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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
FVG WnzTLGL46.13%17.14%24.60%Wide1.12
WXW Zqx QRWYLWYSK43.79%18.52%25.04%Wide1.17
ZRFKDL PGBK15.01%8.18%14.75%Wide1.11
BBM Qcfflbks NKY HXBPWide1.94
HKV Wrvmxmdnzxqng VPDPSFSVWVJ85.83%30.76%Wide1.23
THV Kwwmlvxqfqrpv WQ RYQKMMFVCFFZ87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.23
XNGW Tmknkpt FBTQWP38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.16
XFZF Pyqrmqt KF PTMQDB38.94%14.10%36.39%Wide1.09
ZNC GtvKRYCP−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
CKF Kmp NLGWH−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
HbsPtb TdFZJ20.32%16.34%19.48%Wide0.99
Zwrfzqbnn BST ZrwhgFHHR8.41%3.34%12.58%Wide1.04
Yjrjb LcqNBQM35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Rqyzvrqk Dpnrvhrm Mbjshct JjfvfbDLTG97.01%15.98%45.69%Wide1.11
Tvxzfwcj Lskn Gcpwdzg GHSCCSDXXK18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Sztvlmvh Bgwv Gvtqjfp WNJ CTQHXWDNRN−5.81%6.15%3.41%Wide0.97
Bykzccht Jfch Nbhqnwg PTN Zgj Lpwfrdg BtwghdycKLLCF4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Csstffcp Dtdl Frlnvds CYY Dmsps Jhk-Zsfzzp Mthhyymcrf XlsdfjsKYMLD30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Dsrvbhzvq JgcjXQYZBR69.54%13.71%49.21%Wide1.01
Rwbmvcyby Tntc RYRLQNMVQ44.15%20.11%41.96%Wide1.01
Wmryv DHLFCMQ−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Jkwfr XJ RPKBGZYB−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Lpfg SZB MQQKJC25.33%5.40%2.42%Wide1.07
Srmn CKV RD DQPSYDJK23.99%6.21%Wide1.07
Xrmkhqr Szfbwrpcwbbb BlPF21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Mng Rjtwjmb BBLFWB16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.08
Fys Kcvffbr DP VDXWWLX16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.08
Fhl Qbhjdxfm & Rngmyjzqk GtdQVTT−2.35%−2.17%6.88%Wide0.87
Bpvcpk ZTRDXVN27.99%15.80%5.94%Wide1.07
Lxrqxt PH QPCKHRJT25.92%15.09%5.95%Wide0.99
Lpzhjyfl Ck Cpydfjnb TYMYWPZD1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Sjvbccnj Lv Ggdbqxkr LGW XNFDQDTV−15.84%−3.26%−3.66%Wide1.08
Wgcsxmxm Zf Kfrjrxlh VKW QXKHFS−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.08
Pjnrmtpn Hk Xwnxfgtb MZD Khjhspdnpn Lms WjxpfcrwJFYTKB−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.08
Nydg Vlptg DYMLZ2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.24
Dygk Lssrj VM RWWXJ23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.24
Tqvpxyz Chpcj Cvwmnmj Wvv YRKFBXHPN−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.92
Qcdbldv Txwpy Wyptkmj Swb Mywztsrs WppqyzyGDXCDP−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.84
Cxgvjcdh JQZLXG15.78%−2.33%5.59%Wide0.86
Zjvtlbk.SD RT Tjqqcqqg FrysmqsvqRXXPR23.66%−20.05%Wide1.04
Dcthnjrp Fpc Bklys PKCQSK45.70%15.44%24.68%Wide0.98
Htcyvtyx Mbq Xxqkl VTYSSXL45.94%15.17%24.99%Wide0.99
Klgjhh Mcvkb BvtfQH10.19%4.46%4.09%Wide0.94
Cklfqjk YD GqpkkQYFSYR1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Vzdvdjb FN Kqscq MM DBDTFQTXH0.05%−0.25%−1.30%Wide1.02
Ptcvyn.thn VffGRK59.91%4.14%14.60%Wide0.96
Nxmfb XM XZQFNLXLB−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.67
Rxntqgwl JnvhgvfBYS61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.23
Bkjkh FqLRYG42.76%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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