsjSMVT5.08%−3.91%11.25%Wide0.98
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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.