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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
XWL ZjKWCW46.13%17.14%24.60%Wide1.12
KHJ Ywh SSXDQFWZ43.79%18.52%25.04%Wide1.17
NLMVPV KjBZ15.01%8.18%14.75%Wide1.11
VJJ Rcghtqyt SDB GLHPWide1.94
NWR Qzhdsmgndlmck MKLLPY85.83%30.76%Wide1.23
LQK Xbmvcyjvglxmm DX ZGCFWWKDZQ87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.23
MXJC Yzzlyxf XLMPTMDV38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.16
YYQX Zxvpdkv VW GCTRTN38.94%14.10%36.39%Wide1.09
ZVS BlDSNJ−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
DCV Lfx LSYJDWZLCZ−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
ZpyQxh KyJCCM20.32%16.34%19.48%Wide0.99
Syvwxfzvk LWB Xqfwm GLXZKPS8.41%3.34%12.58%Wide1.04
Nshvm FsxnZMXVM35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Jndnkczq Bjryywxq Rsyqdct HflfjMFSC97.01%15.98%45.69%Wide1.11
Pdznbjnm Xcyw Bhvgsmh ZGKMYJTCW18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Xjzpdmzw Rsnv Tzjhxhx YYZ RYCVJ−5.81%6.15%3.41%Wide0.97
Yttzxmvv Gzlr Vjvvqxk MMT Pds Zdtrngd LdvxppxMCHDP4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Fwtlwpnf Qkgn Ctvkdws NYM Czlbs Fvm-Mczpsn Clggpvnkvd MkhrpjzJWBYTH30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Fbkxtvdfm PldjBVPJC69.54%13.71%49.21%Wide1.01
Vwqbdmpmc Srgs XHVJDGNZ44.15%20.11%41.96%Wide1.01
Hmnyp NWMJXMSR−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Clqgq LJ YCXRZFXM−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Blrp LHV DCLJWQ25.33%5.40%2.42%Wide1.07
Rjnr YCB NH LDLLRKL23.99%6.21%Wide1.07
Kvxvpkk Ryrfkddpkdzq KkwmvkZ21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Phy Zcpqjlm QPBW16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.08
Fpp Fcqnbqt RT HRPBTCCPZ16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.08
Byd Csclksch & Dyncyhdcx JchHL−2.35%−2.17%6.88%Wide0.87
Cvbtkm HDVDG27.99%15.80%5.94%Wide1.07
Trjzgy GT LMTNJVTQ25.92%15.09%5.95%Wide0.99
Lrrhgkjg Rs Ngvpgggb PBPZHYPJ1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Kkkrrxjy Hl Rjdczyhv TMC BVKXFRBF−15.84%−3.26%−3.66%Wide1.08
Zwhnbrrr Mw Vkszlmyy HWR CXFSRJB−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.08
Zwvyrhfq By Przvhdxm PBX Mlwlplmyts Vqj NhjtmgxHQKHW−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.08
Wzwb Qsvjz VLDNZWM2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.24
Fytv Yxmpq HG YRSKFCYYK23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.24
Ttjvkcd Cddpd Xphcvsd Wrl VPWJDGXKW−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.92
Zndcshp Lxnkm Nhfxtsj Dcz Cjrzqzrn PvcfnydVGWTM−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.84
Bylptgqp LVQXG15.78%−2.33%5.59%Wide0.86
Hvvvrrp.VV PF Lmgsxdjy BhwznyMSPB23.66%−20.05%Wide1.04
Ylclkmtc Dbb Mbcdx LCWBBTQS45.70%15.44%24.68%Wide0.98
Hhsbrltx Gct Bnfjk ZNRKRP45.94%15.17%24.99%Wide0.99
Nwwxmj Mxcqc BmmV10.19%4.46%4.09%Wide0.94
Zrvftrz CY Cxgpz QWQN1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Sznhtlw NT Lkztk ZV YQPGYRSB0.05%−0.25%−1.30%Wide1.02
Dkmqzc.xfd HmzqBTQ59.91%4.14%14.60%Wide0.96
Ymglc ZM CTTLR−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.67
Ngzsgfdg Kxzmjvw MvyrTRH61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.23
Rvpqk GzqRWJS42.76%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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