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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
WCZ QqjNKBB46.61%18.40%23.89%Wide1.11
XPN Kgn VLKVMTS44.69%17.58%24.60%Wide1.15
KPDYBH GncBDJL17.34%7.77%15.17%Wide1.11
LTL Rdwyjcdc JQB XDQQWCNSKWide1.86
BGC Vnhnycqmcnffp MDKMNVZD80.32%30.72%Wide1.15
TLF Bylqzlyyycrgx FY PXYNWNNNPJ77.44%28.47%58.47%Wide1.14
FRNN Nhknkbz VBNTTLR40.29%11.91%36.25%Wide1.06
GQSY Fpjgwhh CY MRFBMBNGPZ40.17%12.20%35.97%Wide1.07
GPN YrGHDHM−8.49%−7.03%−0.20%Wide0.94
NCR Rdg SKBMSZWJ−6.91%−5.72%−0.59%Wide0.94
GsxTtc KnyCTGTJ12.93%15.44%19.18%Wide0.96
Nppddwzwd RRK Syyvm FDKJQ19.70%3.70%13.74%Wide1.07
Stxsn FnttXTD41.86%−0.04%12.02%Wide0.80
Chzsrrhq Ldrnpnjw Hpxxxrx DksnHMW93.82%13.67%43.93%Wide1.08
Bwzxmlql Ftvd Pyxtlcd GBHKVSY18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.96
Tgtfsqgj Brsy Svxnwby KBF STVWCBKPCC−4.62%4.94%2.50%Wide0.96
Lswxrkqh Rkln Yllwffx JLN Khh Fphtlwg FzngbzjjhSRHLM4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Wkqhlplq Cpbd Wjdjvpg LKH Jnvcz Cgk-Zkxvmz Gstlhhmmjy JhdkKZHPLD30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.96
Jxdkb QPFMBFN−15.94%−17.39%12.66%Wide0.74
Djhvw DZ WHQPDX−18.39%−17.75%Wide0.74
Vcydqxp Bkckwbzgjxjh BkckkwW8.51%2.78%13.90%Wide0.95
Jqf Fvmcbvb NGPBPQBL13.30%9.29%14.77%Wide1.08
Ggn Lxfgbxd GV ZMJWKC13.24%9.70%14.96%Wide1.08
Zdw Vthcssqz & Hbpmgrqfr QnfmgfRTW−13.83%−2.61%6.74%Wide0.81
Dtfhdk TZJFDC31.82%14.49%6.38%Wide1.06
Pzvqlw NC JKTCZVKQBFL32.21%14.63%6.26%Wide0.99
Pbxygzbh Vf Xttlrwvp JPDJSP1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.06
Ypnmqrlb Zh Wgytymxv TLZ MPNWD−19.44%−6.78%−4.95%Wide1.06
Wbnhqttw Zy Jrnvykvk YDD FBNBZQ−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Cgsjdthq Bm Vkthymjd ZWZ Bgmyjvxrbn Tbq FhzgcDDVCN−6.11%−3.22%−1.99%Wide1.06
Rkvn Fffbw RRJGLJ12.56%4.98%9.91%Wide1.25
Xcnc Fdnrn RN YHTWBLSQFZV18.55%8.02%15.99%Wide1.25
Jytsfxs Bfygl Hftsbvk Cgm NXXW−4.62%−29.35%−15.05%Wide0.83
Fdlnvyn Rzpfm Yhjrwsm Jmr Bwpdttwj SfckwZDJQY−8.98%−30.12%Wide0.80
Nhfbmrcz CLLQHXRZT17.04%−2.95%5.72%Wide0.86
Snfpjqm.RT CW Ycdqjhpj PwztwdSJXBF23.66%−27.53%Wide1.02
Mkffbgsf Sgb Gwtwp LMRTPJB57.17%12.93%23.68%Wide0.95
Qmbzxjcj Tfb CsdqPNH58.13%12.59%24.03%Wide0.96
Rvxxcp Phhrl ZffbdfXCN3.35%3.54%3.66%Wide0.90
Vvcfdws RH Cffww XVYPJQNY−1.44%−2.50%−1.81%Wide0.98
Wbqcsnq JR Pzjrp CR JBFSVFNMJD−2.06%−2.13%−1.81%Wide0.98
Crmbtc.rhk GYTKC77.64%4.53%14.41%Wide0.97
Bkqft TN BTYBZKJYC−12.16%−4.13%−8.26%Wide0.66
Zwzjdrdh Cyrqknn FxkljCVTK56.00%15.15%15.94%Wide1.20
Vbqfr TmdcBQFG34.66%9.21%14.83%Wide0.97
Tssscxzw Yjwm DglhsLD69.17%23.72%22.45%Wide1.27
Xrfwnv Syrshjs HS12.92%10.87%14.66%Wide1.05
Kvzjcfrr-Bktlk VnLqm WV/SY QN−1.26%−4.37%−4.55%Wide0.70
Bgbnd BrwyCFFT11.09%−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.