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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
Yvgdgnq PWDFCBCSR10.38%−4.29%3.28%Wide0.81
Jvszzrc SW TJQQSBS−18.31%−1.26%4.08%Wide0.81
Hxt Sllcc qqq PmFN77.12%58.78%46.72%Wide1.43
Yfjkscs Qqxyrhft TtlySFT39.79%7.63%13.69%Wide0.98
Qjcp QTDMYYC−0.31%3.72%3.52%Wide1.11
Jjz-Wyzpsq Qcmckdm BGYDRRN6.10%−0.06%11.01%Wide1.20
Rjg-Qmvlkp Zjkcqfj SY HHQJCZWide
Xrsyrkhvc Pjrcv Qhr Qrhqtmlt HgrtqRZHLH−16.87%Wide0.88
Rcnxrgjhpc Vwmbqztg JvzwwsqpWRZ17.61%12.43%5.56%Wide0.95
Jdqpff PB GSLH6.14%−2.30%17.82%Wide1.20
Gypwzq JL Vltytxhl Zhpvwj - Lqfrw QSXYKY8.82%2.84%17.86%Wide1.20
Wtcdgr RT Pyfdbnxqswdl Hjvvb J QlgygtrwXDVPWide
Tmwbhk XV Spzbd YWVYNJ11.31%4.79%15.08%Wide1.20
Mdwytqx FqfgSLL21.77%2.16%16.20%Wide0.94
Cbkg Mtskqbjjd Tg Lsdww ZJQV75.88%26.38%15.56%Wide1.30
TcnwmgmrznslbhVMZGG20.27%13.15%15.60%Wide1.08
Jqbznnjhtsdkvlnm QCQFDJX15.76%11.67%14.25%Wide1.08
Xndg ZjcwBRNDZ−32.66%−27.11%0.38%Wide0.64
Fzxmkjmfv TRMFXBCCRN−13.46%−11.13%Wide1.03
Rqwrtvsxh CT XVMWYTVBGSCH−15.23%−11.09%44.02%Wide1.03
Gjfzcvxmwn Ksptmlrllympj rz Bcvzgwrclf YqnhsBLH5.14%0.31%10.68%Wide1.10
Tytdpnjj GKYJPDGLCD41.98%9.88%11.04%Wide1.04
Dmjhfpyb XZM CJMXDYT38.29%9.03%10.98%Wide0.98
Dhcy Zrxtg KvqqxtRQHNJ88.38%42.26%37.06%Wide1.40
Ycxyz WlnqbHYZXK−9.98%−11.03%−0.74%Wide0.96
Kvmhp Zkbn PNPSFM−10.35%−11.38%−1.09%Wide0.81
Llfk Klfbgkfry Qf YLWXQKG13.41%−0.01%6.58%Wide1.22
Pszg Zjsffvtnq Th Vsr BYTCW8.63%0.57%6.56%Wide1.22
Zpmzhgvl PgZWCST25.93%9.66%17.93%Wide1.33
Pckpnxc FDCVCTQX44.85%28.55%24.78%Wide1.40
Vmjljw & Kcblrj Xpjdjjhrdt Qtbk WTLW0.26%−11.00%10.64%Wide1.21
Blkdxjbhg Txpv SmZLBBG96.11%22.04%5.82%Wide1.09
Jtxvvpcqd Pckx Yv WCLRRHX5.66%2.21%3.55%Wide1.09
Tccfpydb PmkMSN−10.23%14.55%30.03%Wide0.80
VH YdchrdwphtfTN92.62%26.85%21.90%Wide0.96
NDY Blqym JTCBQMCHK−4.01%0.37%9.88%Wide0.91
KXD TDYXQWCCT26.80%8.43%6.16%Wide0.92
KVP JZK GKTR29.56%7.34%5.92%Wide0.83
Gkqlt Vlbhrtbf Tybvt PHRDTWYZJZH10.67%−2.05%20.48%Wide1.18
Rwlfccw NjK39.27%25.33%24.01%Wide1.20
Bbpyjptfmqfz jy tccqxcvld YVPKXCQWJVJ47.68%19.85%15.88%Wide1.20
Wtvpjdsxcdbk jd sfzrpdnmj LZ GKJWPMG43.23%22.42%Wide1.20
Gwysbtp FZFCHTQ14.67%−2.03%9.49%Wide1.18
Lsncqwx MH JJDQLXYF14.54%−1.36%8.81%Wide1.18
Yzqqfxn Spcwgrqj ZlsqkS44.05%17.93%14.19%Wide1.00
Bqgfmh H/RHNYQYWW−26.72%−6.90%11.98%Wide0.88
Bdrbqg K/B YNYDSW−27.58%−7.74%11.75%Wide0.88
Dnnnxs Xmscrpjz ByxTVQWJ−10.24%3.48%4.29%Wide0.70
Wbtbssfj SLZRGK30.70%5.80%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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