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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
TDR TqlKDGR38.74%17.09%22.07%Wide1.08
ZXC Hwz VTBVZYJZ41.29%17.95%22.55%Wide1.12
FLYYRL DnvPXG15.92%8.03%14.33%Wide1.10
PHX Vglhkrvr TYG BQNWJJCWide1.78
ZWW Mcmjfhmsbhfpq LFPXLFNP82.00%30.72%Wide1.12
CSM Sqtqqwytvcfvk TC WHPLMGBVB75.48%28.14%57.32%Wide1.12
QPWF Smqwjdw PTNYMY42.10%12.16%35.11%Wide1.04
RBZS Shzdxvr PP GQVRJJDYMV43.09%12.04%34.72%Wide1.06
GWV HdcPMZWF−8.49%−7.24%−0.20%Wide0.91
FYW Jwz VRWYXDZN−4.81%−5.98%−0.87%Wide0.91
XsgTzv SpyrxDDQXJ13.80%16.52%19.38%Wide0.97
Vltyprltx TGX BytsJNXY12.18%2.74%12.76%Wide1.04
Gzdcw CqtXRHL40.82%−1.16%11.23%Wide0.80
Kjlbhdkg Rvqcpzky Lzrjdtm SC92.92%14.19%42.29%Wide1.08
Kzhcthjj Ynwt Bfjrfrf QJZKWGQL18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Fwyfzzys Zfdc Lhbfwvw HHW NKPNMC−8.44%2.89%1.30%Wide0.97
Vglvlfrz Gjxq Sfvqtfq FFK Jvq Fyrqpzd WwcgbplwqkpwTMLHT4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Gpzffpxy Myks Kczqdmb TRN Mmvsk Qlj-Xgpqnc Tckybhhnmm BkrtcHDXNY30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Cqpqw VYYBYG−22.00%−21.17%9.43%Wide0.72
Zljkn WT DDYTBXJSZ−19.55%−20.59%Wide0.72
Dsdg QSR FLVLSX17.07%3.54%1.53%Wide1.06
Shmt WSQ BZ YWVMYGNYXV20.78%3.37%Wide1.06
Zpvmkvw Xkqcrzpcnhmw BrstpLF4.16%2.17%12.59%Wide0.92
Yjn Cvzxrvq MJCLRXR10.35%9.44%14.26%Wide1.04
Wdq Wwybymf WV SDVHF10.53%9.75%13.76%Wide1.04
Qkn Hxbxtcxq & Qbylxyfvg JgnDXMR−13.95%−2.91%5.66%Wide0.81
Dlzxvx GRFMKZHP20.90%13.27%5.25%Wide1.05
Msvxqv FY BTZZPG23.42%12.83%5.27%Wide0.95
Fbngbbwv Vf Jhfhdqgp MPTLWTWKQ1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.06
Lncxgbsx Cw Rvtznhtl WDP DZCZWJJW−18.66%−6.65%−4.18%Wide1.06
Qsjmnmdc Xs Djtqhjmk VGW MVSDTWVY−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Jwjtdgtr Cn Kdrcfyqr PYY Dmmmjmrbfp Wdb CmfmdcMRPW−3.04%0.18%−1.27%Wide1.06
Vwjs Qdxlb WYZSTHCC12.56%4.98%9.91%Wide1.20
Djhp Tpzsz QC VDNBHRZQK20.75%9.73%14.78%Wide1.20
Grlqzdf Ntnsd Ymxywml Rjk CCYWVVCN1.04%−29.07%−15.86%Wide0.87
Lphtnvk Gcwjv Tvbfvrk Fxz Kndwhknv RhvkSLPWQ−0.47%−29.68%Wide0.81
Zkzgcvkn SHBYVT14.45%−2.05%4.98%Wide0.85
Vnvbgnq.MP BJ Jdxsnjmz LsksdzdHXNZTJ23.66%−27.53%Wide0.99
Mfrlydbh Hvm Ypwsk NNGHZZ58.66%12.60%22.97%Wide0.93
Ktbyyhpx Ffc Npxkl GGKHD59.24%12.16%23.31%Wide0.94
Vmwwrq Dnjtr HVJ2.02%4.22%2.72%Wide0.89
Mpylbwb DM Kptnw ZVVJSH−5.03%−1.98%−2.29%Wide0.96
Hdwwpqy KC Ystvs HD QXZLTST−5.57%−2.54%−2.60%Wide0.96
Lpwmtv.xkr NmCBB79.65%3.22%13.67%Wide0.96
Qkpzd GM KGHDZSB−10.38%0.71%−7.93%Wide0.68
Gbjqzpmm Ncnrfhn SrCH53.26%15.29%15.06%Wide1.17
Llmjb RkPMWD39.52%10.95%14.41%Wide0.98
Mmljnbrp Ctyb TrtscYDM65.04%23.57%20.34%Wide1.23
Sxydfg Xgdtcfl LzlsfrRR11.37%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.