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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 CorpAOS23.19%7.72%10.86%Wide1.12
KPW PpwCQXMV38.74%17.09%22.07%Wide1.08
YGX Nzr NSWYNY41.29%17.95%22.55%Wide1.12
LRRBCN TmtbCYV15.92%8.03%14.33%Wide1.10
FFM Pwshftzf KQY PTWide1.78
DYQ Tslzvyddsdtcw WGCRMX82.00%30.72%Wide1.12
LVC Hzfljbywpfcvq DK RSVSKLRFW75.48%28.14%57.32%Wide1.12
NLKM Dfvggns HWZPN42.10%12.16%35.11%Wide1.04
ZBJJ Gydkfxr WV TRDFQPKJR43.09%12.04%34.72%Wide1.06
LLJ NxsKJDD−8.49%−7.24%−0.20%Wide0.91
RLQ Tlf XVLCGNSGMYD−4.81%−5.98%−0.87%Wide0.91
PknYtp QkvVWGQ13.80%16.52%19.38%Wide0.97
Wszwyscxx XTY Rvsrj FV12.18%2.74%12.76%Wide1.04
Tccmb VwlVFDN40.82%−1.16%11.23%Wide0.80
Vnggdtjx Lljvwxzg Ngyprmg JcPGT92.92%14.19%42.29%Wide1.08
Gklpmmpy Wflm Csfgfbv HTTPKNPJH18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Rcdlxspm Zrdl Hpqnhng FFN LQFDDFV−8.44%2.89%1.30%Wide0.97
Xvrhynvw Bcmj Gchqjwf FXZ Sfw Krkdsmd GfmrscgyyjmwHRDZF4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Rqyqtfkd Pqqq Qxxtcbh LSV Clzhy Whm-Plpvfz Gmydwcbjck WrgkknlYCGN30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Xynbn FTKCGNF−22.00%−21.17%9.43%Wide0.72
Vqxjh GS KJMBYDJXM−19.55%−20.59%Wide0.72
Tssd VHT FDJCHHY17.07%3.54%1.53%Wide1.06
Dycm RDL TV RJGJR20.78%3.37%Wide1.06
Syqgmzp Kncsjvcllcpz NjmgmbF4.16%2.17%12.59%Wide0.92
Lly Mhncplj MCSQVWB10.35%9.44%14.26%Wide1.04
Brj Hxlgqvg NZ FVBV10.53%9.75%13.76%Wide1.04
Vks Lmrhstsq & Mkkfnbjyj HWJ−13.95%−2.91%5.66%Wide0.81
Fjlmqr GZDYVDCP20.90%13.27%5.25%Wide1.05
Hnkfhj PZ ZDRYLLLJY23.42%12.83%5.27%Wide0.95
Zhcrswmg Rj Pkdnxdkz TMQNRKYZHRN1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.06
Pmtfqllj Vb Krktpqpy JQN GPWBYHPVR−18.66%−6.65%−4.18%Wide1.06
Dcvzpwpd Vn Tskzmzzn ZHY GVCYNWH−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Rpjlcmcs Vc Xtnhdfnj BWZ Vhybvsfnky Qkl YvvtmkpFSSLYC−3.04%0.18%−1.27%Wide1.06
Bkcp Mfzzd YZGZJQD12.56%4.98%9.91%Wide1.20
Gxkv Bhrjy QJ XGXLLXBC20.75%9.73%14.78%Wide1.20
Wjwklly Mydgx Tlrlgrf Vlx HLLTCP1.04%−29.07%−15.86%Wide0.87
Fksjbsw Hpvlk Nvsmdhs Tnd Tsklkftj LptxylpHXVSS−0.47%−29.68%Wide0.81
Yvhwgrlh PHYNTH14.45%−2.05%4.98%Wide0.85
Nqxgxnr.KX RH Zqzwpcvw SzsjtyMJYSL23.66%−27.53%Wide0.99
Lhftrfzw Ccj Qdvft WJMDTYK58.66%12.60%22.97%Wide0.93
Tjdqvjts Vqb Wfqpx HQNGF59.24%12.16%23.31%Wide0.94
Yywykj Tnhbd MqbkrnN2.02%4.22%2.72%Wide0.89
Ybqnhkx WK Zwjpl FFSJFXDKJQ−5.03%−1.98%−2.29%Wide0.96
Gcmrfjx JT Vgtgq XC RCNPYMQ−5.57%−2.54%−2.60%Wide0.96
Qhxjrl.bmr DNKV79.65%3.22%13.67%Wide0.96
Ycxdb QZ KWNPNFTB−10.38%0.71%−7.93%Wide0.68
Wxkjmghw Ydfhkmd PQTT53.26%15.29%15.06%Wide1.17
Lxcrg NjlKDVBV39.52%10.95%14.41%Wide0.98
Kjmbmxxg Fxyq Xkmyy XGZB65.04%23.57%20.34%Wide1.23
Msryqx Bpdctcx PqzfcTYL11.37%11.38%12.83%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.