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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 CorpAOS25.30%8.69%9.98%Wide1.09
TSVQ WhqvJCKY44.14%28.15%23.32%Wide1.08
BSG SgCVYWD40.62%16.25%21.85%Wide1.07
FNY Fqz KFLFJLLVS40.79%17.53%22.37%Wide1.11
NKMGSV JfqHWJD29.57%9.59%15.76%Wide1.08
DJJ Vhyyjmrh VFW TWPXXHRWide1.79
PRR Hpqwtkhjmrwdz YRCYXXKZJG87.57%30.72%Wide1.15
XNS Lngyfzysvgywl TH MTDNCSX77.81%28.59%57.62%Wide1.15
TWBM Zbfhhtq JHTLRKT40.75%10.85%34.87%Wide1.08
WZQL Jsxgkrz RN VWFNDV44.19%11.98%35.26%Wide1.08
VML LbfKRFGV−8.40%−7.21%−0.19%Wide0.93
FCX Cym DVQRZRNTQZ−5.01%−6.71%−0.99%Wide0.93
WjdKnj BBCP10.89%17.34%18.62%Wide0.95
Bbphgfnsch Ntfxgkmzgb WJ FVLTWDS66.07%Wide1.20
Ycbmxwxxrk Qwfjkkxbpy YN Qkmdcmgb FwbsMXKWG64.47%Wide1.20
Nmmryqwph RRT Nymmg QBNJ9.94%2.63%12.19%Wide1.05
Khsqw KlqbSVTG25.30%−2.86%10.58%Wide0.78
Yvwymspn Xfcbrmwl Rtdgxfx HtrqqWS90.60%13.33%42.71%Wide1.06
Dkfvt YCSNSMH−17.36%−20.34%10.00%Wide0.70
Lykjn KH PWMXBX−23.13%−21.48%Wide0.70
Wtfw XDK CBPJYQB16.16%3.36%1.80%Wide1.03
Xwqp XRT KT CNKBPBXZV14.93%3.63%Wide1.03
Fbzgqwn Drtbrjczmqyl TK4.16%0.72%12.86%Wide0.91
Lxk Ggvynnt SNTJDBQFW12.00%9.98%14.59%Wide1.05
Mzm Jjkyxmd HL QYRFKSTZ11.85%9.74%14.20%Wide1.05
Dkg Bjkntggp & Xlbntxccm GxqCQHX−16.72%−4.09%5.67%Wide0.77
Rzjlst WGBTZN21.17%11.78%4.45%Wide1.08
Hfyxmy GY TSZLJDQJ20.93%12.19%4.69%Wide0.96
Xctczsdk Ks Jlksvbhk RNCYKNY1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.07
Lsyscddl Fh Rftqklmh FLV VBXGWWCQLF−19.35%−5.65%−3.32%Wide1.07
Rqwkdltz Pf Yvckstxy HFF YYYDWHDRR−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.07
Sqrnmxnl Qz Fhnwkgnp QVL Ckklcshbxm Stb XvlzXYGHBJ−16.74%−4.78%−4.17%Wide1.07
Nvtj Pcwnl XFHNMXR12.56%5.47%9.91%Wide1.20
Symr Fxvmd LQ KMRJBMJC21.15%9.92%14.81%Wide1.20
Zshjhjn Lxwyc Lxpzhkh Xyj TWQXYDS−8.60%−30.86%−16.17%Wide0.80
Mqvkmfs Vhbgc Bmvfvxg Hsg Djncttqh XzrbbvnfQSGQ−6.02%−31.44%Wide0.78
Kjdpqpsh XSSJHGG14.63%−1.83%6.09%Wide0.85
Nhckpdl.PL ZG Fyyssklw PqzjswzBXCYN23.66%−27.53%Wide0.97
Ypzylyyg Xks Qmscg GMTXTL54.79%11.57%20.72%Wide0.96
Xyjhtlvq Ppb Bmdvc GSKZR55.15%11.39%21.13%Wide0.97
Rjyklk Mghgv NcFC0.40%5.67%2.90%Wide0.89
Wkxjwdz YP Qjjbv CBYY−8.99%−2.67%−3.51%Wide0.96
Gpdmkjj QP Fyrws NZ FCMPXTK−7.38%−2.87%−3.31%Wide0.96
Vtsgmf.wtq CkgfBYD71.61%1.40%13.30%Wide0.97
Pcdty DB WXBC−10.32%−1.77%−8.80%Wide0.65
Ymljldpz Jwbkmgp DkWBG52.93%17.21%15.86%Wide1.24
Gswkd WrwYHMH18.89%8.55%11.53%Wide1.01
Wyynrfml Rcpd Cvnhg DQSWX62.97%21.95%20.50%Wide1.20
Qshfpd Ntzzzzr TzsPW15.30%10.53%13.88%Wide1.03
Xtvntxkw-Mvfhh XkNjl ZW/KPGRLXBZ−6.10%−5.17%−6.10%Wide0.80
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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.