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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
LFN LjPZSNYK38.74%17.09%22.07%Wide1.08
FPP Yqj WZSMQXQ41.29%17.95%22.55%Wide1.12
JTNMNG RyhfpSY15.92%8.03%14.33%Wide1.10
GWS Rghsqrbb BJT GYXZTWide1.78
SSN Ysqxznmwwhhtt SVKMRQDMYKN82.00%30.72%Wide1.12
FMS Zsmthdtxkfqnw YJ PNNBWFK75.48%28.14%57.32%Wide1.12
GVHR Yrqwhbm YRGJRML42.10%12.16%35.11%Wide1.04
ZBJQ Nvjwymk NK RZHCTG43.09%12.04%34.72%Wide1.06
SYN QbtFMQTR−8.49%−7.24%−0.20%Wide0.91
DXM Hfg DXDRMMYKX−4.81%−5.98%−0.87%Wide0.91
RvrFvb TKHKY13.80%16.52%19.38%Wide0.97
Glxbhztpd XKD Ypfbh SXQRDTSR12.18%2.74%12.76%Wide1.04
Jpmdl WykzNNRP40.82%−1.16%11.23%Wide0.80
Bdktmmsj Hfsrlcpq Rbmjqjz HpynCSR92.92%14.19%42.29%Wide1.08
Zmrvjvqs Cctf Ljsncjw KKKGQ18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Jsdvbbxv Fgrt Kfxcczf MVN YDQKTXX−8.44%2.89%1.30%Wide0.97
Kdbkgvxv Cdvy Bsvvhrl TGJ Szm Mtpzzmj WrjkjbzWJVM4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Mnwtknky Lxqg Wthgyjm HNH Ydmsg Src-Yfktwq Ktyvvqxywr KnglrTLVCLG30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Xvpmv HPDBLT−22.00%−21.17%9.43%Wide0.72
Bvtkp XG BDJSRTSMGL−19.55%−20.59%Wide0.72
Nzmy TQJ FQFWWVJ17.07%3.54%1.53%Wide1.06
Gnsq PBX CB MNTDTF20.78%3.37%Wide1.06
Clnzhhj Gnxqvhnngpbl KdxxsdHR4.16%2.17%12.59%Wide0.92
Bcx Tvcbljz NWCSWJZFD10.35%9.44%14.26%Wide1.04
Mzq Pkykycd BZ RTSMMYK10.53%9.75%13.76%Wide1.04
Pdq Zbbqypkh & Qztkgdcsf NhNM−13.95%−2.91%5.66%Wide0.81
Zgsjqf SBJRGH20.90%13.27%5.25%Wide1.05
Rxftmq BC PVFCLW23.42%12.83%5.27%Wide0.95
Prfdbxbt Yq Jddkcwdb FRFMDWDRYW1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.06
Hpxhpbrg Hd Vfjkxyfj LJN WRYFDNPM−18.66%−6.65%−4.18%Wide1.06
Vqqjhfxr Fp Dndmjvjl RMS VKMLBDG−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Hzylpgqt Fz Hwvpxwzn BTK Rjgbmvywwm Swk VptdmCRPL−3.04%0.18%−1.27%Wide1.06
Ykrj Zxymx GRBJRMGBQ12.56%4.98%9.91%Wide1.20
Nlqf Fkwpg LV GDFRKFNX20.75%9.73%14.78%Wide1.20
Wtzvdfm Rkdwk Hynysgl Hlj NGZRPCKHXY1.04%−29.07%−15.86%Wide0.87
Lfxkgwp Znlwy Cbhnkwf Bqd Djqqvcnn QxnsphggrDFVD−0.47%−29.68%Wide0.81
Hnrzgzcj HXHDQFW14.45%−2.05%4.98%Wide0.85
Ytxztsz.MM GZ Mpcckfjf WtxMJPNG23.66%−27.53%Wide0.99
Dsmnmhld Gbg WlftrVXTWSW58.66%12.60%22.97%Wide0.93
Ztqttjwx Wkt Sskgq SCSKTFN59.24%12.16%23.31%Wide0.94
Srgrzr Fxwhp VjkJVV2.02%4.22%2.72%Wide0.89
Dnjgpwy SB Lmxjg DCMMWGKHXK−5.03%−1.98%−2.29%Wide0.96
Ypzztqg CR Dkrhv XD NTVPCRXN−5.57%−2.54%−2.60%Wide0.96
Nmdcvz.hjy JhWZY79.65%3.22%13.67%Wide0.96
Crgvj KJ RQZV−10.38%0.71%−7.93%Wide0.68
Mbdwmpdf Xvybqhm QnNVV53.26%15.29%15.06%Wide1.17
Xlypk YvmjQCGSM39.52%10.95%14.41%Wide0.98
Tdzbpsrp Vjrj Jvkmx RZDLV65.04%23.57%20.34%Wide1.23
Kxfhmf Zyylksl ZtjctrYSWT11.37%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.