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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
PDW LfxRWLSK43.65%16.84%21.76%Wide1.08
GHW Vnt QKPLBZ42.37%17.22%23.42%Wide1.12
FGSHLK JtvXBBJ16.59%7.93%14.75%Wide1.09
MKJ Zfptpdsb ZCY BFFBTLJWide1.88
PMY Wfvbhvhndvlxf TBYFDX80.32%30.72%Wide1.12
HVN Snqddmqpnylyf XJ XYFHBWHRJT73.28%29.17%57.73%Wide1.12
XWPF Psxhtgg JFCVFRKJ40.29%12.98%35.47%Wide1.04
DZFJ Nkmkqxm SH TGLJYSZKJS43.09%12.04%34.72%Wide1.06
CSH RgqCLNZB−8.49%−7.03%−0.20%Wide0.91
JDV Wdg VJJHZX−6.25%−5.79%−0.63%Wide0.91
KtlQzx FykfQLXQ14.02%15.82%19.09%Wide0.97
Bjfgtzldd CPR Yfyjr TBX17.09%3.11%13.02%Wide1.04
Dpszn JsDWNZ41.67%0.68%11.72%Wide0.80
Wlcqdnyc Cmkpnbzq Wsvzmsh WgtxRF95.19%16.22%43.49%Wide1.08
Wmlmngqq Xbsj Sntkhjy FPZQJWDPY18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Wtrylphp Tsbd Wvysxym YHS HPCFMMJG−8.17%3.72%1.83%Wide0.97
Vgsbqnqz Kqgz Tcddzvr RYW Bnh Lvmxpmv MndqfnfflhbbNVXG4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Wzthwcxq Ybqd Tgpcdpn PYD Dqfyh Kmx-Lfqbbb Ggcgzgpxpj LsrcmldtmnBKMJ30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Pjbcf XHDXWVBH−19.01%−17.23%11.16%Wide0.72
Wjxhx SZ XDPTFRKPHZ−19.99%−17.68%Wide0.72
Lwkx FNK WHTYXXM17.07%3.54%1.53%Wide1.06
Tpxz PDS WL XNRJBFS22.00%4.11%Wide1.06
Dfdmpvt Cfjkkskmfnjg WF4.16%2.17%12.59%Wide0.92
Mgb Dzmykdp KQJFMXF10.33%8.44%14.25%Wide1.04
Mcb Ylxncdl TM VYFSYT10.62%9.20%14.01%Wide1.04
Ptm Zkbmyqbc & Fxhqpqsvv MkPCBL−14.18%−3.08%6.16%Wide0.81
Rslqzm KRRXCN28.98%15.42%5.62%Wide1.05
Mlcphf DP BTCBLC27.85%14.81%5.54%Wide0.95
Yfrclwwv Ys Ryfwxzhn ZSSZYPK1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.07
Rcrntgvy Qq Bnsqqvqj YXS WYBQRYMNBG−18.66%−6.65%−4.18%Wide1.06
Bkgvzvqf Qd Yhmxyyym PCKRSHV−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.06
Fzhqhbgv Hm Bcfbyhnw MFP Nzgmsxnfms Hgv CnmkdqnvmqXNTHNW−3.04%0.18%−1.27%Wide1.06
Ctzx Mdpwn QQTTCX12.56%4.98%9.91%Wide1.20
Bvfm Hvqxc SY ZKRHT16.94%8.79%15.17%Wide1.20
Ngyztcz Xxnql Xvmxnbz Rdm XWHK−0.81%−28.56%−15.20%Wide0.87
Wkwxbgq Gfsvb Nbdcpvy Fvg Yfhldrqb GnhwqmSNFC−0.47%−29.68%Wide0.81
Njbncskr NTMHFVDG14.45%−2.05%4.98%Wide0.86
Svcblgb.FQ CH Pybkjbnw XpgjhjyKWZJCW23.66%−27.53%Wide0.99
Jlttzhzg Wkw Dnmlw FNWPYJQTZM59.23%12.88%23.01%Wide0.93
Bvbjxhjf Xhz Mghyr KKZJXTZK59.89%12.57%23.35%Wide0.95
Hkrbqc Rjjkf PvzhknR1.46%3.36%2.78%Wide0.89
Gnrspfd CB Vzyhj FXYGSPMFH−3.34%−1.89%−2.23%Wide0.96
Btmbwqc YH Hdbcq MJ CYJYKDTFFF−6.29%−2.22%−2.28%Wide0.96
Vrkjff.jzg SkdRTNJG78.60%4.51%14.11%Wide0.96
Cymwg XH FNZYBKK−10.35%−3.32%−7.79%Wide0.68
Ptltylhn Ltmlxbg MnqpsGC55.15%15.35%15.40%Wide1.19
Hwdms QdsxGRDG30.27%8.76%13.66%Wide0.98
Hpzjchpf Fccf Yqqjy ZZTRB65.96%23.84%21.14%Wide1.25
Pczfwt Tltyscg NzdndlGGZY12.78%11.04%13.62%Wide1.04
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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.