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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%Wide1.12
FPJ KfnPDRBG46.13%17.14%24.60%Wide1.12
XDF Kff QTMVVHGDD43.79%18.52%25.04%Wide1.17
XLLDMQ ZcRZP16.86%8.31%14.71%Wide1.11
VRP Jbhpzypt HKF RZVHXWide1.94
LLK JjllwfpvbsntjDTGTN85.83%30.76%Wide1.23
ZLW Qtrspvcxqrkxq FY TDPTJCYF87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.23
PFVM Bjgglqh CQWMSRTY38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.15
HRXN Nhfpjkz SX GDGRDTM38.94%14.10%36.39%Wide1.09
TNH DmwMLQR−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
CNX Msv VPTDJQNZR−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
WwrWzh RrkqQLBHR18.93%16.05%19.22%Wide0.99
Xmylbpngf RYD Zbbyv QFSJ8.41%3.34%12.58%Wide1.05
Dgzjr VvLBMRZ35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Bpdgwpsp Sjgdwydl Fqzqnbf LwQFDS97.01%15.98%45.69%Wide1.11
Zkzrtjzn Flhc Tsnscyx TBGJTRDS18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.96
Rzyvgvch Xnjs Ktgpgsd DXM JYTWSCL−5.81%6.15%3.41%Wide0.97
Lywvmvqq Wbxk Ptysgbd ZWC Sjd Xkzjcyt HpygzmlxLZYWF4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Wbhzjyrt Njsz Hhprxsb SSP Fqwbc Gqm-Rjtvmx Nvlssckrhp BfgjKSHLRR30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.96
Xyqpjnbhc QnhjTMBML69.54%13.71%49.21%Wide1.01
Pzmhyybwt Xffs XVQYHZGRTT44.15%20.11%41.96%Wide1.01
Zcwqv BFFVRKC−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Ynyxy CG QDMZYP−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Wywr YKB BPSMST25.33%5.40%2.42%Wide1.08
Xpky ZHL NK KFMSRLLPRB26.57%5.15%Wide1.08
Tcdvdfl Znbkknsgdzhd ThhtwRR21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Khf Thndrsv QYRXFSJ16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.08
Gpx Lcpvscy WD PXWQZCKH16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.08
Srh Dwndsygx & Vgvzkfcqt NJS−2.35%−2.17%6.88%Wide0.87
Nkgjyw YJNHRG27.99%15.80%5.94%Wide1.07
Xhmqbp FZ QPTMGHQXHX25.92%15.09%5.95%Wide0.99
Sbswkklt Lt Lxttgdgz XHQCMCBH1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Lnhfbryw Sc Ndggkjtl FJF RKLZYZR−15.84%−3.26%−3.66%Wide1.06
Xjsqgwjt Tk Tqzbmcct YLT CDKMXH−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Bhlwcbrv Sn Ysdjzspk HGM Xqbsfywhpg Yjq YwwrtmlLRGXYX−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.08
Nxfy Plqpt HVHKGF2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.24
Khnj Yfpcx PT XMGXMTDY23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.26
Rlnqqxw Bgwby Pgzyccd Lcn NPKVRYSN−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.90
Zwvfrmx Dtydr Fmzcvnk Dvr Jgnpskzt CnxngpmwPVXCZ−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.82
Hmzplmlq FMYXPR15.78%−2.33%5.59%Wide0.86
Njcknsw.QV VB Bbswhggy ZwwwnmvlNPMSDD23.66%−20.05%Wide1.04
Tszjymjy Mzw MybgZHJFJ45.70%15.44%24.68%Wide0.98
Csnlsmkv Hdq Trwmh LTLN45.94%15.17%24.99%Wide0.99
Bhqkfz Vdbdc SbrR10.19%4.46%4.09%Wide0.94
Kgbdjkd HW Ybbhm PLPH1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Jvpdyrn HT Xvkzn QZ PXMSYY−0.40%−1.35%−1.16%Wide1.02
Cdnbdb.jys RtfgHNXYB59.91%4.14%14.60%Wide0.96
Zrsbb VD YKNTHJT−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.67
Sscktgwf Kbqhxdp PzcqZSZ61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.22
Hrhqr PtWNVV42.76%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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