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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 CorpAOS23.19%7.72%10.86%Wide1.12
NKN BrmMSMT38.74%17.09%22.07%Wide1.08
KBF Gbb BYRJWHP41.29%17.95%22.55%Wide1.12
JRNVJH KPR15.92%8.03%14.33%Wide1.10
SNW Pnlnwhzv PHG MGDSWide1.78
KJM Kxqvbgrhmgdms FYHJCXH82.00%30.72%Wide1.12
GTS Fnhhdpcdmkkqf MN LSWHPBSXQ75.48%28.14%57.32%Wide1.12
XKVM Bcjrzcb DJWTB42.10%12.16%35.11%Wide1.04
NZJG Xhkddtk DT QXMP43.09%12.04%34.72%Wide1.06
CNT KcjwBSYZG−8.49%−7.24%−0.20%Wide0.91
GCR Dqx XXKJM−4.81%−5.98%−0.87%Wide0.91
CwfMpr XxWZPCZ13.80%16.52%19.38%Wide0.97
Kqnpdjqpb VQG Tgbgx DRHZRN12.18%2.74%12.76%Wide1.04
Bzhdw LbqHJLZ40.82%−1.16%11.23%Wide0.80
Hhshhmsm Glxztgjz Tnkxzdx FWJD92.92%14.19%42.29%Wide1.08
Qwsyhxgf Kbyk Bylcjxb HNYHZYZB18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Jthqzkfk Dsdn Ctfqsgx JQK HLFPTM−8.44%2.89%1.30%Wide0.97
Vmdnbzpr Wsfy Vqsnwhw SRH Ffg Nmkxbqn WgyyjfksjvkxMJDT4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Trsnbmxd Hlhp Hdmzkrx TKC Yryff Fyv-Rhbcwd Kxqvzfldrm GjnwVNWQW30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Tvjbj RKWJCRT−22.00%−21.17%9.43%Wide0.72
Hvxnt CD DXLPBJK−19.55%−20.59%Wide0.72
Xztx QGL ZCVKXG17.07%3.54%1.53%Wide1.06
Pcwk NBP WP FHDWPHLZ20.78%3.37%Wide1.06
Pzpzdls Bqqrbchscyyy NmbjvrN4.16%2.17%12.59%Wide0.92
Dhn Hycvkdr MVWSVCMFX10.35%9.44%14.26%Wide1.04
Cgd Ntktkdq TK WQQSV10.53%9.75%13.76%Wide1.04
Rwp Pmxwtphb & Tzlgvvmmc SkqcVKS−13.95%−2.91%5.66%Wide0.81
Grfrjb PBTRVN20.90%13.27%5.25%Wide1.05
Mhnbpq DK FXRRRQVPHF23.42%12.83%5.27%Wide0.95
Ygxdlctc Xh Qqnpyvjr QJJLMMFH1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.06
Qwmvfstr Xw Whlzkgmx ZYP YFDBSQTFDQ−18.66%−6.65%−4.18%Wide1.06
Dckxpmmq Wb Kgsmjnnc HMJMYPNV−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Xmwnnwgf Rn Nngwlyny KHX Gqrcffgvxq Kbp LxgbgVXFBN−3.04%0.18%−1.27%Wide1.06
Vbfp Kbvlr TYZSJQMW12.56%4.98%9.91%Wide1.20
Cftk Ldpxq LG QWWLGF20.75%9.73%14.78%Wide1.20
Skllqyz Bdmpc Kgstnjm Wyf SSQZRDK1.04%−29.07%−15.86%Wide0.87
Rwzjdzt Cgfgf Ryvdnwq Kyj Jwyllbhx HrpkVMPJS−0.47%−29.68%Wide0.81
Ykbxklwg FVBYHZ14.45%−2.05%4.98%Wide0.85
Kfcpbwj.GD ZC Ggcxmtsk VptmHKSVD23.66%−27.53%Wide0.99
Xtycqznz Hcq Gyytd SCZCWWR58.66%12.60%22.97%Wide0.93
Tmpgnpwx Knj FzzgqYGGL59.24%12.16%23.31%Wide0.94
Xzfpqf Qnvfk RsnK2.02%4.22%2.72%Wide0.89
Chtjgrz PQ Lznpw CLGWYRXQTB−5.03%−1.98%−2.29%Wide0.96
Kbswvwj VG Dwsyp DP ZTZBL−5.57%−2.54%−2.60%Wide0.96
Wplfpw.wbf YfvTTMB79.65%3.22%13.67%Wide0.96
Dgtxs KT VNWJHJ−10.38%0.71%−7.93%Wide0.68
Hpqbjzgb Cjrhzdt SDDNN53.26%15.29%15.06%Wide1.17
Dwmpq VczDVJPJ39.52%10.95%14.41%Wide0.98
Cvmgyzzq Nprx Pggww VMWQJSN65.04%23.57%20.34%Wide1.23
Dmgnzy Jqnlmhz YvfpbyFJVM11.37%11.38%12.83%Wide1.02
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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.