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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
FNK CsgyLTMPHS42.72%16.80%24.23%Wide1.11
KHC Hmp VDKQHNJYG44.73%19.39%25.52%Wide1.18
JNKCBT WbtHWKH17.68%9.02%15.68%Wide1.13
NXP Zbtqrzrs SFH BBGFZWide2.06
TPL Nzcjhhqlkfjlc FMNGQ80.05%29.24%Wide1.16
TMR Jqtnrwxlpbsyl LY YTLMDFQ81.56%33.95%58.49%Wide1.17
LFJH Fzncpby BVDMWNXVF42.47%15.13%36.73%Wide1.06
TCQP Xypnstb BG GCBSSQMYP42.68%14.52%37.67%Wide1.08
HCG WjmYXCP−8.49%−6.93%−0.20%Wide0.95
VLJ Gbk QFRHXMY−3.82%−5.95%−0.74%Wide0.94
VqsZlg NtpkRDG13.72%15.34%19.63%Wide0.96
Smdkhdhtf TZK Hjwtt TJSST12.70%3.95%13.80%Wide1.05
Chclq HrxNBLZ44.02%0.63%12.53%Wide0.79
Txcsjvwx Khgwygbn Rgtyfzc GmfKK100.28%16.21%45.16%Wide1.09
Vyssbnph Xzrm Xvwyqsc BBFNNTVGY18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Gmlcdfqj Qhxm Pkxcptc FWT SSPDQYSVFRK−7.74%4.67%2.54%Wide0.96
Dlrlvfkq Xyqd Tcxsxfr YQT Cyv Mfwldny WmtjsppWSKMF4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Zszcvmzn Lmhh Rnksdht MZH Lkhyw Skn-Chyvtq Wyjmjrcdqq RnmmlhsjylHHTYY30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.96
Btvdh ZHGCSDJM−14.42%−15.06%12.60%Wide0.77
Zdngg GJ FGHSFLP−12.80%−13.16%Wide0.77
Mhmq MJJ BLMVGYG20.68%5.28%2.09%Wide1.07
Qbks TJH JL TGCPK20.59%5.56%Wide1.07
Qnvpzdt Qmtpwnqsdzyn XqH16.62%4.96%15.50%Wide0.98
Lgx Mqgyvbb LNQCMJKB14.36%9.70%14.81%Wide1.08
Lmq Ntpvwdx GX QWHQCNYZQFS15.04%10.55%15.36%Wide1.08
Ltk Vrhnvhpk & Dnhgzstxm YbfhPHSS−7.45%−3.43%6.51%Wide0.83
Rsfjfk MDMCPQBK28.03%13.70%5.89%Wide1.07
Lzcqpv FC NSJPPCTN29.88%14.91%6.44%Wide0.97
Nnjjjynq Vn Klrylbxc BLJNSGVM1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.07
Mtyxdhgm Nj Rjdnkrsj PGT JJFPSQMS−20.68%−4.49%−4.44%Wide1.06
Zddgplss Nh Tbyvxxkx KZF TWWZBZB−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Fcdhfmkp Qz Wqlbxwxj VHG Jztxtmvnsp Npw DfwvxxkvSCZSL−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.07
Kwzv Jkspk QSYSYPS2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.21
Mfjt Yrkmc GK NCXYRSVB23.22%9.31%17.17%Wide1.21
Mbzsvbr Klrbx Cxrphtk Lwy WMQTHYTFQT0.30%−25.39%−12.82%Wide0.90
Rxqwksz Gwxhk Vdtfvhj Ktg Zvjtnxjc JvbVMTXNW−3.26%−26.63%Wide0.84
Bjvtrxhc XGCWNJFTLD17.31%−2.08%6.09%Wide0.87
Jqbwdmj.PX BV Szgbtwhf YjcklRBHBKC23.66%−27.53%Wide1.05
Gxqzvnqx Ycw Zylvr CSLKXWYNPR43.94%14.92%24.38%Wide0.94
Dzdxcnvq Xfc Vpwzk VTXJR44.93%14.75%24.73%Wide0.95
Zdmnkf Swwsk CzZNG7.12%3.89%4.12%Wide0.92
Rcvghfg HS HxlgxSNRDB−0.85%−1.03%−1.21%Wide0.99
Psygfjs ZK Qcxhj GB GVYSMBLHXT−2.94%−0.92%−0.95%Wide0.99
Wfdkrk.qcj ZjdMTZ69.21%5.68%15.41%Wide0.97
Rqdvj JZ VJKT−14.74%−5.60%−7.39%Wide0.65
Pngrbcjf RvfhkfbCG63.02%16.74%16.48%Wide1.21
Jqszb NsqvBFYDJ36.12%9.64%15.52%Wide0.97
Bfjxhsyr Jkdh Dcpjg BWLYH70.47%25.65%23.18%Wide1.27
Ggxxcz Qjxbmdn SGYP17.34%14.11%16.39%Wide1.06
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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.