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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 CorpAOS26.61%7.57%12.84%Wide1.13
BDR TfrZKPC42.19%16.52%24.05%Wide1.10
PPJ Shm ZXGZFXTWM45.34%18.77%24.67%Wide1.17
WYXQBV VNCZ18.77%8.18%15.37%Wide1.12
VZB Zdlyjqyj FDT TFYWide1.91
PWJ Hsxdmxzztprwn BXBTRBNMNGX80.32%29.30%Wide1.16
FDY Kvtgwycrlpbby WB FGTDZFWTKXZ78.73%29.04%58.45%Wide1.16
QCVP Flkmpgv SVNMF46.42%14.52%37.59%Wide1.06
DSNX Kspgldb JC RHSLYJM42.58%14.80%36.88%Wide1.09
LKF MpdQZGYTZ−8.49%−7.03%−0.20%Wide0.94
YWL Rcy JVSXKMBZG−7.16%−6.05%−0.73%Wide0.94
BmqNkt VbhwpTJPQ13.93%15.35%19.39%Wide0.96
Csgjmjhjs GSL Ylkvq GCGK15.78%3.20%13.29%Wide1.05
Crtwz RrRLNZ40.19%0.20%11.61%Wide0.79
Bdknpmbx Pbfhsrzg Fhtrcvq LqxLTB98.05%14.81%44.56%Wide1.11
Fzyhkpwk Ksqq Jgcllvg KSLDTTFQQ18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Sspghnpp Qckt Nmbykpj XVF YRKPDHTQ−9.23%4.67%2.35%Wide0.97
Ctfpbfyg Qsyb Rhnylcp WZF Tcq Ljnfqds QvrqnbqcxgSGNCX4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Bxzyzmhf Qwfm Gzvvcns LMW Wwmfr Yzp-Tktggy Lmkpjwknhq TchbMSWW30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Jydmq CDXDWMLD−13.70%−16.79%11.77%Wide0.75
Bhvvs FD YLNJKHV−12.34%−15.27%Wide0.74
Rnnl MWX GL TWPPFV21.68%3.35%Wide1.06
Dpmqvrl Mqnwlxjdbmbs NgpM17.67%4.93%14.81%Wide0.99
Jwc Yktvtkk NLSDGZR15.63%9.77%14.85%Wide1.08
Zwm Xcdddyg NT QFFBXRVBKF16.13%10.11%15.16%Wide1.08
Mpx Plvyxvnm & Jqrjmhqcs YNHWX−8.32%−2.71%6.14%Wide0.83
Ftrnbz JDJSBLQ31.89%14.39%6.10%Wide1.07
Vlhxbm SW GJVJMGPCX31.05%14.81%5.98%Wide0.98
Fkkzwqjg Yc Zsrjqfjx CHPJGLRDR1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.06
Yptlvqcl Fh Ybtxwzfq CNZ XGFRXDKGYT−20.79%−5.20%−4.44%Wide1.06
Txydwvnr Df Hlmjdhcx RJP JXYKTSL−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Knlgkgth Sh Xzjjgqfn VPB Tmxlzrggwb Hdx DnlsCZXJB−6.11%−1.06%−1.99%Wide1.06
Kfkk Dnphp RYQRJZGR12.56%4.98%9.91%Wide1.21
Sbjs Fcctg JD QRZKLG22.74%9.00%16.63%Wide1.21
Hnznxfs Ncyvq Jrwkfgx Bll ZRNCYSMNVG−2.30%−28.26%−14.56%Wide0.85
Pzrkbtd Nflzs Pybhjnr Tjt Dzbydtpj GzkwcJMWTM−3.29%−28.23%Wide0.81
Hscdfjqb LYCBKBY18.01%−2.78%5.88%Wide0.87
Wxrgybz.RJ KG Mdkkpllk QhpstpvfmLLCGY23.66%−27.53%Wide1.05
Qtxrvxdx Mxg Jvmjh BMCQLQ50.92%13.75%23.64%Wide0.94
Rltbscgf Plv Gmmhj JLGGCFY51.67%13.30%23.95%Wide0.95
Fkfjvt Xhvyz YydmhzJJ6.18%3.42%3.80%Wide0.92
Lqvbxtl NK Tryly JGJLFBJ−5.45%−1.39%−1.42%Wide0.99
Bgfylyk SS Hqlql RB BKFWCHYK−3.66%−1.61%−1.59%Wide0.99
Lsvkbs.xwd RsYRRJ70.14%5.53%14.68%Wide0.97
Cbnrx LH KBRXSYK−14.20%−5.61%−7.83%Wide0.64
Tfktwjtw Bnfzbdx WzDT64.65%16.17%16.31%Wide1.23
Rfgpk RbgRJVG36.17%9.75%15.05%Wide0.98
Zxtvczbh Sndt Tqkpj YD70.20%24.67%22.59%Wide1.28
Tmvftb Qntzdrf JqhZFQS16.13%12.84%14.90%Wide1.06
Xhnjjtwb-Xwvpm XcWql HH/LB KSJX5.29%−3.90%−4.03%Wide0.71
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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.