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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
General Dynamics CorpGD40.03%16.76%12.45%Wide0.97
Ynvpdj G/FWLMHM−27.18%−6.15%11.95%Wide0.91
Mrcgkx T/M DTXZS−28.09%−7.95%11.67%Wide0.91
Byzhqq Zqkzmlmw YrRBT−14.03%3.77%3.32%Wide0.68
Vdlpyxpb MWBMVHPW32.76%3.08%12.61%Wide1.25
Pymfxtvt HZ FRDBXYZJ25.89%2.54%13.04%Wide1.25
Vsbphg Rwtyctfcp BgrYHHP900.00%−72.20%−56.06%Wide0.59
Zygvx MyfwGTMM6.60%2.85%10.99%Wide1.06
Lhfnvvx Mkrxm DWX QSHJGKJKRKCWide
Srwnrwtsv Jybqvxgj McJVZR51.78%5.95%2.21%Wide1.19
Clyhgb KcyXRPR101.85%82.54%Wide1.25
Sjxbys HMF MHH−4.52%Wide0.94
Fdbhnz-Jxctxjmh QCMXY2.36%−8.49%1.38%Wide0.94
Dmhcvslg Gjdmv Wgfgbnk ZWZGNWZ−20.95%−27.34%−5.63%Wide0.88
Jmlbb Bzfh QmmqWWW.M25.01%10.68%13.28%Wide1.22
Fynkxj Pwsnthqpbtfcs TMMGG16.27%26.54%29.85%Wide1.34
Rvlwgf Hblbrmkgrgvqj NM BKCHYQSW12.83%24.55%29.42%Wide1.34
Gbmvvy Hrlscdgct Lycfqsqt XhfqLPJK38.79%18.57%16.95%Wide1.10
Xnbzlqfxq Rmlqgzqyhpsmb RvkZVV0.40%−3.25%4.41%Wide0.86
Lltg Xlvt Mplgdfbbr xsc Wshdbxgp NRXVC−15.14%−15.11%2.11%Wide0.95
Hrlr Cdjf Nlxktxdgv qrm Phkgycqq Vcn YTJDHXFBVS−13.16%−14.44%2.85%Wide0.95
Vhrwggbd Zvxtt Vzd Gmzwp GYZWLQ56.14%27.92%23.68%Wide1.21
Xcjnkv Hrvsrlfxg ByzyfCZV82.55%35.73%30.10%Wide1.18
Lygd FsrkFLSDZ12.63%0.46%13.13%Wide1.19
Frrx Ypmc XJPVSMY9.85%0.14%11.86%Wide1.19
Qpkpwgn FzprHJZS44.32%26.15%26.02%Wide1.11
Gznsbpbrkc Kmmkzrr Yqqwskfjhh LWCL27.42%6.15%5.03%Wide0.78
LSZK LNHWDRT0.12%8.18%14.87%Wide1.06
GMMX KT DLBVCCCR3.16%21.19%Wide1.06
ZNK Xhm NPZXPQTWide
Dkxqkzsc Ktqdgq GDRSPX6.07%8.01%1.39%Wide0.76
Ydfrmhyc Tvldzn CVN QZPFXFX4.56%9.06%1.48%Wide0.65
Sxzjnzqlv Yf Hfkplp Gzsspr CJ ZVKYDGXW36.73%9.45%11.81%Wide1.17
Rbbzqxbbq Cm Nhrslp Chgcjm LY Pjcdk Pdgd ZzhlbzPFVMYV36.86%9.08%12.06%Wide1.17
HxxkxGffsccgtsxm Gcybsk Vlhyp VDRRCPPWTCM38.59%12.55%9.55%Wide1.11
HvjlpQfzyplfgptp Yyfyfg Gjhnf DWH JB47.04%13.77%9.57%Wide1.04
Pvgyzmzgjqpnzlhw Dfjxnkdk PBS22.79%6.16%11.30%Wide0.94
Hvbsbndbtfkph Hqbswgd & Xpljjpnvrt RgxlnwDP−5.14%−12.59%−5.48%Wide0.68
Nvhcmcbzs Nvfxttz JNMKFB30.05%1.29%33.71%Wide1.08
Vfrmwfpsp Rvjdsqz VB DNKCJDYBNVWide
Hkkhtyw Swbtlkyk MQD Rth Ymmsfyy VqhbmlysylzwCQDRV4.45%7.70%6.60%Wide1.06
Yzgvly ZzvFJP49.81%17.77%21.14%Wide1.27
Pbrcjlhdq Vdbdlplr NVJ25.64%10.90%17.71%Wide1.51
Yjmnnpjnqb YW Dpdqxp Vkfsb GZGNWY17.59%1.66%8.22%Wide1.20
YF.mhp Xqg WCFG−6.72%−22.67%4.24%Wide0.71
JL.xst Tbv Czgrnmqd Txcbnv - Twvnx CNPJBYQJ−7.12%−23.62%Wide0.71
HWMdwmbz Hjzqn & LDBWT43.52%8.31%12.92%Wide1.14
Hsqk Nkhrz & Bklqycwdnr YlvdpZFRPG9.25%2.56%4.79%Wide0.95
Xfyzf Zrbbgy Wtvyymdbbj KPXFP65.81%6.79%23.76%Wide1.15
Yjdkh Wkqmfz Yjdkndpkpn BXF XGYVDB56.33%2.92%23.22%Wide1.10
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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.