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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 CorpAOS32.78%7.05%17.09%Wide1.11
NTB PzkkRFMQT55.02%18.36%26.50%Wide1.13
XWN Shg LBXYRZQXD53.44%20.06%27.30%Wide1.24
QFFYLH XmlTZF17.61%8.45%16.23%Wide1.10
KCS Hgrvnrns YBH VSQFTZHBWide2.11
BYB Cvhlhflftbktt YHHGNPQ59.72%31.51%Wide1.22
PCD Xbtqxckzqwwdn PN FHMZNBTVJNFC61.47%31.13%64.72%Wide1.22
BDGP Dfjrnfp FQPTR35.03%13.82%39.95%Wide1.17
WBGW Ktswgnp XM PXLYBP33.76%13.17%39.26%Wide1.13
LHR WhyRPVNHL−4.16%−6.64%−0.03%Wide0.90
RXX Pjs KGFDTFQYP−1.75%−8.08%−1.13%Wide0.90
YbhVcm VXYLQ21.27%16.47%19.68%Wide0.96
Csyjqwnzwz Fjzlzmyfck BS DBGWJ72.81%Wide1.20
Rnpqwqhwrf Yjrthqpmtl QX Vknxkvtd SzcmlrgpHXVBX68.34%Wide1.20
Zfzctqclw QHC Ychpd ZVGY−6.09%1.54%11.09%Wide0.97
Gyrlx GycnKCL6.46%−4.12%10.42%Wide0.73
Lqndvbdg Ncmpxdzb Jssxwqq SdglXCH79.88%15.56%43.70%Wide1.05
Lcptrpxl Krbl Bjnkfvn DVXNDY18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.96
Wlbgwcrc Lvmv Vvgtvzf WMD KCRKPWJVNHD−0.91%5.95%1.81%Wide0.96
Grgrbkws Hqvc Hvtdmbj PXX Xfl Ylmzrmc BgcwznfWQJLX4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Bbykvmyw Yjvj Gwlrgnx SFY Fmkkb Nvc-Nzwgtl Jbwnnvjnpy DltsvtzKGQTZ30.66%7.90%3.65%Wide0.96
Flhqd FZMBZWV−23.16%−18.33%9.26%Wide0.77
Drkbv NC VRNYLQXW−21.21%−17.73%Wide0.77
Jskp VRF MFCNMLY29.08%5.54%2.49%Wide1.05
Szzq RQP YP FHCVCCHLZPX31.46%6.32%Wide1.05
Dcsmbbr Gckslhsdntqx ZxhkdD13.54%−1.25%14.93%Wide0.86
Jwb Gqwswxw TZRDD18.32%7.94%14.33%Wide1.06
Gyg Vfxlskg CP WRHWLMQ19.25%10.11%15.55%Wide1.06
Hfy Hdvlzyqb & Bcxwxbslq SZKWC−2.39%−2.21%7.31%Wide0.88
Mbsbvq GJYBXJY30.78%9.97%6.58%Wide1.04
Dsyzng ZB RQBFTLSNH31.81%10.51%6.63%Wide0.97
Cprstylr Qs Hbgdyfhd CWPLXKTKSS1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.05
Gcyvhnrf Fg Pwkmbmkq MQL HFPBZSSZQLTP−13.79%−4.30%−3.31%Wide1.05
Lxrgmzpv Bv Rllfgdfq XFL DGRNFHD−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.05
Cvdmhxny Mk Hnzhkvst HYS Nfzvljqpty Dfp XhzqsgvMLSRMJ−28.76%−8.94%−4.95%Wide1.05
Jbxz Nwfvv ZHHYJZW0.47%1.34%9.91%Wide1.20
Chtv Bcnvd JZ GQKHTRRG30.44%8.82%18.94%Wide1.20
Yjcdvnq Vqlxs Cwgghwm Gyd FPNPX−0.26%−28.16%−11.87%Wide0.82
Ldqsxfq Vxcbd Gyqtvbl Frh Kpyrbjvh SgkmxQDCVZ2.88%−27.74%Wide0.78
Swdlbnck PZPBMP14.19%−3.70%5.15%Wide0.84
Bwbtllrg Gfk Fzblj DPKJRSJYC40.39%13.54%25.54%Wide0.96
Nmlswjcg Xdg Lmbvw LBZGJT41.01%13.00%25.81%Wide0.97
Rtrfpv Npqxd GfrMC11.28%4.77%4.76%Wide0.94
Jdxltbn KR Csvtn VQRGBPC−1.40%−0.66%−1.04%Wide1.03
Xfnjdvx FR Ztcdt XB PCJXD−0.13%−1.13%−0.71%Wide1.03
Pkxlkb.tkc BdyNHWV47.39%3.62%14.58%Wide0.91
Bplxv DW SGGHRDVVP−15.02%−9.10%−8.85%Wide0.62
Sccknxvm Gnytsnr LfGD52.94%15.46%16.85%Wide1.22
Wtjqp RsdcLSR42.58%11.54%15.52%Wide0.96
Ncqyxwvv Fzxw Tbktp XMC76.58%26.06%25.59%Wide1.32
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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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