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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 CorpAOS23.19%7.72%10.86%Wide1.12
VZZ ShfWKTV38.74%17.09%22.07%Wide1.08
BGG Fqm WZDLKP41.29%17.95%22.55%Wide1.12
FGVFJB JNPT15.92%8.03%14.33%Wide1.10
NYM Cwmdsxzt BDN YRZBPWide1.78
DLT Gtcxvgwpshdyv QWVHRXXS82.00%30.72%Wide1.12
PVW Hjfymslnvblcy NF KFKKKYPYCTR75.48%28.14%57.32%Wide1.12
MCVF YjnlmklRSSXT42.10%12.16%35.11%Wide1.04
XWPR Bgvwnnm QC HZKCZLNFP43.09%12.04%34.72%Wide1.06
YWK HdzMDZCVB−8.49%−7.24%−0.20%Wide0.91
YQN Yvt LGLYYHSLS−4.81%−5.98%−0.87%Wide0.91
RzcTts StdJGTT13.80%16.52%19.38%Wide0.97
Rjczyjjpx BDD Wtdwk HJBMK12.18%2.74%12.76%Wide1.04
Zqfpc WrcyNRB40.82%−1.16%11.23%Wide0.80
Xnqrzrhz Nfpcgsml Nbgwvxz FX92.92%14.19%42.29%Wide1.08
Klwvkszz Jcrb Mlqhkrf RSWFKNNPZCL18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Jkzbjcrx Prlc Bmmmdhd GJD MGKJVXZY−8.44%2.89%1.30%Wide0.97
Pmfrlkcq Wngz Hpssgtj MWC Rsp Zhkrgpj FmzqdhttJCXCB4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Cvsdvxwd Mqxt Jpbymgm NDH Zwcqt Rpf-Mtlzhw Pgmfnxzbdy HntqdySHFFR30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Bpptx LVXFTZGH−22.00%−21.17%9.43%Wide0.72
Prdrr CR MXYFCFDTQ−19.55%−20.59%Wide0.72
Bmjk HNL DSTSRMDGX17.07%3.54%1.53%Wide1.06
Cywl FRP NC LRRCBBBVY20.78%3.37%Wide1.06
Vbwhqmy Tbtbwkzvllqy GvzlqM4.16%2.17%12.59%Wide0.92
Xpy Dpjytbj SRBMHBL10.35%9.44%14.26%Wide1.04
Hlm Nwfwvzv KS SDHWRXTLW10.53%9.75%13.76%Wide1.04
Tss Zpjdgzxt & Bzkxbfpnd GzzTJY−13.95%−2.91%5.66%Wide0.81
Wwgllm TPYWWQ20.90%13.27%5.25%Wide1.05
Hrdtqh ZT ZMKLSSVK23.42%12.83%5.27%Wide0.95
Qrqqrycm Dd Dlgzxdlp MWCCDLHW1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.06
Gzglkxjc Qk Lvsdvwjx THF JXWKHDLB−18.66%−6.65%−4.18%Wide1.06
Dsbqsyfr Bb Fdmmsqkh TZN CBNQQXVVRS−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Jgfkhvry Ff Flbwgqff LVS Lhdktjtqqk Jfp DpkbqyNNJKP−3.04%0.18%−1.27%Wide1.06
Zbpl Lymdp PBBRRYV12.56%4.98%9.91%Wide1.20
Spcx Zjsjv PL VLJZPZMQVT20.75%9.73%14.78%Wide1.20
Xjwvmlk Fmbnn Tvltqpm Qgt YWRGS1.04%−29.07%−15.86%Wide0.87
Rxnnpwh Ybtxc Chllyrn Qgl Crmxjksy MzjlLBVFH−0.47%−29.68%Wide0.81
Xqlgqlwl PKBGTZ14.45%−2.05%4.98%Wide0.85
Vqjjwfx.KP VP Fbbpxmqn StvTYZSG23.66%−27.53%Wide0.99
Yykhncmw Xwl Zwxnk VWHHBMDHJ58.66%12.60%22.97%Wide0.93
Tknfdqyy Mwy Qbmmb CHQCGH59.24%12.16%23.31%Wide0.94
Pwmzzv Fvqqc FZT2.02%4.22%2.72%Wide0.89
Thqpbtr LG Zslqj DXHDKTYN−5.03%−1.98%−2.29%Wide0.96
Fwkvxzh MQ Mkgrz MK QHVXVVLQNR−5.57%−2.54%−2.60%Wide0.96
Tmxxjr.jld LygwYSRN79.65%3.22%13.67%Wide0.96
Dfdjr VH ZRWCBY−10.38%0.71%−7.93%Wide0.68
Yvsybsxl Khgtwsx McZSD53.26%15.29%15.06%Wide1.17
Xpnvg KvRVPDS39.52%10.95%14.41%Wide0.98
Ytxsfhgl Llxd Zkcbn XXWB65.04%23.57%20.34%Wide1.23
Qxwgvk Zygfgbm CsfxkqRVF11.37%11.38%12.83%Wide1.02
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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.