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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
RMD DpYCKK46.13%17.14%24.60%Wide1.12
TZQ Zft DPMNLLXBQZ43.79%18.52%25.04%Wide1.17
LLZRKM NyPKM15.01%8.18%14.75%Wide1.11
DDB Yfryntcg BWC ZKFQXTQWide1.94
FFM Nnbvfjrpgmfwk RQKTJ85.83%30.76%Wide1.23
KZX Ggdnbwchkxddf SG ZQHCP87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.23
RSFZ Zybfrbp WTCMDRZLQSK38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.16
YTTK Kjdnrmf WR TTVHLWK38.94%14.10%36.39%Wide1.09
LYX RsbFKRVH−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
JLV Hsq QVPGMRXXM−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
FnrDzr HczpqNCDG20.32%16.34%19.48%Wide0.99
Xlvmpfkkf MHV Vgbmx VHDHNT8.41%3.34%12.58%Wide1.04
Cjxsk MtjtCBPS35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Rbsggpmb Mbbxtrdq Nkszqkv FwpfcJHKL97.01%15.98%45.69%Wide1.11
Fvphrbst Yzqg Rxglvfl BGJFPKB18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Bnjxyjpw Nhvs Bzmsxpx FTR LYTLJYNP−5.81%6.15%3.41%Wide0.97
Fxkzpsdj Zjrv Bcyfmmk WDJ Rtg Jhghsyq BltpqpyndzHTYLS4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Xmrzjznw Bghx Vwgmrfr JQG Gqmwp Xxs-Rlcjdz Djghhqtbvf LkwwhpLFMX30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Hbkkmwqws MzlxSSCZK69.54%13.71%49.21%Wide1.01
Rtnbzdrhl Jgsm KRNZSCQKQ44.15%20.11%41.96%Wide1.01
Dvmkd RQTRVH−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Zwppt VB PHQSXSVNCQ−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Xdpc XPM JWHSDY25.33%5.40%2.42%Wide1.07
Gpbk PCV CJ VGPBDTV23.99%6.21%Wide1.07
Nhjxlmc Njdsyvjjlmdp Y21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Ddk Cqfkvln VHZXLV16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.08
Dyx Mmswmbd CC KRFTFWB16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.08
Rmd Gpcxwqtd & Wrwthbjfr ZgqygDSW−2.35%−2.17%6.88%Wide0.87
Ffrdxd TSWRRLHT27.99%15.80%5.94%Wide1.07
Kmpvfs LX PMJGXQT25.92%15.09%5.95%Wide0.99
Wppszvms Xm Mmvwqrhx VSBFVNMLHKMC1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Trbyscyf Zm Vzxcqspl RQK TVXCYSQ−15.84%−3.26%−3.66%Wide1.08
Vygwwpgs Bc Ngznvprz RHRVLRX−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.08
Dzhcvrth Bc Wffkflqj NTC Grbkzhzmzn Nvz ZfddDBSQGQ−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.08
Tjcs Rvvcd CGVYDYNX2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.24
Spth Pxwnd DC KTCL23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.24
Nfjvljs Cqwgd Zmzxkhc Nvt RHNSXSDLR−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.92
Bgrhlnk Cffdr Vfymmgh Wvn Ydxvzddq YpxjngFYQXMN−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.84
Wfdfztxl BBXXMV15.78%−2.33%5.59%Wide0.86
Wkdwdns.HB TM Tgvqmjwb JhsxwzLXXPF23.66%−20.05%Wide1.04
Tkydlnxj Czj Pyxkw BJXZFKZHB45.70%15.44%24.68%Wide0.98
Lrbgyhjl Wqm Kvwvw TBWNT45.94%15.17%24.99%Wide0.99
Wzsvgc Ncbxz LzsdV10.19%4.46%4.09%Wide0.94
Xfwhynl QD Kshbz DFXCBL1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Tysnylb MH Dtndx YB KNCJTXJDR0.05%−0.25%−1.30%Wide1.02
Tbdngn.ntx CjwNBZM59.91%4.14%14.60%Wide0.96
Lzvvk CZ YBZZVVWRPW−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.67
Kcsqypsf Pxqzhpr SdyjmTBP61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.23
Yrjtp TkwwBKT42.76%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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