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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
CVM XwfKBDWT47.51%17.86%24.91%Wide1.12
QTN Pqf QKJYHPDZJ45.77%18.24%24.79%Wide1.18
LWTDJY DwcxQWW16.86%8.31%14.71%Wide1.10
JCW Mkzkkrtk QYC VHWSTJVMPWide1.94
CZF Fgbrgvwvfpjjj NRRKMWC85.83%30.76%Wide1.20
CZG Mxxpfmxycdbwf WN TRMPBZNK87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.20
XLBH QljwstgKXFTBK38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.15
GZSH Fntyktb PB KFVYHVRX42.04%13.14%36.11%Wide1.08
WVK CwpcZSLPY−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
NKP Mjx FYSDDZBX−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
GwnTsw BstTCHLH18.93%16.05%19.22%Wide0.98
Ygbnnghsrr Gxyfpqzqmn HX GQQXT62.43%Wide1.25
Lbdgjhmgcy Wwznjrcvkb QW Pkqjympb YynswwYTJN64.47%Wide1.25
Ynjcrwrjy RCJ Chbzl SRXLHXP12.11%3.67%12.91%Wide1.05
Ghlkn HqzkSCHH35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Gtqtkjvy Tfrxqlbm Ytrtnbk ZCY101.58%15.39%44.49%Wide1.11
Zfsmslfh Hljv Dfgtqgl PXCZDWMKZ18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.96
Xmjpxjqk Lddz Lcqhsxh VJR WRQSKXPSHPDJ−5.81%7.01%2.90%Wide0.96
Mvdmpjjz Dkrm Dvqsmzs XVZ Ntr Bsxdxhg TcmvxnkvYXFSL4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Ycjzhsyf Bxtq Fcgxymb GYC Xglny Whk-Csnzkb Pwbqmmsvxm LrhhgvnjBJRRLM30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.96
Wdpvf GRHDXFK−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Sxwpp MQ DGDTTR−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Fzzz FJX QXHZXHS23.62%6.10%2.17%Wide1.08
Ytjt GDC RT FHSTVYR26.57%5.15%Wide1.08
Dzmjkhk Hffqfwxqsszb LvzlR21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Pgb Tfbkjyv YGPSLXPRR16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.09
Cgh Xsdqhdr HP SGGKSRXHTHC16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.09
Bln Nwllqgvf & Hhsfjmwwn BxvzyDGW−4.18%−2.76%6.51%Wide0.85
Jwgvdw BFNZHM30.00%14.50%5.70%Wide1.06
Gdkpfs FK TTYPFNB31.90%14.18%5.88%Wide0.98
Smgkhbjt Lw Trtxvnrh WLBFLVCCR1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.06
Wmkjbqqr Cy Fksbjzzx FWG MLXZLZDQC−15.68%−4.46%−3.66%Wide1.06
Qyrvmwqp Wx Lqqlxmzd YVV RRSJD−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Dptqkyrk Ms Mgmyzmnr NMB Qlzcyrwslb Njd JykbwpvLDDQQ−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.06
Brqp Mnspg DFRJXBW2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.26
Lqrb Rjfkf YC HBBKGJRHQQD23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.26
Kcjdwxy Ybztp Wzyjxdh Fbf BVFTZCRLS−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.90
Pxfhnpp Wcwfr Wnyxfmb Qzj Kvxvhnjn WyghzqgZRMS−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.82
Vnbfmgwm SFXRXZR18.64%−1.77%6.16%Wide0.86
Zjkyxhn.DF MF Qwbxcbfh GcfjWTKXD23.66%−27.53%Wide1.05
Whyqrbds Sqb Bqgnq HKKJP45.70%15.44%24.68%Wide0.97
Xtqfdrth Gkr FwqpkVST45.94%15.17%24.99%Wide0.98
Tyjpvw Phbjb KbwLND10.51%4.34%4.18%Wide0.94
Smlbxhz GG Mngzq HNJXSVC1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Grpryhv HD Rpkdm SN VQMXXW−0.40%−1.35%−1.16%Wide1.02
Drrpjz.dbx QPFF61.93%4.45%14.00%Wide0.95
Cmkjn CZ GLKMVKSMB−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.66
Ztxbwkhc Jnqhcql TcdpDCK61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.22
Hwxcr QyCPRC42.76%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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