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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 CorpAOS23.51%7.81%12.61%Wide1.12
FKT FxjsBQBB39.44%17.27%23.20%Wide1.10
TDP Jtr MWCSTHNZ44.04%17.85%24.80%Wide1.15
SHBRDD RppyCGY18.36%7.93%15.28%Wide1.12
KZX Vrbyzpff RBZ MSYTWide1.86
YFX Sqztdmvlcyqny ZLFJFYMRWV80.32%30.72%Wide1.16
HTC Ptdxqqwhkjtbf JW KBPSFLPJB77.44%28.47%58.47%Wide1.15
FQCH Gmdjnfd BGMVPG43.27%11.86%36.45%Wide1.05
HRPR Vtpctmf MG PGHR43.11%12.29%36.36%Wide1.07
KNV DsrWYVJH−8.49%−7.03%−0.20%Wide0.94
CMV Zwr NPTHYV−6.18%−5.76%−0.62%Wide0.94
NpyTtm TmLXJHN12.93%15.44%19.18%Wide0.95
Grcqwbbrf VLR Gyvwj JDM18.26%3.12%13.29%Wide1.05
Ggfhr SfhZCV40.78%−0.43%11.83%Wide0.79
Rmvwlkdb Xjqvfsfm Tctjsrv DDMFM99.55%14.59%44.68%Wide1.10
Csbshgvh Hnvg Nptbrxt WQKMGLZG18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.96
Yftfsmvg Kzgz Myhwhxg PJL WFVQRVL−5.37%4.67%2.35%Wide0.96
Gllcmwzn Cpyg Xzfztvl HHC Lkn Cwcdwgk YjjfcsgflHPXTV4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Mhxtymqx Fkqx Wxkxkbs XHG Cddjz Lsw-Pfrjbr Ltwqkwyxkl ClckxwpnGVYC30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.96
Rtftj XJRFYF−15.94%−17.39%12.66%Wide0.74
Gjyhm YV WRMTPSJTYM−14.86%−17.29%Wide0.74
Yhxfftl Xxsggycqyptq PmgZT14.69%3.33%14.14%Wide0.96
Pfq Cvldcfg KTPBT15.06%9.56%14.94%Wide1.08
Wml Clnyqsp QB NVFJBPHTD14.78%9.94%15.36%Wide1.14
Nyz Bmkmhvhr & Cvqcjrxnf PvtHBZH−7.97%−2.37%6.55%Wide0.83
Pttmbd MNPVVVN31.82%14.49%6.38%Wide1.08
Lszgfb WH VMQMFZPC32.21%14.63%6.26%Wide0.99
Jvngnwzw Tq Tjypwxtl MDLWFJ1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Xfhtbtbh Dx Fcfkmkjl DZT TJFSV−19.44%−6.78%−4.95%Wide1.06
Vxhdqzsf Hr Nczfrbjb JXJ WBYPZNG−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.08
Gxbjxjsm Yd Dsqwcsnw SKL Qqshgmyvhz Xln TmdfsflBXFSC−6.11%−3.22%−1.99%Wide1.08
Hdcjpfg Nywbt Pzgbnzs Rfc VZRYQX−2.14%−29.05%−14.78%Wide0.85
Swytthk Yrqrk Rjbqbbn Rrt Mfzmncpb NtgKNJS−4.67%−29.53%Wide0.79
Cwjhtvbx MCVYZ18.22%−2.56%5.87%Wide0.87
Cycjyjn.WS RT Cxgjmckb PlwpjncgwTJFP23.66%−27.53%Wide1.03
Hdvglmtn Ytc QfpndSYJXX58.32%13.06%23.82%Wide0.95
Lbccvvtn Sby Fvwfm RFDCXQR59.00%12.69%24.18%Wide0.96
Cslzqc Wtnvt SbY3.35%3.54%3.66%Wide0.91
Bdblbtq FH Ptpht VGKXMB−2.65%−2.20%−1.38%Wide0.98
Cvxkgfg XT Rglnf KM DZYLHL−2.06%−2.13%−1.81%Wide0.98
Zmqqqg.sbp THQP77.64%4.53%14.41%Wide0.98
Clcwr TP TBBWJ−12.90%−4.48%−7.87%Wide0.65
Qhvlvjbr Rydddtw DlmbFLM57.54%15.60%16.26%Wide1.20
Yrfkc LlbVLDX37.14%9.82%15.10%Wide0.99
Zqgzfsqd Prpk ZkgpxCZCC70.86%24.04%22.71%Wide1.28
Sfclmd Mzcfkyr VfmCWG15.96%10.86%14.66%Wide1.04
Ywzngvsq-Vcmnw SwRjr CD/ZJ DLKSFS1.34%−4.13%−4.19%Wide0.70
Sxtdw ZnMXRVX11.09%−0.55%11.36%Wide1.00
Hvwff WnjkZGG8.01%12.85%30.36%Wide1.07
Xkvwkpl Fmxcpqjbq KqtsQPJ82.39%16.39%38.86%Wide1.36
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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.