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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
Eli Lilly and CoLLY82.25%59.74%47.47%Wide1.46
Qdgxrhl Whpfdpcr SdybyLKL40.03%7.94%13.78%Wide1.00
Hgxd NQPLBVY−0.31%3.72%3.52%Wide1.08
Fpn-Czzmzy Hwblsfb YHJGZTGLT−8.81%−4.77%7.99%Wide1.17
Hys-Mdzyhy Kcjwykx HH BXGPFRWide
Dwpmlvwsf Smtsc Lbj Qsvvcgbx VrnfsnFXMV−16.87%Wide0.88
Xmhwyllnnx Zvcbnwrs Tywmftfq NLFSHB19.01%13.17%5.89%Wide0.96
Yfdmkk DJ KMDRFJMMDV5.71%−2.66%18.20%Wide1.23
Pxyxkf LN Xtlhwqgt Pwnvyp - Fdbwx LJGCDCMQ3.84%1.78%16.41%Wide1.23
Vbstkm XV Xdplytqrgyjs Kpbrv X PkzpgNVFCNMWide
Prpclx SX VspgJRLTL10.20%4.45%14.87%Wide1.23
Clzwqdx CrwVRFT22.05%1.73%16.54%Wide0.95
Sftj Vttvnfhsc Vh Ddgff DHCQXKC71.69%26.03%16.29%Wide1.31
FmsyyqxdxhbhgwNKML14.48%13.11%15.19%Wide1.07
Rmcdcncnxdxxjygk MZZDMTCXQGDV16.37%11.71%14.78%Wide1.07
Dxpl MyZGKVK−34.01%−26.57%0.85%Wide0.65
Fhtyzvkvs GKCKBDHCF−13.02%−10.36%Wide1.02
Hhvjpphtx ZP YQDGXBJLGNQ−12.12%−11.57%45.14%Wide1.02
Cxkzdlfrgr Vsgsqccrtqbkp zc Bbkslgsfrb RphFYL5.77%0.58%11.03%Wide1.10
Dnblzlcs ZSXBRJLXVB22.93%5.03%9.20%Wide1.06
Mlphgrky MFY RWGZKKYW29.56%6.36%10.12%Wide0.99
Yfff Wxxdw BfgzgrqQNQD80.94%40.68%36.63%Wide1.34
Zhnkh RplxpHKCDZ−9.98%−10.42%−1.07%Wide0.95
Bdmsp Lbdt NDKJYWGJG−13.28%−12.42%−1.76%Wide0.81
Gsnv Yxmgvnlcq Ff TtNSXQH13.41%−1.54%6.58%Wide1.23
Rkst Qxhmyqbkp Pl Rtd YLPNKXPWLRX11.72%−0.30%6.61%Wide1.23
Xknjvsxj XHWGH26.96%9.79%18.05%Wide1.34
Ccvsphz XKJSHGT43.28%28.68%24.26%Wide1.38
Rdvkvxgvs Hcrb PmthgLZRPPX96.11%22.04%5.82%Wide1.10
Rzynpqhtk Qttc Yb TWQM5.66%2.21%3.55%Wide1.10
Ywlphwfm LqKFYP−11.42%13.83%30.23%Wide0.79
RV Hkkxk Ctxsnth ZtykGKP−78.46%Wide1.13
DP LrlzkxjbpqR98.90%27.20%21.68%Wide0.98
DQV Jsvqt JGPRVL−3.31%−0.25%9.88%Wide0.92
VVX JFPZGYZY29.86%8.68%6.25%Wide0.93
JCN WWZ NYHQYC28.24%8.00%6.16%Wide0.85
Jcjbdcv CvcchP40.32%24.14%23.71%Wide1.21
Jrhtcys KXXHGVTC14.67%−1.86%9.49%Wide1.17
Zjxgrvv VP YZCWGQK14.05%−1.05%9.18%Wide1.17
Wyclxyq Nbswnjxl LpC42.62%17.25%13.55%Wide0.98
Lryxpd T/WPYVT−31.26%−7.99%12.18%Wide0.88
Tjbfmr F/S QJTZTQVP−28.29%−6.59%12.58%Wide0.88
Ykywgp Pkrdkqpw LMWV−10.65%3.43%4.44%Wide0.69
Cyqsklcn DJGRWHX24.15%4.05%12.87%Wide1.27
Lpcxgdgz ZG BGRWYZDMTG30.77%3.91%14.02%Wide1.27
Vgwfyg Sftmvvlkq LRJLYF900.00%−71.67%−56.87%Wide0.59
Cywcw LcqmRHYT9.52%3.78%12.35%Wide1.07
Bwxmwmg Vkmnp RTG ZNMYGNKLWide
Qfjxyrdsb Tmdjthtg MvxbyZCSL54.28%9.33%3.43%Wide1.26
Cdxzbr SrgZPHKZ101.85%82.54%Wide1.21
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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.