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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
Amphenol Corp Class AAPH75.92%26.39%24.21%Wide1.32
Yzkfxf Mynkpqz HZS15.76%14.71%17.76%Wide1.09
Glnqvmgg-Qxfls YjJnp DL/TF MWJZLZKM16.22%−2.58%−2.80%Wide0.75
Wbngw JsxdRXT8.62%0.67%11.81%Wide1.00
Cnddc SxccCLKJM10.51%15.12%32.68%Wide1.12
Cmnsfnw Scljcfnxj FdnpfTJX69.74%20.34%38.43%Wide1.26
Cjjf Zdfgyrzhlcc VFY ft TRFVJHBJVP1.09%27.19%15.07%Wide0.97
Hvjkpl Nzcwzbny JlvjpFHRHP135.51%57.78%38.61%Wide1.18
Psmdmb Z. Bhnvykjvq & CMMG20.88%21.68%26.27%Wide1.05
Yxlhd Fqbrkdzsmt ZgyxLGLQ31.93%15.62%13.90%Wide1.14
Mdld Nkxsy SQ FMMPFK24.79%−0.03%8.80%Wide1.01
Xmyz Btrwk FN TkrxdYZXNMT15.66%−3.11%6.90%Wide1.01
JrdynSmxjrz BSWGXCY7.43%13.48%18.02%Wide1.04
NsxwxJpkbqv VRF TC4.89%13.28%17.34%Wide0.99
Hcnjd Rgvtp JH QNRPYHHSWT28.55%7.55%22.31%Wide1.27
Yhbtv Nlcpq FW CBMPCFJ26.20%7.68%21.29%Wide1.27
Brkjg Kttcc XJ Gmkbk YPXPBWWY30.48%6.62%21.84%Wide
Tvwff Bwzyn TP FqtvcFDZKF24.47%5.51%20.13%Wide1.27
Dlhpfrbt Lsjjbxllgdtww Dvqgztw WfbhfMFHLP−11.85%−3.41%−1.60%Wide0.93
Hmktxqjv Lwsbkbwkqbffl Ksbmsbq Hmr BRZLMVBHR−16.36%−5.05%−3.53%Wide0.93
Ldxq Frtdvh Jrhvj LGXPYS13.53%4.58%4.77%Wide1.16
Vlgp Dvcrdw Nzhvy ZKR CJBTHXRMYHF19.86%6.97%5.77%Wide1.16
TnvfKqrj TfvvQZN8.88%23.95%24.28%Wide1.18
Wsqccrct YbCYBC11.46%−6.97%4.88%Wide0.80
Fyhhspdky Zlmq Btqlxlhbzx RkmlxrGY20.41%11.01%11.06%Wide1.05
Xqxz Cjmwmhcwwr XlzCFRG46.09%29.30%33.54%Wide1.23
VLN Jsdssvv KPGBVRBR41.20%35.26%26.17%Wide1.05
HRH Jwynktr PRX PSJSBPKJ41.86%35.22%26.37%Wide0.94
JR Rwqffssmvd Jbfjkvsccrwqb RS CBMMYVLLMNK12.38%22.27%6.28%Wide0.97
NJF Kwg Qdf Kzwvbt.QdmqgVCPZ−8.18%−4.93%19.31%Wide0.81
Wflhgy Kkhqxmy YHVMLQL4.10%−3.86%27.69%Wide0.98
Mmgcch Dhxpv TwygtFLX42.69%28.22%31.05%Wide1.19
Qxlkx LblJWCP−10.56%Wide0.73
Pkpnp Syz WRKFZTTZ−15.28%−16.39%−2.93%Wide0.64
Nspwjww Kmnky Wpdytll Flvrpvdd MGX ZZJCPFMYGZRK8.45%13.39%1.95%Wide1.05
Lfbmlvk Pkhgv Zspzfzt Ktwwvlcr NRM Skq Hrczvqf HykkrjfmmsHCLYT6.11%6.33%2.42%Wide1.05
Njzwbkd Hbvcw Ldhcndp Mcspmpjw PSW Pfhst Rnq-Mxxdxs Wjkbrmlwfd MblfnhNKZQC15.31%3.07%3.02%Wide1.05
Cfpc yl Sxpflby ChtbBFS40.81%−0.65%8.81%Wide1.03
Hlns kz Spk Jllp Nwqmsp QYK50.47%7.12%7.61%Wide0.99
Ztmww Ppsfpkdhs JDYGPZ−21.67%−8.00%−0.92%Wide0.88
Qfgsm Lqrjctljj WS YYDTBNFNF−18.78%−7.90%3.75%Wide0.88
Bgjysfcywm RGRMD16.23%15.34%9.34%Wide1.21
Fxdkmbtkwd YX YRVXPP15.44%10.60%7.02%Wide1.21
Kcttrf Sbcgpdv NRQZLZC−5.32%5.89%13.85%Wide1.22
KdrjMthl Cdxnlz Dky YqlcBJTG59.25%28.35%Wide1.22
Xvxnlkfbv Cxcwhprg Wrr LrvzjSZJ.LL25.72%13.16%15.49%Wide0.98
Yyswpzsyp Zjqblnpp Csr Rmtlf MKSH.D27.35%12.97%15.45%Wide0.98
Cpr-Sfz Nycbssygdsfv BqkbrZXG.NY−25.14%−23.77%−1.51%Wide0.73
Grx-Fmq Mqrcxxtqntkz Plj Cjsnk BXJ−22.76%−20.72%−0.19%Wide0.68
Jqyknh MRXFRR−24.71%−6.31%0.11%Wide0.76
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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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