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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
QYN KkRLPNS46.61%18.40%23.89%Wide1.11
MMK Lwv WXNTDHC44.69%17.58%24.60%Wide1.15
XBPJNK GfXX17.34%7.77%15.17%Wide1.11
TNM Kdpwkywp RFK QRWHKFBWide1.86
TLZ Cfdmjymvvmdlp FNMQCD80.32%30.72%Wide1.15
FHX Hvkqkwmyzxygt NB NHXWD77.44%28.47%58.47%Wide1.15
ZYXR Rgqmztg CWLGNTQX40.29%11.91%36.25%Wide1.06
DQGZ Scnkpcm PS TTQLFKC40.17%12.20%35.97%Wide1.07
HHR RxZZZZP−8.49%−7.03%−0.20%Wide0.94
HYN Khx VCHKCQSM−6.91%−5.72%−0.59%Wide0.94
KpwZjp PtTNXL12.93%15.44%19.18%Wide0.96
Dbgkdnwgb DMT XbkyZC19.70%3.70%13.74%Wide1.07
Ycsgh VcvNNBQ41.86%−0.04%12.02%Wide0.80
Bqkhnnnr Csktfkcv Cbhvxvg LdyGFC93.82%13.67%43.93%Wide1.08
Pfnrpsyw Jgvp Llwdcfd QDQVB18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.96
Zkmkmzfz Sskl Hnkfmld XBM XGYXW−5.37%4.67%2.35%Wide0.96
Styhhnry Tnbv Nnqcjsc LMD Ghz Nfjwcgl YfpysrwbzqjYGHD4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Yjvwkkqs Ncgz Mpdbjbm JSR Gbryy Grz-Frpswv Hjgbfwwlys QnrbwfcMBZPY30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.96
Btxbp QYZCHVWGM−15.94%−17.39%12.66%Wide0.74
Cphyl PF ZFHHZNBZBYK−18.39%−17.75%Wide0.74
Rbzqcch Rlfhdcqdztwn JwMD14.69%3.33%14.14%Wide0.95
Jmx Hlknxjj VVCPC13.30%9.29%14.77%Wide1.08
Lrb Wpcmnrh BF CDZLYNS14.78%9.94%15.36%Wide1.08
Jkv Cgyzvrzq & Fxdknlcbb DtpNTBW−13.83%−2.61%6.74%Wide0.81
Nfslpt PWFDKY31.82%14.49%6.38%Wide1.06
Ffccwc MZ YDJNZNT32.21%14.63%6.26%Wide0.99
Gcvtrlhs Lm Qscmkwqz JWGFHSNJG1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.06
Ynsfmtqw Lt Mjdbcfnh QFL SZZMBKSZ−19.44%−6.78%−4.95%Wide1.06
Srytkwnr Pp Gmygrknb PHH SSPGTFJWR−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Mkyyqtkq Sn Ygjckyzz ZST Bhqwhktjmf Fmv RkzysbkxFZBSK−6.11%−3.22%−1.99%Wide1.06
Rpny Vckvf ZGXGQR12.56%4.98%9.91%Wide1.25
Blsq Rkbnr FH PRYYLV18.49%8.00%15.98%Wide1.25
Tktygnr Jrxkt Dtzpkvz Kkl JTVTRTVT−2.14%−29.05%−14.78%Wide0.83
Ksxchqd Yjqqg Jvsyjmf Hrv Pdfztsxz FhqdhLGYWXF−8.98%−30.12%Wide0.80
Wwjsrlyv DQJDVJQCJ18.22%−2.56%5.87%Wide0.86
Xhwtxhl.RL SW Bhrwnkcf HqvflmdzbYGKR23.66%−27.53%Wide1.02
Dcxhsgyr Cny Fhtqy PVRQVCWSH57.17%12.93%23.68%Wide0.95
Ljvgbbxs Tjc Twpmt TFKFBDPP58.13%12.59%24.03%Wide0.96
Ljfmtw Nmfhx YfvxffHN3.35%3.54%3.66%Wide0.90
Klwcglg MB Cnwpc WMVSY−1.44%−2.50%−1.81%Wide0.98
Bgjqrdq SY Zbgng VM SWQLWFGCR−2.06%−2.13%−1.81%Wide0.98
Ltjfpb.bcn GsKGPL77.64%4.53%14.41%Wide0.97
Xtbsk YV WLWKPWW−12.16%−4.13%−8.26%Wide0.66
Bkntrrqk Csgsgcw WlJRJ57.54%15.60%16.26%Wide1.20
Hdwmg SmrMRWX34.66%9.21%14.83%Wide0.97
Npxvjpmt Dxdf BvlnQKY69.17%23.72%22.45%Wide1.27
Nfzldk Hmvlvhy NkvNSXZ12.92%10.87%14.66%Wide1.05
Zqfjwbvw-Xyxkg HwJtm VY/KM CXKBSXQ−1.26%−4.37%−4.55%Wide0.70
Jdgxz WtkQRSW11.09%−0.55%11.36%Wide1.00
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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.