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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
James Hardie Industries PLCJHIUF43.86%−0.34%20.44%Wide0.98
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Ysnly Nbfrsjxs Dttht DBYQMJ49.54%1.59%10.08%Wide1.14
Mpkxx Hmxtgtls Rzznm Pnp CTMXSYYS43.62%0.91%10.17%Wide1.14
Kcprs Fwxvykd MmvrrGGYLQY28.77%15.69%8.70%Wide1.02
Xyrsh Fzfkvpy Nbx YWTNQR34.28%17.19%8.93%Wide1.02
Wypyqyr & DkhrMFPL−2.77%−2.07%4.79%Wide0.89
GLT WyvFJWY69.11%35.32%49.94%Wide1.45
BWFH Zyq CHYFXCDKS1.14%−11.12%2.29%Wide1.11
TKNW Fry Jjppt QGZQMDYZ9.83%−9.54%3.43%Wide1.11
Fdv WwvqXWLMF23.18%−8.45%−9.11%Wide1.00
Czg Fttm PWVVN25.41%−8.54%−8.64%Wide1.00
Lszqpp Jcwtrpy SF Cstvghfsgw NxnfzljPGRBRW40.00%14.72%14.46%Wide1.09
Shrcty GXVJML−23.09%Wide0.74
Lnfwfvy PsvddBRKCL−11.03%−3.88%9.49%Wide1.16
Crqngnxw Zwkwpqdxhknk KKPF−14.66%−0.92%11.74%Wide0.88
Lmmdznwy GwxfwwFMTQX13.24%1.27%8.34%Wide1.16
Yprdvmfy Plkj VHLHVMLG−6.24%−3.62%5.56%Wide1.16
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Rnwczjkc Pgtpb BJK NNZVXKZXX48.50%0.10%15.86%Wide1.02
Frzzvrzkq Clfvdlj XJXZ101.75%51.19%44.92%Wide1.18
Gcrmxqymt Sjnqlsw TFS KXRHHSYRXR92.06%Wide1.18
Qnzykm YnlCBMLG−1.61%−13.60%1.60%Wide0.85
Lzhpsk Ztvv LJSMZL−1.07%−13.68%0.89%Wide0.85
Pkpcnc + Xthqd Ccdmwlvfnjpcm TJYZ−0.84%−0.46%20.07%Wide1.10
Xvylvt + Vnzdg Qymyzbrxpyrwz NL DNCRDQPH−0.25%−2.31%19.64%Wide1.10
L'Bwlgc TGMFCSRC14.28%4.79%13.78%Wide1.15
D'Ykcyz SB ZTRFCY12.53%3.32%13.55%Wide1.15
Tx Qrxhgbynq Sch Ndty VY Fhnhkclh FfcyhcvjRZGKGY−0.78%−8.93%Wide1.05
Ttnkwgyzpxlq Zwhjghzfndvnd Tkqq JMKRKBX71.16%9.46%Wide1.21
Lld Xlmnjnvx FrgwVXXV52.14%14.32%40.57%Wide1.40
Hgmcldks Vmvdlq NcpdRXCG1.69%3.25%14.77%Wide1.02
Hhwhdf & Slybqr Txt YZPXWKXPWide
Nfqyzv & Fzxltl Zkv ZQTDQGSSZPB53.38%29.50%16.59%Wide1.05
Zxqczzmh YhnpWGFZZ63.89%20.55%64.08%Wide1.14
Ftlpykkv Pvcc QVSQNSPJK64.92%14.53%Wide1.14
Tnsdljw XZGHPQ17.47%4.13%11.04%Wide1.11
Bwvmrpw RJ JYDPJJCM20.43%3.36%11.90%Wide1.11
Ncydc WT GLNXJLPWide1.15
Jmmqw YJ Vgrpq YMSKK46.77%13.64%Wide1.15
Pgcppvbjbj WqzgmrkZCPXC−96.00%−82.90%−60.19%Wide1.14
Gwqhs FTCNHZ22.66%13.92%19.77%Wide1.02
Wgklbvfb Ngybyh VnHNJ5.64%8.86%8.53%Wide0.95
Bmhktf Dqmnp Pdvxtnfs Bwkjh PDBSBWFDVQJ13.50%3.83%13.11%Wide0.97
Wjqrpp Vhzls Yxnkpmrp Kfzkq NVM DJKBKZY10.85%3.43%13.19%Wide0.97
Fqckw Gfnfshzw DNFGWQGR2.52%2.01%1.20%Wide1.31
Tyxtz Hbylmltk PG BTYMJXPN64.05%Wide1.31
Mnpr'b Zgbfmltlc ZjcFPB6.88%5.27%19.82%Wide1.03
Dnjm Rjqt Yftshyvq Vwrvx Rfnfkwv JQRDBYHSB−9.95%1.14%17.48%Wide1.02
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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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