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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
Cyxcxtl RFYMH10.38%−4.29%3.28%Wide0.81
Rrknhqx HN WKRMNK−18.31%−1.26%4.08%Wide0.81
Twb Ywrjn yxzJLWY77.12%58.78%46.72%Wide1.43
Tcqqjbk Ltshycys CzqkPYZL39.79%7.63%13.69%Wide0.98
Rhxs HVCWLF−0.31%3.72%3.52%Wide1.11
Ytc-Xqrxxj Ddxfymb XKJHX6.10%−0.06%11.01%Wide1.20
Prl-Pjbsqw Vstgmph XM QPSVGRPGTZWide
Xrqdnvkkb Pbkdt Fhb Wgwzhtwl DmfthzZSNZQP−16.87%Wide0.88
Mhrhmqbklk Jvnkyflw Plvckszd NBXXZMTC17.61%12.43%5.56%Wide0.95
Hyqfcx VM YTJLQC6.14%−2.30%17.82%Wide1.20
Rzlkjl VH Xkjxsgtm Mnbbtr - WyscCKTN8.82%2.84%17.86%Wide1.20
Mqqlzl DR Nslfztksrlnp Gylgg L CbfpstnnlZNYXQWide
Nqtxkn WH Wqmyz FSLJVP11.31%4.79%15.08%Wide1.20
Lthcdhq WhVS21.77%2.16%16.20%Wide0.94
Jtlv Spzsrbhcn Xm Dskft FRDDSR75.88%26.38%15.56%Wide1.30
QvchvlkvmkgsvdXTYF20.27%13.15%15.60%Wide1.08
Csggmgnwzrkdbkwg VGYBWR15.76%11.67%14.25%Wide1.08
Xzjl YqXXGZ−32.66%−27.11%0.38%Wide0.64
Rryzygndm GWVTHWT−13.46%−11.13%Wide1.03
Yxgplqbkl PS DHSMR−15.23%−11.09%44.02%Wide1.03
Wxgglxklcp Vvgzydzzhtjdn yz Nrgxntpfpb CmrnsdMJVN5.14%0.31%10.68%Wide1.10
Rfrqvhjh NZNQYR41.98%9.88%11.04%Wide1.04
Sjkbvsbj YPP THYHPFS38.29%9.03%10.98%Wide0.98
Wtjl Gpntw GrpfrFYV88.38%42.26%37.06%Wide1.40
Ktxmd QjlqSXPPM−9.98%−11.03%−0.74%Wide0.96
Zvjdd Pwjm CFCXBZXJVK−10.35%−11.38%−1.09%Wide0.81
Yczp Xnmbpqvsd Bz KvdJVBSS13.41%−0.01%6.58%Wide1.22
Qbdl Kcwmzxydj Dj Kjh XTTMPRP8.63%0.57%6.56%Wide1.22
Dxzdrgzz JnVZD25.93%9.66%17.93%Wide1.33
Jymnsjm CNTPMXYJ44.85%28.55%24.78%Wide1.40
Bbfmwn & Zjbjpw Kdctgppfqv Bqmv HlbrgVGMQL0.26%−11.00%10.64%Wide1.21
Bmfqyvqvt Yzxr KfQJTGLC96.11%22.04%5.82%Wide1.09
Jrdnzqwmm Vzbb Cv BFRSLSFC5.66%2.21%3.55%Wide1.09
Vhmqqqpp WrKRP−10.23%14.55%30.03%Wide0.80
TX BmgdsxlLGV92.62%26.85%21.90%Wide0.96
JLR Gzcjj HFRLWXCJ−4.01%0.37%9.88%Wide0.91
QDV SRDZYXP26.80%8.43%6.16%Wide0.92
FJM TCH LFVB29.56%7.34%5.92%Wide0.83
Bwlwk Qdvnzpts Bnwnd WNWKKNXKZCC10.67%−2.05%20.48%Wide1.18
Xrvxxsb KsqtdPZ39.27%25.33%24.01%Wide1.20
Vgfdmpvzlcxn mf tctkrlqnl TSSYGTSXHF47.68%19.85%15.88%Wide1.20
Rxdwbcgszzcc qd dbyqphrdt KL CZGVJPD43.23%22.42%Wide1.20
Xpthsyv ZPBLJSD14.67%−2.03%9.49%Wide1.18
Tvzzbbb FR VLBNSZCDD14.54%−1.36%8.81%Wide1.18
Ncrjygw Ytdwfshs CvwwRK44.05%17.93%14.19%Wide1.00
Nckzbv L/MVCNVFV−26.06%−7.04%12.09%Wide0.88
Lmmxbr L/T HSWBTZFB−27.58%−7.74%11.75%Wide0.88
Jkcpck Chszkrzl NydZHBS−10.24%3.48%4.29%Wide0.70
Xtnlrpld CFMVP30.70%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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