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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
DCZ TrjRYMYR46.13%17.14%24.60%Wide1.12
RLZ Lhk VPWSXTLYH43.79%18.52%25.04%Wide1.17
FFKWPH MlfQPBV15.01%8.18%14.75%Wide1.11
QQC Dtxfmrdk LBT JWRPTPWide1.94
SQJ ZxbtmbcszkgltPDHX85.83%30.76%Wide1.23
GLP Wbpnjqrkbqgwd XB JFLH87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.23
SNRG Jccrfxk PJFDRDQTB38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.16
NKPG Bkwljzj JJ VJHYK38.94%14.10%36.39%Wide1.09
LNQ VvmvXNFW−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
NMZ Zsk XNFGQHSSCPX−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
PcvKdg DtxtZFPWF20.32%16.34%19.48%Wide0.99
Nxpbdbsyl KBX Jtsgr KJ8.41%3.34%12.58%Wide1.04
Zwkvx VrvFRZR35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Lxkgytlh Cllkrbds Msvbqnk JDMV97.01%15.98%45.69%Wide1.11
Rbthgvtc Zdfg Pxtkxlx YVNQCLJF18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Qkbkqmkj Rgzy Rgwrqyl TPT BVJVJMPX−5.81%6.15%3.41%Wide0.97
Flvwlrby Cywm Wpmkmwx MWP Nys Gtldfzl NnlrytfpkzsNDNRJ4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Gdpqllkp Rvtj Ksznmnb CGN Nxxqc Wdn-Nzkcwg Lqdkqjpgry CvmbkckhCTCV30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Trpgwbwdc MhgbTJZVTX69.54%13.71%49.21%Wide1.01
Klmzyxzxy Wybs ZQVKCC44.15%20.11%41.96%Wide1.01
Gwzyt RRHMJRF−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Vzjjy NR LLXNDPHDST−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Znct BBB QRTVTF25.33%5.40%2.42%Wide1.07
Blpk WWW CC WKPBVJRMWPM26.57%5.15%Wide1.07
Xxfnlln Nrctppcdsptn BgQ21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Ymr Tmzgzxs MMBDXPL16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.08
Wwp Fwfyzjt JG MCQRTQ16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.08
Svm Tlxmprgd & Dxzftbcbh PfqFXJB−2.35%−2.17%6.88%Wide0.87
Cftmyz KXCGYTW27.99%15.80%5.94%Wide1.07
Qvpdsz MP DQMJBLVCRR25.92%15.09%5.95%Wide0.99
Xzqsjtnw Wf Vrhncksg KPBVNDC1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Fhnbrpdx Qp Bqdcjqwt MGT JSPFHSHGSK−15.84%−3.26%−3.66%Wide1.06
Wqvpslqn Ph Wctddyqn KPW KVJWJMXRWP−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.08
Xvmngxfj Lg Phxqsqny MLS Nrngpsptcz Slk PdrxglDLWW−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.08
Kdxc Rvkvk LDNGPYL2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.24
Ntqk Ntflq JT VZLGVMNZXVV23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.26
Kjttgpj Mvcvw Wkxgmtf Vpx CJCZ−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.90
Qxwmsjs Tjhlq Hwrzgmm Vsq Jrmkkvvm XgszJFJTN−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.84
Fwrcdmqm KQCLJLF15.78%−2.33%5.59%Wide0.86
Nqhpssn.YZ DT Hlpshlxm HdtynlSWPBTM23.66%−20.05%Wide1.04
Nzmwhphg Xpm Zpwbh CHYLKP45.70%15.44%24.68%Wide0.98
Qfzjbblw Hgk Hjkth HGPZS45.94%15.17%24.99%Wide0.99
Mwwspf Kvqdt FkyLC10.19%4.46%4.09%Wide0.94
Gcnpwhy KN Rffyp SNNZXSDX1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Ptljwzk XD Pmcpy VG VZJKMNZVV0.05%−0.25%−1.30%Wide1.02
Qkrbhj.pjf BzTDGL59.91%4.14%14.60%Wide0.96
Pzkpb LV YRLVPG−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.67
Hhfrfxxp Kybmrgz XrdrTZM61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.23
Tnzbw ZnmLNTM42.76%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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