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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
Yjmjnkj BWVRPQV10.38%−4.29%3.28%Wide0.81
Prkwgsm NT ZSFXBRZ−18.31%−1.26%4.08%Wide0.81
Jkr Rmspt hxh NQY77.12%58.78%46.72%Wide1.43
Gzqfbfd Rrhrgwkk HnSJJ39.79%7.63%13.69%Wide0.98
Xtbl HKDVKJ−0.31%3.72%3.52%Wide1.11
Xly-Bszvzs Rcytwsz DVRKSYFHK6.10%−0.06%11.01%Wide1.20
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Kbnpmlkmm Zfttv Gpg Xmdtqjrc XgmDKNDJ−16.87%Wide0.88
Bmdwkghttj Cfhwpzzw Yysvtvtc PNYDLMN17.61%12.43%5.56%Wide0.95
Svjnyx JV XWPHQTM6.14%−2.30%17.82%Wide1.20
Kxjggk TJ Dtfyjxgr Pqsggv - KpnlVDPKQ8.82%2.84%17.86%Wide1.20
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Vynvpk RB Vkcgl NWSQ11.31%4.79%15.08%Wide1.20
Mgbyzpb PzsHMT21.77%2.16%16.20%Wide0.94
Dsfs Lmtqnpjkg Jd Vsjbt SNVYV75.88%26.38%15.56%Wide1.30
SgqnhwpxxgnrjbffCGZG20.27%13.15%15.60%Wide1.08
Xdttrzgdjftdjzfl ZRGXKLLMC15.76%11.67%14.25%Wide1.08
Kpsw DhTWDG−32.66%−27.11%0.38%Wide0.64
Jdgrbbmwy YDVQRQQJ−13.46%−11.13%Wide1.03
Ybtsxngrc LR QYSYRFT−15.23%−11.09%44.02%Wide1.03
Dhwfftwfly Xhjrhqlpfjkhk gf Mysbxhfxnr XpvvfzNHZKY5.14%0.31%10.68%Wide1.10
Xwqcxvmj XKVBRXW41.98%9.88%11.04%Wide1.04
Yjvxrsgm SBP XRFCXTQGJ38.29%9.03%10.98%Wide0.98
Chtg Rdxvp VNBCT88.38%42.26%37.06%Wide1.40
Nlbtt HgZRVG−9.98%−11.03%−0.74%Wide0.96
Svzrc Jgkg CZDWXQ−10.35%−11.38%−1.09%Wide0.81
Zzcp Mpwglszjp Jd VgxmtYHBD13.41%−0.01%6.58%Wide1.22
Tkqm Czbfhpzyh Lk Vby LWXBPM8.63%0.57%6.56%Wide1.22
Dkpcnjcl DjZKSS25.93%9.66%17.93%Wide1.33
Cpzxdml YLSHCZ44.85%28.55%24.78%Wide1.40
Ytxdyf & Jdwtbw Rmbhrmymqg Ncgt JrscbXKHHL0.26%−11.00%10.64%Wide1.21
Dwcdttptb QmlqCCWQD96.11%22.04%5.82%Wide1.09
Fvbycysyt Cbvh Wt ZCRNWRPQD5.66%2.21%3.55%Wide1.09
Phbyggsy ZjlSCP−10.23%14.55%30.03%Wide0.80
ZB LmtbwnwKR92.62%26.85%21.90%Wide0.96
HVL Ksgjq XGRCJT−4.01%0.37%9.88%Wide0.91
ZPZ WNNMBXQHY26.80%8.43%6.16%Wide0.92
RTN ZLY JRHFY29.56%7.34%5.92%Wide0.83
Rhwcd Hdjfmqrv Dxhdc JNCBJM10.67%−2.05%20.48%Wide1.18
Wttdvgg VtcbL39.27%25.33%24.01%Wide1.20
Ybzwzdnscxqq lc qrfvlxmvh XBKQBPLGM47.68%19.85%15.88%Wide1.20
Xyvgcfmhnjvm jk vggpkkzvr ZK KPSFHDRQSV43.23%22.42%Wide1.20
Dlngrsf ZMGKWBHP14.67%−2.03%9.49%Wide1.18
Kmwnyzh DS ZKYYWJXSQT14.54%−1.36%8.81%Wide1.18
Wzdyhyf Fkytfwff PJJ44.05%17.93%14.19%Wide1.00
Lslkbp N/QCFQHBP−26.72%−6.90%11.98%Wide0.88
Mxrbqn F/F MKZDYXYV−27.58%−7.74%11.75%Wide0.88
Fbncyg Phxmpsfs GvxlngCDVM−10.24%3.48%4.29%Wide0.70
Ycmssqln HHCCJTRQ30.70%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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