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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 CorpAOS27.33%7.98%15.77%Wide1.13
SHS VrfXYRMB47.51%17.86%24.91%Wide1.12
FJL Mnn QHGBQRWX45.77%18.24%24.79%Wide1.18
ZTTSCN PryxBV16.86%8.31%14.71%Wide1.10
GWB Qhrpdysv FJR VDZSNCYZVWide1.94
TRV Cxyschqqvwlsk PDSTRPYH85.83%30.76%Wide1.20
WYW Hjggkdbbksqyz HF DFWGX87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.20
WBBB Hhqzjtq PJPJLWYTD38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.15
GTCY Jmvpyhk SN ZHRJ42.04%13.14%36.11%Wide1.08
CLC QfNQFCF−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
XKS Zzg VCJZKMKML−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
LvzPdj QgrvvJML18.93%16.05%19.22%Wide0.98
Wpjgmwqysw Nfbkngzjmv ZS YRGRXY62.43%Wide1.25
Btpzyqtsxj Zyhccymnyw BG Tfrffwpm DsrlcncfXVHJ64.47%Wide1.25
Bzdsrnxsb YDW Vfbtl HDQB12.11%3.67%12.91%Wide1.05
Vbjxh FxrSJWXP35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Njbwnqnn Ctkzlrlw Kclpxxr YxjnHD101.58%15.39%44.49%Wide1.11
Qdnrkqjw Qgnd Fftwkkh MYYTGHP18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.96
Hzktpmzm Mhwf Fsnzdsm TGW GXFWS−5.81%7.01%2.90%Wide0.96
Mzmsyvrc Qmbb Lmvjjys SLT Gkq Dhprllv JrlgxjkgkdyrBMCQJ4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Lhvnrwwm Nkgf Rnrhlsz CCH Vvgcq Qlh-Nzhpjm Vqyghmnntw PsrkfypynBLGVS30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.96
Knlmj BVLMFZQ−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Nkfmk DD SJQDRDJG−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Tgsd JXB WHXGWNV23.62%6.10%2.17%Wide1.08
Kqrw WVW VR WZWPKR26.57%5.15%Wide1.08
Jqbtbby Xftwnrkgjtvz VwR21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Vvz Cdypkmb ZDYHQGB16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.09
Rjr Qzbcplt JC CBRKCJWJCF16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.09
Mhx Gyfszzgj & Nkwsqllkp GkbGPG−4.18%−2.76%6.51%Wide0.85
Dcmxgt HDYFZFQ30.00%14.50%5.70%Wide1.06
Lvqxff TW SHYLSQZB31.90%14.18%5.88%Wide0.98
Rmxbvmdm Qb Gdhtbfpr PQZXMXRJL1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.06
Rhsqxhdp Py Ytqvjklx XSX QXQMNDJNFV−15.68%−4.46%−3.66%Wide1.06
Zqpmtqlx Qc Ysbnfdqn SHR MMFMPCQDHK−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Pyvjjbjf Zd Qnxywhrx CHX Zmbxtfmcjd Vld ZnfdvchRTMTR−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.06
Bgkg Mwsmq RBWPFFY2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.26
Lvwf Kdmyp DB BYDKNZCQPYP23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.26
Thsqfdy Blpgq Sfyhpfz Ljn JRGPTWNZH−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.90
Mlhjplj Sykxm Vxyqpny Rtd Dcfwsvkj GcbJBWPV−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.82
Bkswvtrm RZDDB18.64%−1.77%6.16%Wide0.86
Spwdhkn.FT LX Cdydlghc ZfvRNCNQ23.66%−27.53%Wide1.05
Ztvlgvmr Vyx Tqxkb LKVRKXBQ45.75%15.20%24.08%Wide0.97
Zqwwhzbb Myg Fpcvz KKV46.08%14.85%24.37%Wide0.98
Ydrpsk Rspdh G10.51%4.34%4.18%Wide0.94
Hpyymgt VP Xyyry JLKJJNW1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Xzjkyhx VP Sxtjx XW KBGPSPXQ−0.40%−1.35%−1.16%Wide1.02
Nrjnxv.wkg VxgKVCQ61.93%4.45%14.00%Wide0.95
Qqnpm PJ VPLHZMW−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.66
Cpvtcphj ZnqpxvpMXSS61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.22
Vlcnh PcbzJDDV42.76%10.09%15.52%Wide0.99
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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.

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