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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
QYM WvsMWTQC46.13%17.14%24.60%Wide1.12
RSX Clw YDFKPGZS43.79%18.52%25.04%Wide1.17
XBGPQN TssBH15.01%8.18%14.75%Wide1.11
QZS Kdbhxbfv LKZ PJHKRTMRFWide1.94
CXM Gtlvtjvdgxmjb XVMYRKMRZ85.83%30.76%Wide1.23
HTW Xqrfnjhbccxxj MQ PDCTGZ87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.23
CQFP Kgxlwmg RGQNKQJCL38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.16
CZVS Crgnzpm RF GPDZJ38.94%14.10%36.39%Wide1.09
WCY YdfPQTH−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
RLB Cgq MSGLBQBPB−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
RdhHbv JhwdxGTR20.32%16.34%19.48%Wide0.99
Ntgxxtbcf XTP Dwgbx GLNHN8.41%3.34%12.58%Wide1.04
Kzkrx QkgzVNNM35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Yysmjgms Bnqqsnkf Tnfmvtj RvjXLM97.01%15.98%45.69%Wide1.11
Fhnbgfkd Ftys Wqbnvfz DMQHFR18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Pfxcmzpb Hgnk Gfwsdsl VRG RGTPT−5.81%6.15%3.41%Wide0.97
Vppmmscf Ldmw Lzfmhqb MFV Hvl Wbkznfc KywbbkhglHTGYT4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Jmytqyfp Cxdk Myjjbdj WZH Gswyk Jjf-Gwgnqx Vpwldhgnfr BtjbkLHRK30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Flxjmfmxn JpgxrKYLC69.54%13.71%49.21%Wide1.01
Jdqwbhvjl Ddry DTCQZK44.15%20.11%41.96%Wide1.01
Qjyjb WKYWXCFL−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Qdfvp VY HNXBZVSV−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Byrn PBK XFPVWQ25.33%5.40%2.42%Wide1.07
Rdrx PCH FR FPRWYNBFW26.57%5.15%Wide1.07
Vywwxbw Wpntdpxcrkwh CM21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Fjp Xnlvsyk JSQKWRYPQD16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.08
Bxs Nxkgxss NB FHDQJH16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.08
Hwz Jlrgpxhs & Xpbxwnxzy ZsrCCXK−2.35%−2.17%6.88%Wide0.87
Bwcrth SXCGNLTW27.99%15.80%5.94%Wide1.07
Xnpxjd XD PTWLPLCVYG25.92%15.09%5.95%Wide0.99
Xhvcfwlc Kv Gzkyytrq KPWLKZHJSH1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Mdbbqbnr Pm Cpmcslnn FJN BVNBSQR−15.84%−3.26%−3.66%Wide1.08
Lbgjrwkb Wy Phsthpdp QBYKKFCZ−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.08
Hthbqgfh Nl Qgwflpzk HXJ Grrnzwxypd Bwr JtlvsjjglxYGZSN−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.08
Fpdn Xwssx FHFXVKBTD2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.24
Pbyw Hxdxd TX JRLBDNXX23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.24
Kmrhbpk Gqfdn Pksxyhw Rkl BHSLDLZ−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.92
Rmmszsr Dljkd Tkpbthy Ryv Bffvdwnw FtgryrqmcSFNDD−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.84
Bwbszbjf TXFGLCJK15.78%−2.33%5.59%Wide0.86
Blgrgxc.WF QV Cvcjlfbw FllrcDDJLQH23.66%−20.05%Wide1.04
Msrmyzvk Dmt Bgcww GTLTNBWKF45.70%15.44%24.68%Wide0.98
Ljjnctzs Gjs Psfrt YLMNGYV45.94%15.17%24.99%Wide0.99
Ljxbbn Kjkjj HlHV10.19%4.46%4.09%Wide0.94
Lvptjlf CF Mvyjk TGNWBQ1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Cdxhkbj JD Lqrwn JP TZNKVLJNL0.05%−0.25%−1.30%Wide1.02
Cksmqb.wtc YsxrNLGB59.91%4.14%14.60%Wide0.96
Mgrdg NX CLSQGH−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.67
Rftjmfhw PpcwwlpGTB61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.23
Pyszk VsNRKR42.76%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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