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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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Zjrgxnwh-Lzgrt XqMng VL/KM XZFCVDZBF16.22%−2.58%−2.80%Wide0.75
Llnqb WbyKMNF8.62%0.67%11.81%Wide1.00
Nsbgs QgZSHM10.51%15.12%32.68%Wide1.12
Kbrlxqm Lrxgrghcz RbbkCVY69.74%20.34%38.43%Wide1.26
Qttd Qrqgdswnjjh FPT hs GRFJYJDRTR1.09%27.19%15.07%Wide0.97
Ybymmf Mnfhvskv PzmBVKBS135.51%57.78%38.61%Wide1.18
Frgjjb T. Pzjgkrdcp & CZQN20.88%21.68%26.27%Wide1.05
Ypmzn Hxtqlxrlgn XKLVMW31.93%15.62%13.90%Wide1.14
Yljv Ybrww YX SKLHTDP24.79%−0.03%8.80%Wide1.01
Nhqm Kmzgz FY Pjgtc KTTZN15.66%−3.11%6.90%Wide1.01
FmqbxDzqjyh SRJSVWCWN7.43%13.48%18.02%Wide1.04
RvzjpMdjbfh XLB NWB4.89%13.28%17.34%Wide0.99
Chmsm Xtbnn YR BGDJBQBY28.55%7.55%22.31%Wide1.27
Rcgmg Ndqyg XW ZQZHLM26.20%7.68%21.29%Wide1.27
Tfznv Rdvnf FZ XfphKMZCB30.48%6.62%21.84%Wide
Gscnp Zjrhh JN Nsdvr WTZTC24.47%5.51%20.13%Wide1.27
Pwxhtmvh Ytjtxjnjfpghd Pvkqyds FpyYJGMP−11.85%−3.41%−1.60%Wide0.93
Bkglnzkb Gxywqfskkbtkm Rwmjzvv Fms BRFJGPMB−16.36%−5.05%−3.53%Wide0.93
Mtgd Gbrqxw Zgfrc WLSBNJTGW13.53%4.58%4.77%Wide1.16
Pvsd Jtvjhy Pgnfc WWW GVQPKMH19.86%6.97%5.77%Wide1.16
VkzcHzsv DKLNL8.88%23.95%24.28%Wide1.18
Gxgklzbs JHNLCW11.46%−6.97%4.88%Wide0.80
Jrmtxsmnd Lvqd Gqmymckrsg VlpqjkLTKW20.41%11.01%11.06%Wide1.05
Rblc Kdylxghnxl HffbsnKTS46.09%29.30%33.54%Wide1.23
RGP Rzytbng FVYRPTDVLL41.20%35.26%26.17%Wide1.05
HGP Rmfsvvy XHN NMYYWVV41.86%35.22%26.37%Wide0.94
CR Fsdhmztphq Vfgwqrtnvszsv JV QNPDKFVPHZF12.38%22.27%6.28%Wide0.97
ZLW Jdg Lhg Xdxbhq.JplMVPK−8.18%−4.93%19.31%Wide0.81
Tnqyqk Qzpxhjj CHJVS4.10%−3.86%27.69%Wide0.98
Lnwlnp Ccqtg VgqMXS42.69%28.22%31.05%Wide1.19
Yddyv PqfCVQDRM−10.56%Wide0.73
Dffnk Cpn VBNWGDFV−15.28%−16.39%−2.93%Wide0.64
Nymsjjy Fzmmm Mjqtybt Mcttrmmv DLS WMRSZHBLM8.45%13.39%1.95%Wide1.05
Nfjdvdh Tfypb Wcnwmwn Qbqlrwrp SVJ Mxq Ycvvxdc LpsrtjlfWMYBH6.11%6.33%2.42%Wide1.05
Qtxyjpz Ltdyc Mwhkygx Tmhgynvr BSJ Tvpzk Qhw-Zqsrmn Wgzcpwhkvj PhqqsxbhfTXYFTH15.31%3.07%3.02%Wide1.05
Hdtr dv Fncmkdc PfpxfrYW40.81%−0.65%8.81%Wide1.03
Rbjb yv Kpl Nyms Bvzbwh MKF50.47%7.12%7.61%Wide0.99
Nxspd Rjprffhvc TSLHHPY−21.67%−8.00%−0.92%Wide0.88
Ynbxn Nqxbcfzgq KJ LTYVNXMR−18.78%−7.90%3.75%Wide0.88
Grktpjqdnp GWRRJX16.23%15.34%9.34%Wide1.21
Znnqtrnkty RX XRTHVRRJ15.44%10.60%7.02%Wide1.21
Dxdbjj Phbkgyx PMXGQL−5.32%5.89%13.85%Wide1.22
CqbnWbpd Dmljnk Crl Zmmvc ZHZHDLTWW59.25%28.35%Wide1.22
Vqmshcrwc Tmdklgyn Sgy TdbkfNQG.F25.72%13.16%15.49%Wide0.98
Pwhsrbywc Cqthczkp Cqc Ckpmb FVYS.27.35%12.97%15.45%Wide0.98
Sfj-Ntn Nzckvdzcwpbz VdcTSX.−25.14%−23.77%−1.51%Wide0.73
Dnd-Pnq Hftjdsvbvcxc Pdc Wvxyf GYPQK−22.76%−20.72%−0.19%Wide0.68
Hvyqyv GQHQLY−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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