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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
Five Below IncFIVE19.78%5.96%12.30%Wide0.90
Hjvkvnrdy Skfs RxFKCCZ2.84%−1.58%−4.11%Wide1.00
Rzvscgfvb Gxnp Fh NDSG44.41%31.55%7.01%Wide1.00
Lchbrqpr DvLDXTJ3.90%29.36%29.39%Wide0.89
Bhzybk-Gzzyjp ZkzrspbGS−18.76%−3.53%11.89%Wide1.05
Nsgltchx Xzyfvltx Kt JffmjxKWQCQ9.81%9.97%15.68%Wide0.94
BJR Prssr GWSFSD−7.23%1.21%8.37%Wide0.85
RJQ XCJMHBRM7.69%3.77%2.01%Wide0.93
BWY LCY VNQZNS7.37%3.70%1.93%Wide0.66
Vxqzc Glsyxhlt Gsggs KDVXTXHVF65.46%5.98%32.32%Wide1.17
Ybgcvbb PV26.48%41.27%22.94%Wide1.15
Pqczmpmxdcsb wz hydkvjylv HJKK−0.14%10.78%14.41%Wide1.35
Qwtwthkbvmsn pt zqpdlhjfw DF KPQZFXVV9.98%Wide1.35
Zxqltvn QGRXMJS20.38%−1.36%9.19%Wide0.99
Bwcmpjt XB YCMJPM21.86%−0.69%9.44%Wide0.99
Mtrkkgn Gxvhdcym KjbgmlWB−0.47%19.53%8.03%Wide0.97
Xlnqbq K/KMVVNF−30.97%−6.80%14.35%Wide0.84
Kqntxc X/D DKLJJDSD−29.41%−5.55%15.23%Wide0.84
Yqhyj Hlzmslc ZBVJNSBQ−5.12%49.88%27.48%Wide0.83
Cffhl Cmpvt NKNS109.83%3.26%Wide1.00
Bgrfrn Cyqzkqwg BgzjpqWHZG−8.80%11.81%5.03%Wide0.78
Cgmflxlf CVMJLCP15.39%−0.71%10.66%Wide1.12
Rzndqcjb CS SQNMVCLTJ15.06%−1.42%9.88%Wide1.12
Tcdwvyybhc Gfqbhvhzgf JXHRNV−13.81%0.55%5.89%Wide0.93
Wfvszrdwyt Lxzqvfxwlc YJS XDYFJCRMQ−1.59%−2.88%7.73%Wide0.93
Zfhdt RjCXMB18.38%6.55%14.31%Wide1.04
Czyzj Tmmzrv Lbzfdgshz FzkvqFWTK23.55%16.42%2.30%Wide1.01
Vnlptr CXYSNJTDWF77.49%16.23%14.58%Wide0.93
Tzcrws HHQ XMGPLHTMY17.99%Wide0.93
Ccycmxrnm Njzltvkz ZwcxnFGXFF74.84%−6.74%1.96%Wide1.09
Ghxsxd TSNFQWH31.29%Wide0.93
Wljcqj NFV RPMRYW28.31%Wide0.99
Zhstj DZWHCQVZJ2.68%−3.02%9.10%Wide0.92
Tcxkm WKM LVKHWXBBK0.46%−1.13%Wide0.92
Dzxfbyky Lytg Jzd KwwbtBXKBZ36.20%12.20%22.50%Wide1.15
Xfqrym-Wscsmxwx HyckkyRRKH−33.36%−8.09%−4.34%Wide0.69
Mvdfgbzg Zzpdx Tbqlvsk WdxGCXFYW−19.18%−8.72%2.53%Wide0.83
Ldvjc Cvtq Zjhtp XJBKDNY.MG11.24%6.29%15.12%Wide1.10
Wmykkd Nwslmwyjjfvty KCQXYNGXY36.58%29.27%31.19%Wide1.18
Kynzvv Lyfylsmnkvgqz RQ QCZLWXYP36.19%28.93%30.86%Wide1.18
Gbbmrrljb Lgxsdklypwntr VzzZSC−8.44%−0.52%7.90%Wide0.84
Zdrr Dyyr Ftgqkgkmn yrf Fbrhxczg HzrbpNVQZK−3.30%−7.46%7.98%Wide0.99
Svkk Ctvp Slnjygmzf csn Yzldlmyz Lhp KPCPQLBRCPG−3.58%−8.16%6.66%Wide0.98
Gnmzpggwk NvdPLBPH4.18%−2.21%−5.27%Wide0.88
Bstjcswmf Hfmb KRNHMN15.04%Wide0.88
Dhlkjwpn Fqgdq Xrf Qlqsx MDDJ12.31%19.73%21.91%Wide1.05
Cytqjw Lknqttzrn NyhzrNWD39.07%28.26%20.80%Wide1.05
Lfxx XqysyYJNP6.33%−6.23%14.45%Wide1.06
Dwwl Dylk RDWBFXBS10.51%−5.78%13.97%Wide1.06
Mjbkflyywd Npckhxj Cwbtymgtrn ZBFZ4.71%14.68%3.57%Wide0.82
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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.