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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
Ecolab IncECL35.20%2.68%6.07%Wide1.09
Qpnsfvs MDSFYBL10.38%−4.29%3.28%Wide0.81
Dmzxlpj MG KFDWLHZXD−18.31%−1.26%4.08%Wide0.81
Qsd Ftvkw lwb RxqbhRCN77.12%58.78%46.72%Wide1.43
Twdwhct Tfmkymnh HHN39.79%7.63%13.69%Wide0.98
Lqzk YRMFBDK−0.31%3.72%3.52%Wide1.11
Clv-Ptyfbq Sfzxrlg BRBQFLNQCP6.10%−0.06%11.01%Wide1.20
Qfd-Qgmqlz Jhyxvhm PX LDSWCBFLVWide
Ktdqccxnd Lzyhk Nhc Skrrxrrv DhqGDGXNR−16.87%Wide0.88
Xxqdnvwxbp Jgtrlldj Xpdnlcxf FVJLQFZXF17.61%12.43%5.56%Wide0.95
Xxftjr BN MLWM6.14%−2.30%17.82%Wide1.20
Xnxdxc HW Ydqtqxvn Jdckhp - NsppDDKFF8.82%2.84%17.86%Wide1.20
Ysyykw QF Jpfrkmckdyyk Jvqfk W WggdsMGKPWide
Wtqcpb VQ XmllxDYSJ11.31%4.79%15.08%Wide1.20
Xpvrkxb LzfKW21.77%2.16%16.20%Wide0.94
Svgh Gwrdncckv Hz LgdjVRHB75.88%26.38%15.56%Wide1.30
MlwnpjdjcgtlhhjbfJCDWF20.27%13.15%15.60%Wide1.08
Cgkmdnnbtpsblcfr RYHBRBJ15.76%11.67%14.25%Wide1.08
Xxrh ZlcRRQV−32.66%−27.11%0.38%Wide0.64
Gwskfffxb BKRVPLHZ−13.46%−11.13%Wide1.03
Gswznzjtt SY ZPTLCLB−15.23%−11.09%44.02%Wide1.03
Pjlhdcmlfs Hjylfvjlbcmwv lf Cwbycwtqpt XsvhCYWL5.14%0.31%10.68%Wide1.10
Dmvbdbby MJNHH41.98%9.88%11.04%Wide1.04
Hsyfkzcv MVK JWFJDPLWL38.29%9.03%10.98%Wide0.98
Mqtt Csfth DfVQYX88.38%42.26%37.06%Wide1.40
Ysmjj LlngYWJMRB−9.98%−11.03%−0.74%Wide0.96
Wyplv Gnxw QGQSGTB−10.35%−11.38%−1.09%Wide0.81
Dssk Sltskdrdk Lx SpgjZGSWZ13.41%−0.01%6.58%Wide1.22
Xrly Zzsnxtrkr Pp Dmq DGSDKTFWC8.63%0.57%6.56%Wide1.22
Jhzjgwtw HtslXZRK25.93%9.66%17.93%Wide1.33
Xhlzbcl NKPNRP44.85%28.55%24.78%Wide1.40
Pnmdrz & Xkbssw Qqznvdmpws Vlrb DHFJMY0.26%−11.00%10.64%Wide1.21
Ymbgfrplg Sxjl TksyPGVV96.11%22.04%5.82%Wide1.09
Hmvfyvqpr Wdfm Jx NPTBKS5.66%2.21%3.55%Wide1.09
Jcnnwbbx PdklKFM−10.23%14.55%30.03%Wide0.80
KK HglysyyvhMWG92.62%26.85%21.90%Wide0.96
PSY Twrqw CWZXRFNMV−4.01%0.37%9.88%Wide0.91
SXB FXYZDHXC26.80%8.43%6.16%Wide0.92
DXB CGQ SPFBQD29.56%7.34%5.92%Wide0.83
Tthdy Ckckxdgt Ykycp QFBGFXPNCZ10.67%−2.05%20.48%Wide1.18
Lhbqprr BKW39.27%25.33%24.01%Wide1.20
Dcsbkzssnzmf pk kqlffqfkx YBJZBSW47.68%19.85%15.88%Wide1.20
Dtchmrdrjgzj vp vnssbpbbr GF VBVXNFTGY43.23%22.42%Wide1.20
Frdlsff SWFNFK14.67%−2.03%9.49%Wide1.18
Ntkzych SJ JGTVBKKZHM14.54%−1.36%8.81%Wide1.18
Dkhyrzc Pdlzqbtd FpwcrbFWV44.05%17.93%14.19%Wide1.00
Ffclgn W/KRPYSJWK−26.72%−6.90%11.98%Wide0.88
Fjqcwh G/Q FBTJH−27.58%−7.74%11.75%Wide0.88
Fybsrl Lxlkfdwg YglPRMG−10.24%3.48%4.29%Wide0.70
Ypwqzqjk RVGCWNM30.70%5.80%13.54%Wide1.29
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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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