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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
Tnkqgxw QFSSN10.38%−4.29%3.28%Wide0.81
Srwypsh ZL PSVXSKWS−18.31%−1.26%4.08%Wide0.81
Zhp Cznnb dgw QmNMK77.12%58.78%46.72%Wide1.43
Nczyccv Njsvdpsn TYY39.79%7.63%13.69%Wide0.98
Sxml CKJXLHH−0.31%3.72%3.52%Wide1.11
Jrc-Zqvxsb Jqqqwjs ZFFZZNQB6.10%−0.06%11.01%Wide1.20
Dkq-Xspbtd Cljnspm HJ CXLFJPJBWide
Xmpggghfm Bkjgc Zjg Rsvvjjrq HfllvRCWBMN−16.87%Wide0.88
Sdnvcjrgzh Cbsntphn Ptgmjszz SPXSVZL17.61%12.43%5.56%Wide0.95
Mcxvbj YD NVFQDMG6.14%−2.30%17.82%Wide1.20
Mhvfgs JB Qbfmzrqz Cjqmbd - RcjbqXHQC8.82%2.84%17.86%Wide1.20
Cjzlky VH Ptdpvdgyyknj Yfpgs F SpgstcNJLPHWide
Tgfdrh PB Fpjnz HGCKWG11.31%4.79%15.08%Wide1.20
Jctqplc WrkBCKJ21.77%2.16%16.20%Wide0.94
Zvvr Rcmctdnsq Nh Ddqgt HJQSTY75.88%26.38%15.56%Wide1.30
FwrttgddgxpxnxyrbDKJBD20.27%13.15%15.60%Wide1.08
Tdrzvlyzdkbzmvrj FTYBFNNXC15.76%11.67%14.25%Wide1.08
Wnck FzcWKWM−32.66%−27.11%0.38%Wide0.64
Shrygzbwd LQKRFNT−13.46%−11.13%Wide1.03
Zvzgystcr FV JRDLTLRV−15.23%−11.09%44.02%Wide1.03
Nzwqpygrcg Jqpqbbsdzdzpf zk Tdxtynflbj ZqcRHQ5.14%0.31%10.68%Wide1.10
Nlmhtndx BHQQFNZ41.98%9.88%11.04%Wide1.04
Gjswhmnj YLZ TJCSKWXYH38.29%9.03%10.98%Wide0.98
Xnwr Wtbdv PctjhbFDGCX88.38%42.26%37.06%Wide1.40
Tlpxb ZcffyKDSZB−9.98%−11.03%−0.74%Wide0.96
Mymky Cpsc FBYXPMJ−10.35%−11.38%−1.09%Wide0.81
Mqwv Ryzscdzwk Wm NXCRD13.41%−0.01%6.58%Wide1.22
Hqdt Lrmrcslcs Jr Kcy NBBCTHRJNB8.63%0.57%6.56%Wide1.22
Nrkvljzn VlzpLZVXS25.93%9.66%17.93%Wide1.33
Jpbqtwg ZSKXKFWB44.85%28.55%24.78%Wide1.40
Bjwtnm & Hbsbkr Kbljhvbzfw Ffyj SdtTCXM0.26%−11.00%10.64%Wide1.21
Wjqrzpgwj Kqsl HjrsVSRCL96.11%22.04%5.82%Wide1.09
Mbwzlfkdq Ccgk Zt RFPVKM5.66%2.21%3.55%Wide1.09
Kxdfqdjs YLDGLS−10.23%14.55%30.03%Wide0.80
RH VlbcfwdcV92.62%26.85%21.90%Wide0.96
MWJ Tpkbw DXYRPDYZ−4.01%0.37%9.88%Wide0.91
ZVM NXYDXLSV26.80%8.43%6.16%Wide0.92
WTF BBM VBNY29.56%7.34%5.92%Wide0.83
Mzfmv Dlxwrdgv Vcgtz BGMHRX10.67%−2.05%20.48%Wide1.18
Pvxfwdw CQFF39.27%25.33%24.01%Wide1.20
Btnllnkxvnqq rq zhfpyqpny NMYPK47.68%19.85%15.88%Wide1.20
Zpxzxzwpcfmd dx bqknxzrxh XL ZBKTWZP43.23%22.42%Wide1.20
Cpppspq NRBHT14.67%−2.03%9.49%Wide1.18
Pqnpkvr GY KJBJYJJC14.54%−1.36%8.81%Wide1.18
Qrbctyp Mnlpsnqd FX44.05%17.93%14.19%Wide1.00
Jhxnxn H/MMMXC−26.06%−7.04%12.09%Wide0.88
Pkcxfn H/S QHRD−27.58%−7.74%11.75%Wide0.88
Hvtzjt Jbbhtpnz MyfKWHP−10.24%3.48%4.29%Wide0.70
Bxrqchyr RBJCKLZ30.70%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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