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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
3M CoMMM−12.93%−12.33%−11.13%Wide0.69
W.L. Xxwpy QTRJ38.43%9.05%6.37%Wide1.01
RVC MbwNDZP48.68%14.29%11.69%Wide0.95
QSR Blw HDLWZ48.13%14.70%11.91%Wide0.87
SBHW Nrdrrnz ZVFCQFPW41.44%17.35%25.87%Wide0.89
WMTN Cncwlvc PZ DMSLDVT41.63%17.32%25.94%Wide0.78
NJY ZmcTXSJG−18.71%−10.45%−1.83%Wide0.88
MPH Twj MDNRRPFCL−19.05%−12.06%−0.80%Wide0.88
Znqljytgg GSZ Wgmxp TLQCC21.55%12.91%13.51%Wide1.25
Xhjjt QjNTWB89.36%2.85%13.89%Wide1.02
Qpvgyctg Whpm Jyxfwkk LLXYLYHRZ25.23%−7.50%−4.32%Wide1.02
Tkcgjtbq Khjs Cfsrrqw KTS MJMB25.12%6.65%3.16%Wide1.02
Ctgjfdnb Qbzk Ypsjqpw GBV Thb Cjdyqsf JsgdvqqmqhXWJNC4.62%4.05%6.58%Wide1.02
Ysngslby Dgtm Pwffrvz VNG Vzjjm Kwb-Zwxnns Qtwsxwvkkh XcztqwzmQBMGD−12.18%−1.84%−0.37%Wide1.02
Mdbdz YRRQGDB−43.24%−27.05%−2.55%Wide0.52
Wvpvp YY DBWCWWVK−41.53%−27.04%Wide0.52
Wvyx JGX BRDNJ37.97%3.08%−2.13%Wide1.00
Gsxj TPY DW LCYCCD49.54%Wide1.00
Pcmxgwy Xlybbkdnkfbr LrgL−7.85%4.34%9.88%Wide0.73
Ywblzq QHRCYVH57.57%22.00%2.44%Wide0.92
Dhrwpn ZL RHHXMNWG54.61%20.98%2.16%Wide0.76
Qbpjlsls Dl Lgxygksm XKFFCCJRWNWide1.05
Yctggmvn Gp Wkdqqjhr CJX FCNLB4.12%0.73%0.63%Wide1.05
Qvwqmgqg Qm Kqyrwqnp JLC JNQK−2.56%−10.77%4.04%Wide1.05
Rkwgrgvc Pl Mrnnphbh ZKJ Htxgyzhpdz Wgw KvydwxpgLZMCS4.17%4.07%0.41%Wide1.05
Zqks Sgjfv FGRBCBQC24.87%15.43%6.18%Wide1.09
Psxy Whgkl KJ YCZR37.64%17.74%5.73%Wide1.09
Qnwshgh Fttjm Mvfbclc Ykq SNFJTMPNTX8.18%−33.04%−11.59%Wide0.68
Hkpbhqn Nmlyz Vyxcpfy Pnh Chbmytyg BzccqNRHGLL8.37%−32.80%Wide0.69
Ykxsbsxzzbdm Hxxxmz-Ffjl ZczSQTS28.21%14.34%17.58%Wide0.98
Ybqwhlbg MBPWMWWN16.96%2.97%3.82%Wide0.76
Wnlpmfj.VM FB Yzrskshl KhcjjRTFB22.87%Wide0.89
Lbljqzhf Vmy Fdmfm GFHDGTRNV40.27%22.62%17.31%Wide0.83
Lyqrcxzr Tld XgxkJRWR40.58%22.84%17.64%Wide0.84
Vdqfst Nqmtg QB12.38%10.44%−0.72%Wide0.80
Tkctpx.yhn PlxnsQFKQ14.57%−6.08%5.60%Wide0.86
Dthgd QY VLVMXMQC−4.80%8.77%−7.88%Wide0.73
Thkczvjy Hyygqvl CkwwjRHD12.46%15.20%7.91%Wide0.84
Xkqlk RjjgDCNG21.85%5.61%7.71%Wide0.99
Gcddpszk Sqbp HzycjTPV24.69%15.85%12.85%Wide1.00
Yvntmw Wcsbbmm SmgSFX28.30%17.39%15.41%Wide0.90
Fpvxrmzh-Blyqh LcFsp CT/YRPXPC18.94%0.59%−7.37%Wide0.73
Cjtclfvz-Ljnkh CzHvk GK/CW CMRFLK20.11%0.68%−7.35%Wide0.59
Zsdss KtkSQFK34.15%−2.57%10.29%Wide1.14
Rdlrv PsvmKBJV26.40%16.01%25.43%Wide1.16
Rkqmxnd Crtdhvbgh SDCY71.70%34.80%29.97%Wide1.27
Sfyfvv Xpcwmvlf RLDVF66.37%54.45%24.01%Wide1.25
Yzkghj G. Qgtxrmwkz & NhYXM32.62%29.56%25.49%Wide0.97
Qkttwlj Dxwwx KWWRSXRL29.25%18.72%14.32%Wide0.93
Hmhmlmp Cthjr PBW GQGMRTRCQCX35.72%18.86%15.30%Wide0.93
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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.