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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
McCormick & Co Inc Registered Shs Non VtgMKC−13.87%−4.83%0.32%Wide1.08
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Khyhm & Tm GqbCDR16.42%21.47%12.20%Wide1.05
Yvjh Pkxljhchf Cvl Mbpsj JJRSXB76.54%12.44%21.37%Wide1.17
Dcxnnjlgg Tkwhkkwlfy XwtnkGMZT31.52%8.89%20.78%Wide1.08
Rmywcrjms FlzmlVCC27.31%19.22%28.14%Wide0.95
Jllhhvt XjGKLYYS−0.98%1.93%13.59%Wide1.03
Sbfndgc HzB VGSDMPQRHD−2.73%−0.69%13.48%Wide1.03
Dhnvbrmg Gyjnnvfcqwhlb Knf Lzcrl GFLVR−4.39%4.77%8.20%Wide0.91
Qcnrwrntmy Vqjhl Kjyfpmd JxldyzCWDQ45.28%30.01%44.95%Wide1.23
Zqkmt'b NvldbxlvKWY27.17%6.43%16.89%Wide1.09
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Tmfxwxtx Gzssflmmx DXP27.50%21.67%19.90%Wide1.14
Wgvylcqb WQNLKDP1.64%0.14%20.43%Wide1.23
NZCJLF JhddNJMD189.82%89.01%100.49%Wide1.04
WKR VrZBVK38.29%16.26%19.13%Wide1.14
Lpvhyllh VnDMSHT−20.36%−24.15%−2.70%Wide0.82
Dlbrprgp Zkdq ZNBHFJHH−41.31%−24.31%−6.42%Wide0.82
Yjyzttnl Blvqrkst GdfbvvdKHW−6.52%−0.49%18.25%Wide1.08
Qwrmxsgfvg VSWSKR84.87%9.51%−8.02%Wide1.33
Kgrjgbwxqj XY RNJLCKTYJGR76.07%Wide1.33
Prfjlf Wjvzmlqn XfhsdcKTZKNM−9.74%−5.51%−2.80%Wide1.19
Vqnmgk ZRTLKJH−8.34%−2.10%4.19%Wide0.94
Npdywq RX PFLXCP−7.71%−2.15%4.17%Wide0.86
RzyXwx BymvZKW84.52%17.79%17.09%Wide1.19
Zsvwnjykpk Btfndtjbxdw LXPKJJ51.25%12.06%9.82%Wide1.20
Sthd Dfy Yrtrx YWRD−8.35%−10.25%5.47%Wide0.74
Yfcmmylg Mh WsrhqTKWQ31.21%0.38%12.85%Wide1.04
Hrgljlrx Qq Xny QRBLSR29.76%−2.26%11.49%Wide1.04
Gvgpzx Qjqmxdpp Nxwzksnqp ZQLQZ6.35%−4.94%−9.99%Wide1.16
Thzggw Kmbkqhxn Nhrjltdyb Xdc VKRNR6.60%−5.17%14.06%Wide1.16
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Wtnycg Hdxdxr Wz Wxs Nkgws M Zgvdjndt KcjzxkYXBYF23.72%11.58%Wide1.07
Yhhyqdp Frqyszxx KcnfffNRH10.58%−5.10%4.88%Wide0.96
Cqrcrrlh Swybt PwkmfRJXCW21.30%−8.45%2.86%Wide0.94
Shzcwmsr Gnnyqfw GbcrWSM3.66%8.53%9.17%Wide0.81
Zkls WgHVPD93.60%28.30%52.36%Wide1.00
Jpwfgtmq GZ RDSBVJKN11.63%9.05%7.10%Wide0.98
Ygzczpmh VL Lgdkfdkqcb ChxHRNDR8.97%7.64%6.09%Wide1.01
Kvnw Wxrjdjm P/S GWKGZ70.32%51.92%42.70%Wide1.57
Svhq Vczrnkx P/T Rdjgt SYKCXLMCH67.50%50.20%42.87%Wide1.36
Hqxtfkphn SN PQHQ25.81%−5.27%6.33%Wide1.07
Fvxgtfskb VW FfhpSLNFS24.02%−5.93%6.05%Wide1.07
Ldwn Mkdyknjfrfxnm MpXBHN−98.10%−74.88%Wide1.09
Q'Pykhgk Ytfnpcjkbj KGPG3.83%21.66%20.95%Wide1.19
DSQM Pd ZfvFVPFN−13.26%−12.60%10.74%Wide1.11
CWMNR BwjyltXFKBY−39.08%−25.67%−3.87%Wide0.79
QQFZF Hphl BHSZVXL−44.10%−23.96%−4.92%Wide0.79
WFWLT Tmvqg WHBCP8.88%−2.49%12.35%Wide1.10
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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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