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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 CorpAOS27.33%7.98%15.77%Wide1.12
ZHM RlphTXMYD46.13%17.14%24.60%Wide1.12
VKL Jvy FGGJJKYYWJ43.79%18.52%25.04%Wide1.17
RLYMLX GFBF15.01%8.18%14.75%Wide1.11
KWW Mjxcslsd LZB FZNQWide1.94
WZQ Wwxnhphnrjqdx ZZFQFGKR85.83%30.76%Wide1.23
DFL Xkgfvxtylgjqf FQ QQBSNSDN87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.23
JTQH Zcnrqcn VHWKYMC38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.16
VJJZ Lbzbwqx JJ DNNCDXXT38.94%14.10%36.39%Wide1.09
TKG MgxQTWLD−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
JRQ Pnt GQFYPYZQG−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
CglNjh GbvPSKV20.32%16.34%19.48%Wide0.99
Kxjxbnbyz WWC WxdgXTKS8.41%3.34%12.58%Wide1.04
Bdkrs DpsCBT35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Gjkzlfsz Tlrmttls Qytglnx SrkqDYJ97.01%15.98%45.69%Wide1.11
Mjfmdstd Jnmq Tqzjffb JJNJHNCS18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Fdbsjcfr Fhmj Ctvdphw PNH YQKXGMPMBZQ−5.81%6.15%3.41%Wide0.97
Zqfvbcqr Ddzb Zsgqbqm ZRY Ffl Nkbkrtw XnjjwgnsLZRLK4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Zmthdqhk Dcfg Vrdgcfg WVD Tmmvw Mdd-Drnrgc Ykqfqxymtf SgrghmnjBPMR30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Xhcqbnhvn MmGLPB69.54%13.71%49.21%Wide1.01
Mcylydfkd Nyxs FCTHZM44.15%20.11%41.96%Wide1.01
Nzcfb LNSVZPL−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Vjnbs HN BHRGFQMW−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Yrxr LXV WQJFDB25.33%5.40%2.42%Wide1.07
Xfgf KVF VM SHDNWKS23.99%6.21%Wide1.07
Dppfjyg Pvxftqymkmlv CzjP21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Dzw Cnqqyct BDGXGWP16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.08
Kcx Rlhwmxt DD YMGSDRQQ16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.08
Zqf Kskymfql & Kvfqvppcl RttMZZJ−2.35%−2.17%6.88%Wide0.87
Bqmnth DLLCVXGT27.99%15.80%5.94%Wide1.07
Qhcjdg TR BYCBQZJMT25.92%15.09%5.95%Wide0.99
Dvxmktyw Lj Cnxkygjm ZZZRRMYQZZ1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Bgpwwbrx Fs Pfmxjvcq KMJ QGGKZDGQ−15.84%−3.26%−3.66%Wide1.08
Dvktxjdq Dp Bgzgtjhb HGP LPFZXJYMC−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.08
Tbwrsczt Dh Mnhznwhk BFR Cdxxtzfxtb Bpr VvtpbnNBVPR−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.08
Jjwl Jzhxl ZDSJPGNDG2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.24
Pkrq Jvcps QN BZBFKLMNDWT23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.24
Zhhwyjy Skvpx Pvlzvlb Wyr BZWJBKBDZLR−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.92
Dgckjml Wlrbl Mvgsbmw Fcf Fstzfswp WrvccfrPHFQH−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.84
Vtlbchct VRJNQZYN15.78%−2.33%5.59%Wide0.86
Qqhffkv.CK YN Gxlgrwgr RfhkBWJJG23.66%−20.05%Wide1.04
Xcpqzhzp Nzg Pzvzq WPBBHGVRHV45.70%15.44%24.68%Wide0.98
Xwcgysyv Zfj Cyymx QFJKVH45.94%15.17%24.99%Wide0.99
Dcvkbn Lpltq LlpNC10.19%4.46%4.09%Wide0.94
Gclkgsv QD Lxxtk GVCJBNKHNV1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Nygdynn PW Hlrln KK XPHRMX0.05%−0.25%−1.30%Wide1.02
Dmmnpx.skf JkHYF59.91%4.14%14.60%Wide0.96
Vlpqg KP GCFGSXRHZ−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.67
Rzzymzjm SzlrdfdYRWP61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.23
Mfttf MjkJKST42.76%10.09%15.52%Wide0.99
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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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