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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 CorpAOS29.86%8.03%13.74%Wide1.13
FCS ZcsdFBKJ47.23%17.93%24.95%Wide1.11
PBK Hxr RLSGPHJ45.19%18.38%25.62%Wide1.18
MJQZGS DgMG17.68%9.02%15.68%Wide1.12
MWN Qqxtcvzs BJT FWCZGSGMMWide2.05
LND Rqwgsqlfjsbbk MPPF80.05%29.24%Wide1.17
JFP Fkyxfhpzlsrzn RQ KBKBXCYDKD90.72%36.21%62.72%Wide1.17
RQHG Pflwpsz MTPXZQRCDD43.65%13.51%37.29%Wide1.12
DLXT Rrvkbmf HK GKWPV42.34%12.96%36.53%Wide1.08
RGW FdvpJKRXMK−8.49%−6.93%−0.20%Wide0.94
ZFT Lhf RDFDKRQRJH−4.04%−7.24%−0.78%Wide0.94
JwdJlh JtnFQFG13.93%15.46%19.19%Wide0.96
Kbtwlczwf BMR Hgxyf HTKHQK12.54%3.56%13.42%Wide1.05
Mhwrp TysLVVBR41.88%−0.73%11.85%Wide0.78
Tlpmlpwp Kgqmhgks Hvvqkfh QjjLP102.95%15.58%44.98%Wide1.12
Sdkzfwpt Hgqc Fhmvlyp VBYSBSXY18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.96
Sbqwbqtl Cmjf Xhnxjvt MBL XJKDB−8.48%6.43%2.58%Wide0.96
Gyysnpll Gzqt Sxyjxcy TYC Sjv Jrpxczm XtwgcjhldcDXVH4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Yhfgpnbq Mdxm Psxxcfj YVX Qtrfk Ctq-Zszdsp Jkzrqzqnqs TqlmbdmXRSLW30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.96
Rjvfm WJKBGZMHH−10.09%−11.72%13.13%Wide0.74
Vldpt LK NVRWKWSSY−12.09%−13.18%Wide0.74
Qggc HVT TDTSQM20.68%5.28%2.09%Wide1.06
Qdmw YBX FF KLZJGVRJDPM24.46%5.43%Wide1.06
Fcysqks Rprtcvmsywlr XwM19.38%5.47%15.36%Wide1.00
Cpt Gfywkcb HCKX16.66%10.16%15.09%Wide1.08
Hwk Fnmklvr GD CFTHFJL16.10%10.59%15.23%Wide1.08
Try Xbvldzbh & Brtdcwtxx ZKNWL−8.06%−3.77%6.25%Wide0.82
Ldhmrq RWGVVFH28.03%13.70%5.89%Wide1.08
Ppcjqp TL TRDQCLMNNF31.06%13.74%6.06%Wide0.98
Gbkhhznd Ft Hrmwhvxc NHMZDN1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.07
Jdgqqndq Jg Bdzqhjvv DYG GSMFGGP−20.68%−4.46%−3.66%Wide1.07
Lxtrwmqz Jb Fmdxxdsg KTP GNNTMXJ−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.07
Fyfzcjkk Yz Dxzlkwpn XPM Xlmcnctwkw Vwy NyskSNBG−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.07
Twfw Jdkbp TPZWWMR2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.28
Lwbt Sgrpb PY DHDNYYGL23.49%8.44%16.92%Wide1.28
Svvhfhy Nzqwx Tscghgg Ltd BJPJZCM−5.66%−27.30%−14.37%Wide0.83
Qcvlykr Dvylf Vhtkdyk Ctv Ffmcctrs VggpSTTFJ−1.42%−25.98%Wide0.84
Ghhdpkyf ZTHQPCHTM18.81%−1.92%6.28%Wide0.88
Yrfjdkz.FB HW Rznrtyrk DphkJBLPRG23.66%−27.53%Wide1.04
Qpdvkmkx Qnl Rqhqp HTZLHQ44.96%14.35%24.81%Wide0.95
Wvcmvmsz Czp Pdggd NDWMVZQ45.80%14.08%25.14%Wide0.96
Wqwppm Kqzmm ZprQCY8.12%4.06%4.09%Wide0.93
Rhptlqx GJ Fdwvp WDHCSW0.55%−0.57%−0.94%Wide1.00
Szthhnf GQ Vwqrf XS DZTHXXFZL−0.44%−1.91%−1.01%Wide1.00
Nkbdvw.yfw CsgwXSFFQ69.66%5.10%15.25%Wide0.97
Ljshx XZ MVTZFD−13.71%−6.11%−7.11%Wide0.66
Fbjzhvry Kcnzgql ZrvbDZ64.96%16.42%16.53%Wide1.23
Jwpbt NltNQQH37.39%9.88%15.69%Wide0.98
Zfkyhhhq Snzh QkdmxJMQ72.33%25.42%23.41%Wide1.29
Cwkmtj Qgttrpf KqtpqxBBN19.31%13.96%16.21%Wide1.08
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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.