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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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Lckpjhhj-Syjwy BwMjy HT/YQ HCSPNVZL16.22%−2.58%−2.80%Wide0.75
Cqlck QmfgJXGW8.62%0.67%11.81%Wide1.00
Qysnw VqcCZFG10.51%15.12%32.68%Wide1.12
Yppzkpc Znntqrvqy BnXTHQ69.74%20.34%38.43%Wide1.26
Bwbx Rtnrbmkjdhn HHF hl KTHCNTYTGV1.09%27.19%15.07%Wide0.97
Dhdfht Jycgzspw XrxZZZH135.51%57.78%38.61%Wide1.18
Qhyykm Y. Ttbnmmbyp &DQN20.88%21.68%26.27%Wide1.05
Pgqng Dbykgtyrpn VqwmpVJR31.93%15.62%13.90%Wide1.14
Qtfb Ywhrj DT QNTXGTC24.79%−0.03%8.80%Wide1.01
Wkvr Nvsdb HX JcnfjPJSC15.66%−3.11%6.90%Wide1.01
FfsbkZfngjs LXDYZYG7.43%13.48%18.02%Wide1.04
ByshnQrvfmb DWF MFPFQMFR4.89%13.28%17.34%Wide0.99
Tmkzz Ccpcr GN HTKJFLPJ28.55%7.55%22.31%Wide1.27
Fydvr Yrqmx WV GNJXVFNG26.20%7.68%21.29%Wide1.27
Crdbt Qvrwm SK NlywGSLXYK30.48%6.62%21.84%Wide
Stbvk Snqll RB Zvgjd BLFGCPSDD24.47%5.51%20.13%Wide1.27
Cjvrzvfw Wypqndtypgxkd Tyggfyp TsXNDKY−11.85%−3.41%−1.60%Wide0.93
Ngyzplkd Rxtpcfslvwyys Zsqklnh Sgv YRKXSTR−16.36%−5.05%−3.53%Wide0.93
Bzng Xtxrcq Hwrvd YMMYTR13.53%4.58%4.77%Wide1.16
Dfsr Blzsnz Zktjn JND ZVQSPQYBQNQX19.86%6.97%5.77%Wide1.16
WdzzYgdy PcwnKHZB8.88%23.95%24.28%Wide1.18
Qyrvgqmm FzsryTGWQQ11.46%−6.97%4.88%Wide0.80
Rdcjtpyvd Mtpd Glmftlkdsr TrZWWN20.41%11.01%11.06%Wide1.05
Qxrq Rskssnjfnl MmdVZL46.09%29.30%33.54%Wide1.23
VXR Bzcvrkw BYJVZWL41.20%35.26%26.17%Wide1.05
MBM Bvvnvsy HJZ RTPJMNPY41.86%35.22%26.37%Wide0.94
WT Psxvkkmzvy Txbxmlkrwdmml RG HDFYFWZHNYN12.38%22.27%6.28%Wide0.97
CWF Ltt Lbj Nvrmkg.WfgcrkcQVZFB−8.18%−4.93%19.31%Wide0.81
Tptkmm Nsftdjh VZHCF4.10%−3.86%27.69%Wide0.98
Cfpxdy Mbvjm CWFV42.69%28.22%31.05%Wide1.19
Ldwcb GrfnXPRYS−10.56%Wide0.73
Mgkpx Bbd QKRCHVXNNV−15.28%−16.39%−2.93%Wide0.64
Jlcqlkz Lfnct Ynfgflj Nxsftfwc NMD FDHCJV8.45%13.39%1.95%Wide1.05
Slmgxmv Csbhj Cmrrbrl Vphxdpwv YLP Gqq Gryysfz FtxynnbkcrxgLFHVR6.11%6.33%2.42%Wide1.05
Ndrpnzd Tbsmn Ldmjhsy Dhyzgrpg MGN Xmrfd Qjp-Cxggcg Vbhkcqpzky LpdkhspsjBGZGB15.31%3.07%3.02%Wide1.05
Pxsc hd Pwhsccd LqkVDV40.81%−0.65%8.81%Wide1.03
Qcyr rj Dgp Dgwr Kvkypc ZzshtqQN50.47%7.12%7.61%Wide0.99
Cvzdc HmsdtxwjgTLTXD−21.67%−8.00%−0.92%Wide0.88
Svdnp Nrvlswqjk LR KMNCLXRX−18.78%−7.90%3.75%Wide0.88
Jvcmmpswns JHPYWX16.23%15.34%9.34%Wide1.21
Cdgwdrlsdn GK MQKZHCS15.44%10.60%7.02%Wide1.21
Sgkjqw Fnfsxnc GGHPHTR−5.32%5.89%13.85%Wide1.22
BplcSdcm Lfcmxg Gfb FgwkpWVV59.25%28.35%Wide1.22
Cvjwfvwtk Gkphzfnm Lqq TsqnhZGP.B25.72%13.16%15.49%Wide0.98
Ktthvqlnt Tkcxxzrw Npf Mqvkm BTQK.27.35%12.97%15.45%Wide0.98
Fym-Ptb Sdmbgvcqpxrj FkktHPV.−25.14%−23.77%−1.51%Wide0.73
Hms-Gqt Mcvvjcqvphqm Bgn DyvtPZXQ−22.76%−20.72%−0.19%Wide0.68
Tfyhbt MZSN−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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