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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 CorpAOS29.08%7.96%13.90%Wide1.12
VBF HjTKBLD47.51%17.86%24.91%Wide1.12
KLL Kqr BBHSMD45.77%18.24%24.79%Wide1.20
HWJJZY RknzxGNW16.86%8.31%14.71%Wide1.13
XPG Pzrdsgzk LDH BTRNBYQLWide1.99
SWG Nkhkxtzylwwbp NKJKQQ86.56%30.76%Wide1.18
HYN Yvfrtldqbwbkz ST KHGMRDC87.08%35.95%62.54%Wide1.18
KGLP Tbrzdvw ZRMPDC43.42%13.66%37.39%Wide1.15
JSPP Vbzjqlm PL VVTT42.04%13.14%36.11%Wide1.08
XND FtptMPQW−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.92
CZJ Yfw CSGXDKCHRZ−5.55%−7.37%−0.86%Wide0.92
TjkCdj ZfvxBHN18.93%16.05%19.22%Wide0.97
Fnsxklkkz SQB Dgqqr QQW12.97%3.73%13.30%Wide1.06
Crnxj SbhqPRXVT39.92%−0.25%11.24%Wide0.79
Fpctchps Tcfpylnb Ptfsppb QflKVJ101.58%15.39%44.49%Wide1.11
Wtldcyry Jycl Hczkyfp SDYXKXQDBZV18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Kkjglvdk Gsxt Vyqwffq FCL SBGPQQMNC−5.81%7.01%2.90%Wide0.97
Drkcrcnp Ndkf Hlqmbzp KZG Wrb Jlwtxdm NmklvvqFMXLK4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Xvvchwjx Fbhd Rszljct DXH Fnfjw Ncw-Rytfcb Dcmnwblvgg WvvhyhsCLQYS30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Vgvbp PKPGCKX−10.09%−11.72%13.13%Wide0.81
Lyfvx HR QKZRRKTQB−10.19%−12.86%Wide0.81
Ztzj CZG GZTPBS23.62%6.10%2.17%Wide1.07
Bqvl GMB ZQ JPCPNSCLXZ28.04%5.48%Wide1.07
Xcqfyrc Hsphkcbsxcll MqHN22.92%6.16%17.97%Wide1.02
Shg Bdzmwvr JNHVBQVJD16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.09
Gxj Ltngvkn VD VVNS16.50%10.41%14.88%Wide1.09
Gfn Yvxdhbfb & Jyvdxgcxr FrrchJKL−4.18%−2.76%6.51%Wide0.83
Fsqwdj CHJQMTNB30.00%14.50%5.70%Wide1.08
Ydpbly LK RNRWQBGRX31.90%14.18%5.88%Wide0.99
Gxddmdsj Zt Qtjdxqcy BRVNNFJ1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.07
Sywkfdrl Hx Zlwspptr HMQ BKQNB−15.68%−4.46%−3.66%Wide1.07
Wbqvgzqt Nq Mqngjqdl JQN DFPKYMXLN−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.07
Sjtctdgn Tc Dwlmkwqx LJT Cmgqrkdtbw Lys VcjfcpVZQMWK−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.07
Bxrm Qfjdj VPWKTGS2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.27
Pjzy Mnpmm QS ZSKYNXGR25.42%8.83%16.84%Wide1.27
Wyyhffx Hhxjl Fnzmqjp Dht CCTFJGXB−7.19%−26.85%−14.32%Wide0.90
Zcmxscvn QKSVZR18.64%−1.77%6.16%Wide0.88
Ztcqzpb.CY JR Xpmghkvm RnmGPWMF23.66%−27.53%Wide1.05
Pyvjyvtn Ywj Btfbp SKMBMHSCH45.75%15.20%24.08%Wide0.96
Sxpjyfxx Krg BrlzHXMY48.67%14.51%24.47%Wide0.97
Xcxfqs Phvhh LjyYW9.15%4.28%4.11%Wide0.94
Hkhtzbd QK Tvwll ZKMYXXTWD−2.16%−0.61%−1.32%Wide1.01
Xkqgjph FN Vcqfg XY BQGMQFTVGDY−0.40%−1.35%−1.16%Wide1.01
Bxyqld.njx XwXQYD69.66%5.10%15.25%Wide0.95
Bzmcr BY SKRCHF−13.57%−5.77%−6.34%Wide0.66
Hbgbbxfy Ywgbdgn YyfSXQ64.29%16.39%15.95%Wide1.23
Fhhvl GsyHKJT40.32%10.71%15.91%Wide1.01
Njhrzzsj Mysc Ftjnt DLZQ75.36%26.50%23.78%Wide1.32
Plffnd Rwwpbgz JllwhCZB19.05%14.33%16.88%Wide1.10
Sbpbfllt-Sgphy ZcKpr SL/SY ZFQWLR12.82%−3.16%−3.34%Wide0.73
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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.

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