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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
CoStar Group IncCSGP15.13%2.27%11.07%Wide1.09
Dvwx-Ryqm LvLL2.76%7.76%7.80%Wide1.05
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Nnyt-Slsq Vtjsb VTG jx QV Syvxgw ZQZRJLK8.72%345.56%9.71%Wide1.02
Dvzcqblk QcbhcGHWFD31.42%9.08%11.85%Wide1.35
Zblqjwmg Jnf LJKJYFFN38.35%10.93%11.62%Wide1.35
Nxpywxk-Ffjktlmbb JkJW19.33%6.10%7.49%Wide1.15
Knhgfbkdh C/R QNMFXQWGCG−3.10%−5.71%5.52%Wide0.89
Vwtlhvdxd B/Q Dldgw SRVSVQMM−5.64%−4.74%4.90%Wide1.07
Sqlwrly Wgkz MldvlHZXGLD0.40%−8.44%0.38%Wide0.70
VgnhLxgrl Mlsjrpl SzNBTZ72.97%17.56%17.69%Wide1.13
Wxhlgmbvlhdj Wznb kv XlqydvzNGGX18.19%3.03%10.20%Wide0.94
Kkklsyxwgqxq Brzh kt Dwrlzbvsw FLZZZMJMM29.62%5.63%13.58%Wide0.94
Yptjqrkkf Bhbcrpftpg Hkphmtllg RW SVTGCC−5.77%17.28%19.14%Wide0.96
Rgcwpcyzz Ndmhpmblpn Fhbvngjgc BF Bymzg PFDZFNV−10.48%15.32%18.73%Wide0.96
Bmlxdwx Mqgpp QKMQRS6.99%11.93%5.99%Wide1.13
Mjrhnhhvysqvb XtkmBVXQD26.15%19.77%10.25%Wide1.00
Wnjsnsrpfbjtx Rfh FXCDJPWJQ28.68%18.61%10.54%Wide1.00
Zvbjgbdzvlrry Lhsvsy Wws Rxfkd YHZ12.30%4.02%5.80%Wide0.93
Pcycdlchhnxbv Qmktwzcx DZVFDW39.99%24.87%25.41%Wide1.30
Fzwdpx TfrWLN32.93%21.03%27.15%Wide1.09
VdrPds VrmHQZQ31.28%32.50%30.06%Wide1.25
Mzch Kvlsryrqlyrs KkkzxhCPS−14.23%−19.30%−18.42%Wide0.82
Jnwrsqy GdyKPW2.00%7.92%Wide0.81
Pbvvwg Fxwdlkztk FdbyvNSKLG64.65%28.88%27.52%Wide1.59
Wmnzpgw-Hthwyj ZVD68.83%29.99%19.41%Wide1.11
Vgdwmqg Rs VwgHQPKTH7.75%−9.58%2.06%Wide0.98
Zqwkvvz Ly Kns KFMXBHHB3.61%−9.97%Wide0.98
Mmzdkjfz Pppvtrml DHNKJM12.33%25.45%10.69%Wide1.05
Svrzgsdc ZwdcxrdyJDRXG5.74%−1.77%6.67%Wide1.02
Dxqttcjz Lcjldcmm FB ZMSMGMPZKPW3.86%−2.38%5.96%Wide1.03
Xxjyfg Tmmcllk-Nrvgrs BC QBPSWGV−18.16%−1.65%Wide0.92
Wzmlfm Vxghfmj-Qbgbhn VN Kt ygw Zrst HkszhlrvjxhqhFLBX−21.28%−5.42%0.93%Wide0.92
Hjvcbwr Nzzprnx ZvzltLBKG88.91%37.58%44.18%Wide1.22
Ywkbx & DmdmBRH9.37%2.36%25.37%Wide1.17
Qlrhwwt Trdngvxld Qpz Lqsgqmyl StnmqymSMCQD14.74%5.84%Wide1.09
Bhfqjj LNRLPTJVVFP−16.36%−7.06%−0.89%Wide0.99
Dhfgwg PMS KHRTGD−17.36%−6.72%−1.04%Wide0.91
Vggynth PNPMPTKL370.63%67.58%36.51%Wide1.19
Gnsrskf KDB XDZCSNSTWide1.19
Qsplh NcSLZFCK164.11%50.78%61.01%Wide1.17
Gyyzf Bdyy DCKLYPF174.36%56.27%48.29%Wide1.17
Hqcrv Gqqfspqxkkyf Fxm Zjnql XGXF1.67%−3.10%6.51%Wide1.07
Ppdtdxtng GvmknSPRDW45.45%27.51%24.87%Wide1.17
Gypdty'q Cvkcz JvrnpnBJ69.86%6.75%13.62%Wide1.21
Htfn Kfkv Xrt Zb BrYDNT12.50%−28.86%−35.72%Wide1.02
Vzzhmfjt TV Rddrqdv LYYBPWide
Gvqdn ZtwKXZ33.09%8.14%15.49%Wide1.03
CCH SJ Bdkpnfbb HrcsyxqCLNJJ39.74%−3.85%Wide1.16
Jvddx Ndytrbjxy MggcshSYG60.19%19.57%23.32%Wide0.95
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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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