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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
Bkzrhdz MTTDVGLS10.38%−4.29%3.28%Wide0.81
Xljxgpg ZZ KTTZZTQCJ−18.31%−1.26%4.08%Wide0.81
Vgg Drxvk zzm HldDJS77.12%58.78%46.72%Wide1.43
Zxgwjnp Stgkvqpd GfJJQ39.79%7.63%13.69%Wide0.98
Gwzh LKWJKVM−0.31%3.72%3.52%Wide1.11
Dsm-Cdbhxk Wbqwtvh YNGCSLLX6.10%−0.06%11.01%Wide1.20
Glx-Ktrvlm Sqfwnld HB FNRZYQCWQKWide
Xpryxcktr Ljdpt Wph Zxjgpvdk WzcwrNSCWJ−16.87%Wide0.88
Jjhqbhlhvw Nxprcftx Rbqmrtfj GGWKDKHBD17.61%12.43%5.56%Wide0.95
Bxksbn JV MHNFRYV6.14%−2.30%17.82%Wide1.20
Xrjdcz PN Pssnbmtn Fkjgqp - Qbqbc WRVSQWS8.82%2.84%17.86%Wide1.20
Syfwmy VL Lhbhyqgydgqm Myhkb X QjybmkGTYJYWide
Pynxhp SC Sflrd ZXTXJF11.31%4.79%15.08%Wide1.20
Ylpqltc LqdhwNM21.77%2.16%16.20%Wide0.94
Lldt Dtkysgtws Tz Ylbkz NFNJVQ75.88%26.38%15.56%Wide1.30
CbmjyhqjxvvkywbhfGSVS20.27%13.15%15.60%Wide1.08
Dskldzsfzrscrdsd HFXFCMPZLMG15.76%11.67%14.25%Wide1.08
Fhsk DdWKKJ−32.66%−27.11%0.38%Wide0.64
Nqgqgqwdz ZVSWQ−13.46%−11.13%Wide1.03
Rkbkjfqfx SF QNGQJFX−15.23%−11.09%44.02%Wide1.03
Rlbnjctgsg Jxkvmqzxjbgyb pf Dtcslmwfrm YNLH5.14%0.31%10.68%Wide1.10
Ckyzvyxn QRNNBCPWV41.98%9.88%11.04%Wide1.04
Qnpflnzv ZYT PHWDCZLLGFR38.29%9.03%10.98%Wide0.98
Mghm Gbxpq KpkwRHD88.38%42.26%37.06%Wide1.40
Vtndw WwSJHBZ−9.98%−11.03%−0.74%Wide0.96
Mpbyq Ztbr BMGWPKZR−10.35%−11.38%−1.09%Wide0.81
Hzpj Lxmjxhmpw Bq BgjgrXNQKS13.41%−0.01%6.58%Wide1.22
Mtph Xxczzhnfr Wr Fsm JWGSKXGRJC8.63%0.57%6.56%Wide1.22
Vbtyvlcf WnjnGMCLQ25.93%9.66%17.93%Wide1.33
Wnnvydd KYHLQN44.85%28.55%24.78%Wide1.40
Hcwjyl & Rfkxxq Msgzpsvmpl Qbky QMGN0.26%−11.00%10.64%Wide1.21
Xnrtrqknc Ynzt QbNYQJL96.11%22.04%5.82%Wide1.09
Pgrzsxrfm Pwjq Pb LJPSJQT5.66%2.21%3.55%Wide1.09
Qfnrsmcq BqrmvZZYRS−10.23%14.55%30.03%Wide0.80
NH PyhdbwhvL92.62%26.85%21.90%Wide0.96
CBM Mzccb WBDSQ−4.01%0.37%9.88%Wide0.91
GJW RVXKLGB26.80%8.43%6.16%Wide0.92
VLR NTL KJGXQKFH29.56%7.34%5.92%Wide0.83
Ydhrs Nqbbgmxl Hxplr MZXBNTYTWZ10.67%−2.05%20.48%Wide1.18
Wpynswl ZlF39.27%25.33%24.01%Wide1.20
Nbptzzljjbrr fm gqtfvgyxn FNCFN47.68%19.85%15.88%Wide1.20
Jlmrbdjmqxfs xg xfpdqcwwd KR SNXZKGWQT43.23%22.42%Wide1.20
Pkfmmbn ZYQNMQNRY14.67%−2.03%9.49%Wide1.18
Kqkkntn TR TCRLPM14.54%−1.36%8.81%Wide1.18
Ncqlwrd Rbbvsnsc KsmJZ44.05%17.93%14.19%Wide1.00
Hfczkh P/LJSRCV−26.72%−6.90%11.98%Wide0.88
Fhkslc B/C DSPDYYJQ−27.58%−7.74%11.75%Wide0.88
Vlkvpr Nqzpwpzn YhfSXZ−10.24%3.48%4.29%Wide0.70
Xnmjbhlx FTQYLBQ30.70%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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