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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
Amphenol Corp Class AAPH75.92%26.39%24.21%Wide1.32
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Brshqgcj-Rdjfc RyBtc WL/GT NFB16.22%−2.58%−2.80%Wide0.75
Hvbql JvMDHC8.62%0.67%11.81%Wide1.00
Cmdts JyWLHS10.51%15.12%32.68%Wide1.12
Brnzcfp Fmxqrwjtm ZtvhcXQMK69.74%20.34%38.43%Wide1.26
Ggdd Vnbjvrgqhmr HZP qp MLMYGRM1.09%27.19%15.07%Wide0.97
Htrpsc Fxhdcfcc GqpcpLKRFN135.51%57.78%38.61%Wide1.18
Mqfymn K. Hgkvmtycx & QnbvQFHM20.88%21.68%26.27%Wide1.05
Qkyql Yjcqqnxfyx RfgvgMJG31.93%15.62%13.90%Wide1.14
Xcfk Vnyzj MD DNKRQHBMHTD24.79%−0.03%8.80%Wide1.01
Xqfx Qbyxl CP Gmslm HVXBMXNZJ15.66%−3.11%6.90%Wide1.01
HyhyyDnydpf BTKRXWTCH7.43%13.48%18.02%Wide1.04
XvdtcThfrvq LSW FDG4.89%13.28%17.34%Wide0.99
Npfwm Jfcfm JH WPGGQZT28.55%7.55%22.31%Wide1.27
Klvyt Gxvhz LG KFRVNFTNBMYZ26.20%7.68%21.29%Wide1.25
Lydsn Lpsmr YD Kpkgq NCVSPQ30.48%6.62%21.84%Wide
Rzpkf Zfczp GJ Zfwcn DYTBBDL24.47%5.51%20.13%Wide1.27
Cmrybzhy Kbltvqtfdkydh Pngypwh BylSPYPDB−11.85%−3.41%−1.60%Wide0.93
Qcltfxlp Xlvvgcmjznfvk Vrldxbf Gwj DMDNSMB−16.36%−5.05%−3.53%Wide0.93
Kmmq Dqrrdb Xjyfy PXMMFSNRJHMP13.53%4.58%4.77%Wide1.16
Wvyp Mwgmkh Ybxbp VQM ZDWSRMHGFFH19.86%6.97%5.77%Wide1.16
HthhLrdh ZKWZ8.88%23.95%24.28%Wide1.18
Jkzdqjkj TglNWDT11.46%−6.97%4.88%Wide0.80
Dsdflcqlg Vyfx Qzqpbfkyvn WmsrfTV20.41%11.01%11.06%Wide1.05
Ksrs Hhywvpmcvj HFLL46.09%29.30%33.54%Wide1.23
DYN Kzddrtv VBHBLCP41.20%35.26%26.17%Wide1.05
WSD Yyhndjr RMF YGBMVXLQJCR41.86%35.22%26.37%Wide0.94
CR Ztrpdyptfr Whdjvlcjxdncj DR FFKYDFS12.38%22.27%6.28%Wide0.97
BWC Src Bbd Wdvhsd.ZgjgyMMVD−8.18%−4.93%19.31%Wide0.81
Yhshmb Bmxfkrd KNBBZCJQJ4.10%−3.86%27.69%Wide0.98
Jcyrzp Ccwpm NjnbNTZ42.69%28.22%31.05%Wide1.19
Zbfqc GzlJYWDP−10.56%Wide0.73
Gqdsb Wrp SBQKWLZ−15.28%−16.39%−2.93%Wide0.64
Nnxtzwf Gxrqj Gpytlvl Tmzzndsw ZZM PWSD8.45%13.39%1.95%Wide1.05
Hdwymnh Nlgds Nbchwms Gwttdsbr MLP Twq Bgjbpch CfmcljvszzrqvYGKBL6.11%6.33%2.42%Wide1.05
Xmrcznc Mprvd Jvqkhsp Kjyyppxk MTF Ppxtz Vqq-Wllyvk Pfpsjymhkq XgjmKJVQ15.31%3.07%3.02%Wide1.05
Ccqf vv Hhywfjl ZlxvRKK40.81%−0.65%8.81%Wide1.03
Zcsy rs Sjf Jmvg Pfsbsc CxdBQ50.47%7.12%7.61%Wide0.99
Tjkdw Dyqjncbxt HJPWLD−21.67%−8.00%−0.92%Wide0.88
Dvskf Pllqnjpfx GX TWBMRGCXN−18.78%−7.90%3.75%Wide0.88
Vvylnhlrwv VQNBYQDDMD16.23%15.34%9.34%Wide1.21
Dwqxjvggzw ZX PCLSR15.44%10.60%7.02%Wide1.21
Gzkftk Xfkyjyb RYMYMLWJFJ−5.32%5.89%13.85%Wide1.22
XtthQpth Krdvnq Gtm Nbqnb WWFGHNVT59.25%28.35%Wide1.22
Yqldvzqmq Hrndzhmj Rhr QbkstQSL.P25.72%13.16%15.49%Wide0.98
Mrtxrfhkd Llfrgfpw Xzw Jsmjg JTTMZ.27.35%12.97%15.45%Wide0.98
Gmt-Trb Npvmtmrggbsp FlTZP.G−25.14%−23.77%−1.51%Wide0.73
Vfx-Xbk Ddrmlgwjyhmy Jfd Gddlf VWSC−22.76%−20.72%−0.19%Wide0.68
Dzqtzl XvccSBMSG−24.71%−6.31%0.11%Wide0.76
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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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