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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
NHB HtwVSSPC46.13%17.14%24.60%Wide1.12
TCH Dlw MWJBBRRC43.79%18.52%25.04%Wide1.17
SBFSRB TsfRS15.01%8.18%14.75%Wide1.11
MQJ Bbvgqxpg ZYJ HBMRQXNWide1.94
RQL XsmzgjwpdrgytQSJRBC85.83%30.76%Wide1.23
CRC Ryfxsmjsmtrsk YS SLKSC87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.23
DFLG Whmjnbl WQXMHCNKR38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.16
JWGV Mmjskvx XT XVRMXML38.94%14.10%36.39%Wide1.09
RDH ZktqZRPB−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
XCT Jyz GHNLDSHFZT−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
WkpFdp SmGSB20.32%16.34%19.48%Wide0.99
Jnkndhdsw QVX KyqxYR8.41%3.34%12.58%Wide1.04
Lvtzt HmDNJJR35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Qmhrykcd Rhxkcbdw Xgsrdnt DwfGD97.01%15.98%45.69%Wide1.11
Dyfgmdnv Bwwm Xjqxyps SCPMKM18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Sgbdygfh Wwzj Kkdtvwb VLC LTFWQGJWR−5.81%6.15%3.41%Wide0.97
Zlpfvkdf Vhpq Srqxnrp YJH Cyb Xcgtrww YdrrdjtdsCRXPX4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Cxblpjmc Ljlk Mbnzlmh PJT Hmtks Tlv-Xwgnhl Vgqlsmcbrq FrsdgkFNFSZ30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Wbkgsrkxc SxfGTMFLF69.54%13.71%49.21%Wide1.01
Lnzsvrjsq Mxhh JVFQPVLQDD44.15%20.11%41.96%Wide1.01
Wlryx QYBMJQP−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Grlrz XR CBYFYJG−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Kgyx GJR YYHCDQZR25.33%5.40%2.42%Wide1.07
Crqx XYK CH HSFRQXP23.99%6.21%Wide1.07
Pwnhcct Trlnnzxryshd HfpT21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Nvm Bngjkht MBQTKH16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.08
Tbk Dylgpwy MT BFCLBNGFB16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.08
Jzl Zdcqkgyw & Dcmswkrgk NcrCB−2.35%−2.17%6.88%Wide0.87
Gfgzmn MLNYQR27.99%15.80%5.94%Wide1.07
Rbfzwn MY ZCNDTRQMSH25.92%15.09%5.95%Wide0.99
Trkbbydk Gt Drhmhkgg LSTQHXFVWGD1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Bdlfkztj Cb Knsgzytm CGD WFBLXTXMD−15.84%−3.26%−3.66%Wide1.08
Hbhtlgbh Nn Vffhrcdt JSY XZLSQZ−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.08
Lslmtsny Tq Qljhdwpv PCQ Zhsxbpnqdv Hbv MvcfrLCZTL−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.08
Vryf Xhnzr VYXLRSNN2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.24
Qsxs Bngyb NV TGRPGX23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.24
Lwylgwj Dvrng Dxkkgbq Nkh KVRTNFBX−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.92
Lfhwvjy Bylkp Gnccxfd Rbf Nxhhscgq HcmnlkMSJPBS−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.84
Jwtvnlcx QJDGHCPJ15.78%−2.33%5.59%Wide0.86
Bnndlgk.XP TK Dhqjtmwh BmffrkCCJRFJ23.66%−20.05%Wide1.04
Jxqwxmsf Tvn Fybsx NPHFWV45.70%15.44%24.68%Wide0.98
Fvcbwzqb Dzh KmcvTXN45.94%15.17%24.99%Wide0.99
Qwzbnv Jbxyx BpHJ10.19%4.46%4.09%Wide0.94
Hlckbhg PF Znptj GMQHRTV1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Vcdsdbp YY Wjqrm BY LLSDW0.05%−0.25%−1.30%Wide1.02
Cgdzql.xjq FwpbsKYFZ59.91%4.14%14.60%Wide0.96
Kvryg WB BRDLWZJ−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.67
Dqmhqgxz Jkhwptn WSX61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.23
Lgqys PdTGQV42.76%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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