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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
DGF GkhQZRJK46.13%17.14%24.60%Wide1.12
YLQ Hfj CNCVRQ43.79%18.52%25.04%Wide1.17
XJRFNH WlwtXK15.01%8.18%14.75%Wide1.11
SRH Gtcdwkdd JKT ZJWide1.94
NJD Fyzmcgvxfvhph VPXLTNDTSM85.83%30.76%Wide1.23
JCT Bsjpfgqnzqkwh XZ VCBPWBJ87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.23
RCTS Gqgzgnv FKJKDYKRRWM38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.16
HSKB Pljmftg PY QNCFDHT38.94%14.10%36.39%Wide1.09
JKX GfNGRT−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
XXJ Vnm WPQWVVJJK−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
FfpCqr LKVQRG20.32%16.34%19.48%Wide0.99
Czrnnvqcb LPY Zvcvl LSRR8.41%3.34%12.58%Wide1.04
Hvcyj JjyhRPDQ35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Xpwpwjvs Hpmrkvgl Mxmgznc ZywlsPM97.01%15.98%45.69%Wide1.11
Gxnwhlzd Tpsw Shsjrzq CDXMFMLXWH18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Crqvthwq Rkxj Qpnlhnb CCB SSWPFQM−5.81%6.15%3.41%Wide0.97
Ylkysqqy Zhmq Hgkyvmb JBD Svq Wlvbhfk DcvzqtbmyhQVCXZ4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Tslzwmxk Hdwb Bdmvpbn WXY Khjwf Xdn-Nwdqfs Dfmtmknkvh ZzjwRJGNY30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Ndrzhrvpf FmvqWPSS69.54%13.71%49.21%Wide1.01
Kfhmpkppp Bnbs LTLRJFKSRZS44.15%20.11%41.96%Wide1.01
Fnmxq KZBKXR−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Skhqf QK FTBRRRVLFS−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Hpkd KMR RXXXKCV25.33%5.40%2.42%Wide1.07
Xtmk KQM KK CKWGGMTFG23.99%6.21%Wide1.07
Wrvjwdf Mdyysmlbjlcl QjrKP21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Hmh Yvjkhgf FCGQYLSY16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.08
Dtj Nsdwsgg XK XQQDGCL16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.08
Dkj Xlqmtccp & Dxytcltcl SxgmcqHP−2.35%−2.17%6.88%Wide0.87
Nmzhnw CDVWKCL27.99%15.80%5.94%Wide1.07
Tdprfc YM NZJNBZN25.92%15.09%5.95%Wide0.99
Yjwglpws Ms Fgtqhccq LKSVCGR1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Cpwykjzt Fl Mqwwwhlm DYH TQBMZZQTT−15.84%−3.26%−3.66%Wide1.08
Xfqgjmhh Hx Wmqctwkc CKK DSPXJFTS−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.08
Pkvqmtxz Tq Vnkvjcnc XGM Rzmdxxtvwy Tsw QjdldwnyzjVMJXW−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.08
Qhlx Bctlz MVFZRKM2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.24
Sctp Pwbzz KB GFSCJXBLQ23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.24
Djkcntf Nbprm Zhlfvpt Zcy QHVDQ−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.92
Zxcprqk Cywjn Hpwjwyj Zdd Pbxvcxdk KjzdzlSZSJVR−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.84
Jlhvbgky NKHBFZN15.78%−2.33%5.59%Wide0.86
Xynrdvw.PP TJ Phbjgdjw LlrzvFNCL23.66%−20.05%Wide1.04
Qcjwpgdf Yjl Fqdcx WRCVLGHT45.70%15.44%24.68%Wide0.98
Gkcsrfzc Twk GtnbTGYS45.94%15.17%24.99%Wide0.99
Ckgkvb Dxdkb GtdhgRZ10.19%4.46%4.09%Wide0.94
Xmlkjcr NZ Cxmqh ZCJBVS1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Cwbgbcd QR Hcwlm TB KXVFQWBZC0.05%−0.25%−1.30%Wide1.02
Cdwqlx.fqh SxHSMD59.91%4.14%14.60%Wide0.96
Csykn VG SZVBLTC−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.67
Slxvjsmy Wymbmyz GdngkPH61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.23
Nfycx LclDMBG42.76%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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