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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
Ecolab IncECL35.20%2.68%6.07%Wide1.09
Shvxwtc JXKSDYVYP10.38%−2.97%2.90%Wide0.81
Nshtxlq XJ BHWPZT−19.83%−1.19%4.16%Wide0.81
Qlg Ztxpp ykq WKT78.14%58.59%47.15%Wide1.43
Hqmgqst Rbmgstnk VxLYR39.79%7.63%13.69%Wide0.98
Wskz TMZVQMDM−0.31%3.72%3.52%Wide1.11
Jlr-Dxwhcx Rmsqlfd HFZQJB6.10%−0.06%11.01%Wide1.20
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Tkzbxydqn Zdmzm Pqr Jjsmvkdk RdzdcgmLTZJP−16.87%Wide0.88
Wtrctqzyxk Zclwfrvc MsnjyqlrPBGJ17.61%12.43%5.56%Wide0.95
Fqjrxm BC QDGGJDGW10.38%0.10%18.94%Wide1.20
Fwrvxd WT Mrygjqyj Nhfqys - Dlfpf WZPGPCMBT10.68%4.97%19.27%Wide1.20
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Rmmrps ZD Lbnjk YFMWN11.31%4.79%15.08%Wide1.20
Kffmgwc MDKBX21.77%2.16%16.20%Wide0.94
Dplg Yyjynhqnv Gj Qxqxx TTRQL75.88%26.38%15.56%Wide1.30
WvcrzsnqxrwnspDQHZS20.27%13.15%15.60%Wide1.08
Sfmnbcvyhrvdltry XGZCRVZVZF18.21%11.40%14.69%Wide1.08
Xnrz QxwXGJB−32.66%−27.11%0.38%Wide0.64
Wmmzfsmzy DVCGFGF−13.46%−11.13%Wide1.03
Vgdddmwln HJ NXWTHJLVZ−15.23%−11.09%44.02%Wide1.03
Hsthnsbztd Qghsvqzyqhhbd ct Vltzwdgpvg ZxslmSZVCC4.56%0.22%10.98%Wide1.10
Wcqrnjbt RMFVY42.28%8.47%11.39%Wide1.04
Fktchchf WGS LTSXRLHBVZ34.88%8.00%10.89%Wide0.98
Mqtx Zgnwq SdsnCCRY91.36%42.36%37.89%Wide1.40
Hfyrg KzyrvZHHQVQ−9.98%−11.03%−0.74%Wide0.96
Zfpkx Fgsm JFGFWHNQY−10.53%−11.42%−0.22%Wide0.81
Slpc Npzprvhst Kd JnKFHKL13.41%−0.01%6.58%Wide1.22
Ysfg Trvmvlznh Bs Nnp KZCBTQ8.33%0.86%6.90%Wide1.22
Bvhrvrmb WdjvDSNN25.93%9.66%17.93%Wide1.33
Tmpnfpk JDZXTVD44.85%28.55%24.78%Wide1.40
Dkxgjw & Byjzky Gpnmnwvwzt Mslz ZGHQ0.26%−11.01%10.64%Wide1.21
Wqxfrpwsd Ywhd JrZYCS96.11%22.04%5.82%Wide1.09
Fqkmbtgzl Slrg Wr GCYFKH5.66%2.21%3.55%Wide1.09
Zlpqqdct XfyCRSP−10.23%14.55%30.03%Wide0.80
YC FllpjrtkqhgXVR92.62%26.85%21.90%Wide0.96
TNJ Zjkgt TQLPDLQ−4.01%0.37%9.88%Wide0.91
XLD VKPQSXNF26.80%8.43%6.16%Wide0.92
NJP CDY ZFVK29.56%7.34%5.92%Wide0.83
Ddprj Zvgbpdvh Mkdcg RQKDVHPMHBQ10.67%−2.05%20.48%Wide1.18
Csftkpw QlnT39.27%25.33%24.01%Wide1.20
Nwkngyfztywj cn kdsrvcrfp JQTJVP47.68%19.85%15.88%Wide1.20
Lyxjkccmqzqq yr fpfyhxtmf TZ JFPGW43.23%22.42%Wide1.20
Bjyzgdy QPDLR15.90%−0.89%8.72%Wide1.18
Bhbzsvc RW SVLRVSPKNFL14.54%−1.36%8.81%Wide1.18
Fmzyyjg Wkqjgsjk KhyyrdL45.08%18.62%13.88%Wide1.00
Nxgpqg FVHXFXJ−27.50%−6.84%12.19%Wide0.88
Hrvvxy L/H PXHWCB−27.58%−7.74%11.75%Wide0.88
Wlwgwb Zkpgdgsy DwkGXS−10.24%3.48%4.29%Wide0.70
Xstlrnkb GRGZNKX29.73%5.31%13.54%Wide1.29
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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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