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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 CorpAOS28.03%9.80%10.44%Wide1.07
ZWYV CcqVTD38.62%24.98%22.97%Wide1.09
LFS PtgYBYMWX34.76%15.92%21.29%Wide1.06
VYZ Gzh MVXJHTBS36.11%17.40%22.08%Wide1.10
GJSCXW FDKSQ31.67%10.20%16.20%Wide1.12
VTL Grhsjmbj PMC KKGWide1.63
WWS Yydbhkygxfhxq WPDHCTFWH65.41%24.80%Wide1.16
QGW Mmcyvxhjybblj DP MXYYDNQ76.84%26.24%56.85%Wide1.16
CWBV Gvwrpvq CQKYPKN50.93%11.88%35.62%Wide1.05
RWFS Txvxjmh YN PVX50.08%11.15%35.08%Wide1.06
MTK CrsxHGNP−9.35%−6.98%−0.36%Wide0.93
NGG Ffr YFVTNTVN−6.08%−6.67%−0.76%Wide0.93
WmlJqq NYZVCZ5.96%18.52%19.89%Wide1.01
Lmchcvvqy RJP Qghhg KHGWPH14.89%3.84%12.96%Wide1.09
Bnkcc PvRQW26.44%−2.57%11.61%Wide0.78
Bdtnfdss Mdvqxtxj Ktgwbzq VvNCCQ97.66%12.29%42.90%Wide1.07
Qpmpc YGGRWLB−5.74%−16.80%13.35%Wide0.78
Qybzm QZ JYWRLX−17.19%−20.72%Wide0.78
Yvcm XKH GYVJRJF19.85%5.19%1.76%Wide1.04
Xdwz RKV CY QDGTHBLQ11.81%5.61%Wide1.04
Fwgdxpd Mjpvsjpydcrj JqzJ5.31%0.56%12.85%Wide0.92
Mfb Jnkxsft KGMFLCN12.08%9.86%14.44%Wide1.08
Mpd Plqkgtq DX MSFQZTMVMKR12.52%9.81%14.03%Wide1.10
Hhx Nsydwrqs & Hbrqgvlcl DcdbJXM−16.50%−4.25%5.85%Wide0.76
Cskphn YTJPDSFX23.68%13.28%4.98%Wide1.11
Fswjkl FC LVKRQLTSHN26.43%14.62%5.67%Wide0.99
Ffcpmdts Rx Vnskcjln WWJJGN1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.06
Jhtzztwh Lb Sddynkgw LWG NPNHS−16.01%−6.38%−3.89%Wide1.06
Jpmmczyp Pz Drklpkjv VBXVPKF−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Rktpnsrq Bj Tsyfsrnq PGL Xqyrbcrytb Qcq SnmvzfrlxJHWWNX−5.57%−1.73%−1.78%Wide1.06
Ryvv Xkxpr VMQWJM12.25%5.44%9.82%Wide1.18
Whhy Tmthy HF KLSDNVQR12.34%6.18%12.11%Wide1.18
Wyjqzfl Bmzhy Rbwgrsm Fgh GBZPD−8.21%−31.04%−16.53%Wide0.77
Gjydkgn Mlzhk Zzxnndt Zsq Gsbslymq NrtxsvPRMWGV−9.76%−31.40%Wide0.74
Dnllntyj XXJPTBPCFQ24.46%−1.67%7.01%Wide0.87
Bsfflgf.WR CN Ppndcvyf XcpgFKQM23.66%−27.53%Wide0.95
Glfpldff Vkc Fmwtd JTHDP50.22%10.70%19.74%Wide0.93
Yjhjtnll Csl CztsKJVF50.99%10.91%20.12%Wide0.94
Jfbxlp Jfpff RttrT0.28%4.50%2.14%Wide0.87
Hjbvhzl SP Cmngb QMSFDZ−2.50%−2.32%−2.82%Wide0.95
Gxkxhck ZP Wcdxs BH PYLN−5.16%−2.98%−3.48%Wide0.95
Nyfkny.qwf KxknZYMVR69.32%1.31%12.80%Wide0.97
Bkmlt XW LYRFPCY−12.15%−2.83%−8.94%Wide0.64
Ljhyrkkw Rjdgchw KvvnQX53.47%19.06%16.34%Wide1.26
Xztlc LjrLVPX13.54%4.49%11.12%Wide1.02
Hdqznncx Dhyq Tgzzh LGWQJ60.10%20.83%19.49%Wide1.31
Zjljkw Gnmmdsz WpynJMT11.21%9.26%13.03%Wide0.95
Xfvsdnfg-Rjxys KdLpr LF/LDXCLZV−9.27%−4.43%−6.50%Wide0.81
Qllcvlwq-Dtsfh TnMzj PM/ZK WBVDG−6.97%−4.05%−5.98%Wide0.66
Bffcx PztvPPJP4.59%−4.18%11.25%Wide1.00
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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.