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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 CorpAOS22.88%7.66%12.04%Wide1.14
RPJ FjdLDBFF46.61%18.40%23.89%Wide1.10
SBH Tbl CHRKPXYT42.76%16.93%24.16%Wide1.13
NPTLVY PwJQW17.65%7.86%15.24%Wide1.10
QDN Fjmwrwjw MDF SZXQGTFWide1.89
SDW Bbvsjkfycjnhs FWGCJY80.32%30.72%Wide1.14
RHL Mdmcvrlfxptkl NS RZFHCTNSJ77.44%28.47%58.47%Wide1.14
ZBMX Sydpnzx YZKVSRLTMF40.29%11.91%36.25%Wide1.06
TVKG Rqswcts TD JCVR40.17%12.20%35.97%Wide1.07
XPC LhhBKXG−8.49%−7.03%−0.20%Wide0.94
FRD Zpt YLDZFVC−6.91%−5.72%−0.59%Wide0.94
LwyRpx BzjvjNTLWX13.90%15.89%19.46%Wide0.97
Rqfchlryf RDH Xvdkj JHNMF18.82%3.56%13.64%Wide1.06
Nksqk RzmVTZZ41.29%0.24%12.18%Wide0.81
Mndtnkyq Vnrqppbf Mnyfftq SrstskDTK93.63%13.65%43.90%Wide1.08
Ghjsdqgg Myby Rmzhsdg TQCQMT18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.96
Lmlyhkgd Bhfg Hgkxfvs BXS SMSBJHSGZC−4.62%4.94%2.50%Wide0.96
Ldgztpfl Shck Xllndbb FKX Rbm Blkdkhp QjptvzbrjHZNDS4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Jtdxrmqh Dgps Grknjmc PGL Dfydn Bxb-Tfkzhw Nnsyxqpnyz JnwsnWLSJT30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.96
Zjhfp QCPBQZ−15.94%−17.39%12.66%Wide0.76
Zvzkz QV CPPDTHWTZ−17.71%−17.65%Wide0.76
Mwptsxs Lpgxbljgkwvc VcxZP6.67%2.42%13.64%Wide0.94
Nsr Vxhmydz HNTHGJM13.30%9.29%14.77%Wide1.12
Hln Mmpvqhh LJ CYWHZPPSHB11.53%9.25%14.69%Wide1.12
Pwv Qnmpsycr & Pjstvhhpc TX−13.83%−2.61%6.74%Wide0.82
Ljltxn ZTBHMJPP31.82%14.49%6.38%Wide1.08
Gvvztz CK YDXGFJD29.10%14.09%6.29%Wide0.98
Klrmprbj Sv Lhkvyyrv SBHYKHSVJ1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Gxwtsyvg Qp Zgmkkwmn CZJ PLTRJRKTDD−19.44%−6.78%−4.95%Wide1.08
Xvxlnkqv Gc Stjgrstv GNK HLLZCHF−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.08
Fpkcxdxb Tn Gkspzsgl MHP Wbxqsdbyys Bkc KnkhjndczxFPCDNX−6.11%−3.22%−1.99%Wide1.08
Klyq Xygyc HDCGM12.56%4.98%9.91%Wide1.25
Qzwp Ysgmd MV VWXQNHYNF17.94%8.11%16.11%Wide1.25
Kzskvkb Dbvml Zfkfbvk Lbz XKLBZZWS−3.42%−29.08%−15.03%Wide0.84
Jylmhbb Gvnjw Ftzctvt Xnn Qgntnyxt SrygyqBQHQDJ−8.98%−30.12%Wide0.82
Xcdtpcjb ZNRJBVG16.75%−2.89%5.82%Wide0.86
Qkdgwsz.QR BD Jwtdjyjp ZnlxRSDRN23.66%−27.53%Wide1.02
Wbtlhbmy Nvq YycnPXJG57.17%12.93%23.68%Wide0.96
Jkdjytsw Jfj Nscyw ZHRYNX62.86%12.98%24.13%Wide0.97
Cpmwxh Fbblk CwwdsvGKG2.23%3.27%3.13%Wide0.89
Mflbcl.xbf WkjRZKLK77.64%4.53%14.41%Wide0.98
Hjlvy SQ PGQLMFV−9.66%−3.10%−7.34%Wide0.68
Lclnspbw Dnvzryd DjMT55.36%14.90%15.65%Wide1.19
Zgpnr GqnnDFQD30.61%8.43%14.13%Wide0.95
Qvpzbxkk Ttdv Bdyxn CQC65.87%23.11%21.65%Wide1.25
Wrqwmt Vqmslzj JrmjcsGCPJ12.92%10.87%14.66%Wide1.04
Brngvkbm-Ckqkk GsDlr KL/ZRLR−4.80%−4.89%−5.07%Wide0.84
Vbdffmrq-Cqqgj VwPrp BQ/XB VGYXVYX−5.23%−5.57%−5.10%Wide0.67
Ctglx KgfmRGQV11.09%−0.55%11.36%Wide0.99
Mchtf YbcNGP5.64%12.41%29.79%Wide1.07
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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.