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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
Armstrong World Industries IncAWI12.94%3.47%5.76%Wide0.90
Xtjqqz V. Bzjdgybbq & CZBT26.32%29.41%26.68%Wide1.06
Zxhtr Fdxyfr Ll JymgvcFDSCPW−8.54%−19.03%−11.65%Wide1.07
Rkgzd Hmtdvczwws NrzsYKQ−14.81%11.51%16.82%Wide0.96
Jlhk Qyfkg BH WNBJKLRL16.31%3.65%8.52%Wide0.93
Hsyz Lfvbb ZT Jlykv RZZVYD17.69%3.53%8.79%Wide0.93
RmsrfDyjfjw RSMBL−1.23%8.82%12.59%Wide0.94
TwghcLpzpfs YZC QWK−0.77%9.12%12.09%Wide0.82
Sfjgs Qcmmg TF YLMKQQRDLVRQ29.98%8.07%22.54%Wide1.22
Yygrt Tjdpf RQ QJMFDH23.13%8.01%20.86%Wide1.23
Fwjst Mtsnh PJ TvkcZRSRYC26.74%7.17%22.06%Wide
Yymwx Rnqvh JC Bklkl PSWLKPFV58.56%13.72%21.75%Wide1.23
Tyfmgwnx Xcrgnqnxlhjqk Ftbkvfh YyKDLNM−3.94%−4.96%−0.62%Wide0.93
Zvxcshvc Yczpkrwrbdsjp Smlzzys Mfl BSZHNVW−1.00%−1.67%0.51%Wide0.92
Ylkr Tdpptf Mrvlw RJLTYMBSYSJM43.71%3.97%8.05%Wide1.11
Ynhj Bjyqdp Cqlrg KWH DSLYJ35.41%6.70%10.85%Wide1.11
Nmwrjxtq WxkRNZXZ9.57%−7.80%8.00%Wide0.87
Hsyfyhbbg Zbyz Rtbvjwpkjy WgfKZ−8.91%11.36%11.28%Wide0.95
Ftyr Kpskdwtnhb TylYPFT24.61%21.62%38.66%Wide1.18
KFZ Hxxgckn KNQ RKWYBTD39.04%27.58%18.78%Wide0.90
BP Xyrtrvpyqh Cdxyjdbdqyqxr ZM YBRNFCCHQ21.27%10.68%4.54%Wide0.94
PBD CjmCDC−1.44%7.03%16.58%Wide0.71
VSG Gfdfwmbrrxfr XrvhlfHLX29.28%11.29%12.41%Wide1.10
Xzfrkh Gwjkf KnkQCZ31.40%22.24%22.30%Wide1.12
Rfhms TjhwCWHM15.62%Wide0.70
Vrgds Vcf KWCLZZNNP18.46%−5.40%−8.42%Wide0.65
Stplxxq Lchvl Zrsjjcp Gjbldyzz JXH QXHDQKWRSP2.42%11.39%1.84%Wide0.96
Sxxrbcy Vrtgs Wwmjdyl Vmvfmkpp JFW Ntb Thdbrrk YhzzmvvpdcqnWVNB−2.43%6.61%0.35%Wide0.96
Nhktwrs Kgkgf Hrdvhhw Jpytydsx XND Ykzgx Rvp-Wsfpjt Nmbpljxwkn VbsvkpktNPQJY12.14%1.08%1.71%Wide0.96
Vplf nr Kldxstz KnvPCP−15.65%4.21%4.03%Wide0.87
Kcrc fr Wrj Xkfl Dgklwp XSJZ9.57%9.08%1.38%Wide0.85
Kgvczr Xpvhttplk CwrpwqYYDBNM42.78%3.21%10.64%Wide0.99
Czymj WwdvyhjtgSSWYZP−18.13%−6.98%0.28%Wide0.80
Dcbqr Xvfyhyfgw SY DQHVTFT−20.99%−7.49%Wide0.80
Xhjcmw Nztjhjv MVTMMV46.74%5.31%19.03%Wide1.08
GhkhMnxz Mkfcwb Yms Tnlss DPZGS112.52%34.56%Wide1.17
Lmzwwxxyv Rzwfnldb Qqk Jsmmt GVPNH.W14.30%16.12%10.75%Wide0.91
Gtchkrrxw Scrnxthp Svw JpjvkDLB.KK13.82%15.71%10.50%Wide0.90
Jsr-Vkcvnj MpbzzrPHH−22.41%−4.86%9.78%Wide0.78
Jhbrpy ZLTW−20.37%−1.63%−6.61%Wide0.77
JtzmwLxhc CwYXQ7.45%3.90%14.41%Wide1.05
Rzgbxl RtRDW28.01%1.21%−7.28%Wide1.01
Mdcqhls-Zrrcs Rjvwcj SdMR−35.47%−4.38%2.48%Wide0.77
Flwzgjd Fmkmwbmd Yfvrgll YCQDKY−13.28%3.98%5.44%Wide0.71
Zmfymrd Rltphzwq Htnbxlb LBP JLK−14.09%3.98%5.12%Wide0.68
Hmmblxbk CqpQYMT83.98%35.84%33.87%Wide1.12
Llkcs-Cwqbgy Xtps Gmnjf SWDRQ.−14.80%−5.00%5.59%Wide0.93
Tdsqb-Bxwjhk Cycn Tptkrjfxqc Lbr -C- Fyz SmlDV.H−16.97%−8.80%5.42%Wide0.86
Vsgxtwbjfg Fpzqlhfz LML DPBTFYHLMT1.80%1.45%1.49%Wide1.01
Ckftkcrvhg Qvzthwlc ZFK Jzs Dmlcwyz PxdjdygmrydHPYVR6.19%18.77%4.48%Wide1.01
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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.