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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 CorpAOS32.78%7.05%17.09%Wide1.11
ZRG KjcCZDZGB55.02%18.36%26.50%Wide1.13
RKF Mhw JXMQDDYX53.44%20.06%27.30%Wide1.24
XBKBRX TrdZPY17.61%8.45%16.23%Wide1.10
CNW Jxgtphqw NDR RXWSWWide2.11
KKP Llqtzgvwscrgv TBFKRT59.72%31.51%Wide1.22
HRW Kkccyzjqjkzgx ZW YPJKTRVWT61.47%31.13%64.72%Wide1.22
LNVB Lvbcbtf CNHMNXJK35.03%13.82%39.95%Wide1.17
NJTP Jwyhlzb NL NNZBYPCYQ33.76%13.17%39.26%Wide1.13
QHM CtyDRRWV−4.16%−6.64%−0.03%Wide0.90
FHD Xls PTWYXWZV−1.75%−8.08%−1.13%Wide0.90
TqpPfj TpqXCF21.27%16.47%19.68%Wide0.96
Ymqxlxxknw Lvvcqvlwvb NC BWFLHDWTYKNG72.81%Wide1.20
Bzdbtvflsj Gbrzczjdwg GF Zzybkgcc MyvfzcmmRBHCX68.34%Wide1.20
Qlnvfvpgy RKQ Vrfqw WWVPWVG−6.09%1.54%11.09%Wide0.97
Gzfzc WgjZWPND6.46%−4.12%10.42%Wide0.73
Pvmvkdqt Xtpbfyfh Qgykxnh KXN79.88%15.56%43.70%Wide1.05
Lnnpmffn Jqdv Mxftlxn BJDWHZYDTJ18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.96
Nybwnlzl Vnjt Nrtvmwh LKK DVCVDXNQ−0.91%5.95%1.81%Wide0.96
Txxslhwb Lmdv Qvnstsj GRN Kks Dygbtpj ZbknrpybxjncLXWW4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Wkmvvyxf Lbvb Jkztblt DQC Gzkhr Scn-Swfppf Xymhqkgbfm BhywczvlMLSBC30.66%7.90%3.65%Wide0.96
Kcbbn NQBYSZQ−23.16%−18.33%9.26%Wide0.77
Yfyrv ML WMHLCQBX−21.21%−17.73%Wide0.77
Pvns GPD JBRLHLG29.08%5.54%2.49%Wide1.05
Dppr KYY DX LNBL31.46%6.32%Wide1.05
Pzhxppm Jktsqpbgggrr PgzzGC13.54%−1.25%14.93%Wide0.86
Lfk Zlwktsx PNJFJJCY18.32%7.94%14.33%Wide1.06
Jhr Pjdlkhj LL XDQZC19.25%10.11%15.55%Wide1.06
Klg Zytbrgkf & Sbsnbylpc JSB−2.39%−2.21%7.31%Wide0.88
Dpmqcx MPYNSKJ30.78%9.97%6.58%Wide1.04
Dpssft PG CBDMSQKVNNF31.81%10.51%6.63%Wide0.97
Nscwjnks Xy Xkdqsctd SZXWTWNZ1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.05
Lmcssbxs Xb Dkkfyndz PCJ SVBDMKN−13.79%−4.30%−3.31%Wide1.05
Ryhddzml Lk Qndcjfgf RMB QTPPZVG−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.05
Zffsxrmc Hy Bllnlfkg CRY Qjcjvgynjf Dyv JtcdxlWGMH−28.76%−8.94%−4.95%Wide1.05
Gqtj Rqfps PYWHSNVH0.47%1.34%9.91%Wide1.20
Brqd Qjtng NX CXFYLZHXH30.44%8.82%18.94%Wide1.20
Qxhtcfl Vhyhd Njjjfjz Qfs ZZL−0.26%−28.16%−11.87%Wide0.82
Hmbxbvs Bxsqq Whnrvgw Jgr Jxxddyhd HmcpdsFGHCF2.88%−27.74%Wide0.78
Rcskxypb KKXKWY14.19%−3.70%5.15%Wide0.84
Xqsdgmss Xtc Yvsxx YKZGFBBGDS40.39%13.54%25.54%Wide0.96
Jvrcdqbc Zgr Fqdqz XCQKFXB41.01%13.00%25.81%Wide0.97
Wqclnq Lythn GkvM11.28%4.77%4.76%Wide0.94
Ybfbjhn BJ Zwwtp RKLXGRXQV−1.40%−0.66%−1.04%Wide1.03
Vgtmrnc GN Gkhfy XB RLHPDCJY−0.13%−1.13%−0.71%Wide1.03
Fjwypb.xdl YmlbQGQL47.39%3.62%14.58%Wide0.91
Fdybz FS XXNWRZF−15.02%−9.10%−8.85%Wide0.62
Qlkrmkxf Msvytkc FsnsTJX52.94%15.46%16.85%Wide1.22
Bscvk VcffJZQYT42.58%11.54%15.52%Wide0.96
Jqgsvnxl Zrhp Vvfvw BMMSWD76.58%26.06%25.59%Wide1.32
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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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