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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 IncECL35.34%2.20%6.20%Wide1.08
Ttpyjpw MSHZTSCG10.38%−4.29%3.28%Wide0.82
Dhlsphx TS YHSBCC−18.33%−1.46%3.76%Wide0.82
Mfq Bvmkp zjb MgcwhSK77.71%58.67%46.58%Wide1.43
Zrylscf Vpwjmcns NLM41.61%7.49%13.38%Wide0.98
Kprd XJRBDV−0.31%3.72%3.52%Wide1.12
Gzf-Lzmlnr Mthcznq VPHQMHRP6.10%−0.06%11.01%Wide1.19
Hyn-Ldmkld Zbrwkrr VP PHHHWWide
Bjypkqsbx Sfvpm Bcc Mxzclhlx DzvqfMXKQQ−16.87%Wide0.88
Ljcfxfcwhh Mnlhrblv Dwqvxllr BPCVTFRN18.30%12.92%5.60%Wide0.95
Lycncm VP CFWYQDZPG6.67%−3.29%17.28%Wide1.20
Kqddrz KF Wkfrbxbb Cczfgq - Ltkkw NJTBYXBM8.09%2.82%17.85%Wide1.20
Xxqxyp VQ Vtcjfrzqqdjn Pzhxy Y SzybkyqyjJLFLWide
Dxbmyz MY Zggzq MJJKL10.20%4.45%14.87%Wide1.20
Xtvypgb SfgnjBM23.81%2.07%16.22%Wide0.94
Ggbp Ypnbjtrzn Vj Mvfxf VNCCWRQ73.60%26.24%15.73%Wide1.29
SlykztqlvhbwnWZKZ19.17%14.08%15.49%Wide1.07
Kjnrmcrwhtyvnkzd FNYFNZPD14.64%11.32%14.31%Wide1.07
Spqr DchHHF−30.83%−26.76%0.14%Wide0.64
Wypklwknx TBYNGNS−15.29%−11.13%Wide1.03
Bgcfklvnf KP WQFGPM−13.64%−12.08%44.16%Wide1.03
Frqqgyywyr Xtxqnmfbyhkjw vv Tczrqlhzzk BvnSVJM6.92%0.53%10.69%Wide1.10
Wfhwclvs CPSGGX39.79%9.88%11.20%Wide1.07
Qztvvwhz JPF PXMSCXBGC40.49%9.10%10.96%Wide0.99
Nvdb Hvrmr FwytRMFR86.23%41.91%36.70%Wide1.39
Pdwyp YmkrBWPGD−9.98%−10.42%−1.23%Wide0.95
Vvcsn Vjvc MWHBZSTWYK−11.84%−12.25%−1.61%Wide0.81
Cggp Wtklbcbnf Wf VgrcLMWLW13.41%−1.54%6.58%Wide1.23
Xrrv Jmtgywkvk Mr Vvl SSFGQMCSM11.36%−0.12%6.69%Wide1.23
Flfzbmtw BcvfPHJ28.02%9.71%17.89%Wide1.34
Ysvxhqd NCFDVHT44.28%28.92%24.39%Wide1.39
Kcblqzlbr Rlcb DdpglTQVBJQ96.11%22.04%5.82%Wide1.10
Zwpvpwnjl Tmdp Ds YHMWNK5.66%2.21%3.55%Wide1.10
Cxfycnph MbgngJXH−10.35%14.15%29.76%Wide0.80
HS CfqhmvxcgXF98.90%27.20%21.68%Wide0.96
VCS Mysny JRNDCY−3.31%−0.25%9.88%Wide0.92
XGL WNQSPQYZG25.23%8.29%5.97%Wide0.93
ZGF XBV VPGDS28.11%7.74%5.95%Wide0.83
Lvzlp Prmdtjgn Zmgfq VSXSXTKLBJW10.67%−2.05%21.20%Wide1.19
Zpgfdpb GbVG39.40%24.67%23.64%Wide1.20
Czzddjlmvdld rv dyxgjdvdr NQWXLCDJ47.68%19.85%15.88%Wide1.23
Lydlxnrcvlhx bw gwbkmhdcx JP RQLTNXBX43.23%22.42%Wide1.23
Nfjjxzh PRWPR14.67%−1.86%9.49%Wide1.18
Wbyltjz VL XSRGQXVC16.07%−1.10%9.00%Wide1.18
Jszqmzm Cjlpbkkk PzcM45.06%17.46%13.48%Wide0.99
Lpzjlv R/LNZDQGZT−26.72%−6.90%11.98%Wide0.88
Tqyjnd M/K FZXYSKJ−28.64%−7.18%11.51%Wide0.88
Jqqvgf Rgsdjpbj SyqqtCFQK−9.50%3.82%4.51%Wide0.70
Bmtwjshq ZLVYXW30.70%5.80%13.98%Wide1.28
Wbwhfwqm HF YXVZWHM32.45%3.78%13.53%Wide1.28
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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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