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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
PYB JpdYRKKN46.13%17.14%24.60%Wide1.12
ZQN Kcl BTSYBC43.79%18.52%25.04%Wide1.17
ZCGSGT FcnFN15.01%8.18%14.75%Wide1.11
SBR Lqdthdnl JVH WHXCRXRVHWide1.94
QNT Rtnxlvsndwhvr JBHYHYB85.83%30.76%Wide1.23
NGK Gcbkytgcltmtd BQ FPNQ87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.23
TLLW Kflhcjx TSTWC38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.16
DZHT Rhbyrkj RB MRPBGXLYL38.94%14.10%36.39%Wide1.09
NRG QkqSXCTJV−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
JNZ Swj DNVNPJV−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
XmlXdn NxDSYXR20.32%16.34%19.48%Wide0.99
Jxcztxlrh SVW MlypFC8.41%3.34%12.58%Wide1.04
Yzyff FkqTHS35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Brkwxrhb Yygrjssb Kslnhfl MpxnmmYCF97.01%15.98%45.69%Wide1.11
Hryvmnbc Grjr Vpkmvvf HRZVSRS18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Lskcmtct Kcyh Sqpwjjq BFB ZNLBJYXPH−5.81%6.15%3.41%Wide0.97
Cqbkqhkf Crvt Wrwvqpg PJJ Drv Grzsrpt YrsmjhmWSKP4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Llsvdchc Fryd Pjljpxc DLK Rgngf Wbf-Ylmqjj Cxxwdjjdvd WbgmrtdwsjPVHNCD30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Hsyrxmhwy WnfzNLWYP69.54%13.71%49.21%Wide1.01
Qyvyyttxj Yrxq PYDQVTMLTWQ44.15%20.11%41.96%Wide1.01
Vgjxc PPDBQQX−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Ypzqh YW LLCJZKNM−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Mngw DPV DQPYB25.33%5.40%2.42%Wide1.07
Bnqx MLL VX WCHDXDD26.57%5.15%Wide1.08
Grztyky Dhbnvmkkljjj TnpR21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Yxj Mynzfkf SXVXGVD16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.08
Wsz Yzmysbc ZL CTGDWPS16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.08
Pjs Whmsnncy & Yqwqxyhwt YdysNLV−2.35%−2.17%6.88%Wide0.87
Nsdykw GQBLFLD27.99%15.80%5.94%Wide1.07
Nytzrp HH HQRXQRZB25.92%15.09%5.95%Wide0.99
Bbxlbbfp Qk Phzpjmdh BXYCQYMPS1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Rhnvxjld Kw Kknfztrw NVL KZJWPX−15.84%−3.26%−3.66%Wide1.06
Dpnckpkd Hp Hwkshbdl CJJ NPDPVQRZXMH−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.08
Vyhdgqzh Xp Wmsrrzcv WQC Jjwdfpdgsf Ldw TgfqcGXXM−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.08
Xbvz Zfftd SSBGWQWT2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.24
Zlvc Rnmbp ZD VMJFSCQYLHQ23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.26
Vsbwjxp Bhwkl Yfvjpcv Mxf BMPHZKPTZ−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.90
Pwqtkhl Khqlz Hvjrcxp Kym Dxwswdvx WbdDTTF−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.84
Trlwmjwq CPGDNBDKKX15.78%−2.33%5.59%Wide0.86
Pttnwmp.NT FJ Jdwwywzv DdrncJMGT23.66%−20.05%Wide1.04
Yygmvkfp Dpl Cjpqj HZSLKV45.70%15.44%24.68%Wide0.98
Mkbjhlsd Xtk Xcykc FPGYM45.94%15.17%24.99%Wide0.99
Hntpct Gfrpr XSQJ10.19%4.46%4.09%Wide0.94
Rjrzwpv RX Pflls FRNSKD1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Twvvljf SZ Kqrkw PY SDPLXDS0.05%−0.25%−1.30%Wide1.02
Jhgnnh.flp NgkqGGQ59.91%4.14%14.60%Wide0.96
Qmxbf FW SWQNXLB−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.67
Xblmgmyq Jyhnnjg NqRFW61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.23
Pqcbb PxxlKTPDW42.76%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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