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MORN logoMorningstar, Inc.(MORN)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

MORN•NASDAQ•Banking & Credit
$167.66
$6.38B mkt cap·18.9× P/E·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorFinancial ServicesIndustryFinancial Data & ExchangesSub-IndustryMarket Data, Analytics and Research
AboutMorningstar, Inc. provides independent investment research services in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers web-based tools; investment data, fundamental equity and manager research, private capital markets research, credit and fund rating, and index, as well as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating services; and investment offerings, including managed investment products, publicly listed and private companies, fixed income securities, and real-time global market data for financial advisors, asset managers, retirement plan providers and sponsors, and individual and institutional investors. It also provides Morningstar Data, an investment data spanning various databases, including equity fundamentals, managed investments, ESG factors, and market data; Morningstar Direct, an investment-analysis platform; Morningstar Managed Portfolios, an advisor service consisting of model portfolio that offers services for independent financial advisors, as well as offers asset allocation services for asset managers, broker/dealers, and insurance providers; Morningstar Advisor Workstation, a web-based research, financial planning, and proposal generation platform; and Morningstar.com, a website for individual investors. In addition, the company offers Morningstar Enterprise Components; Morningstar Credit Ratings that provides issuance and surveillance services for structured finance products and instruments; corporate credit estimates and operational risk assessment rankings; Morningstar Indexes for creating investment products; Morningstar workplace solutions, such as retirement accounts, fiduciary services, allocation funds, and custom models; and PitchBook Platform, research and analysis workstation for investment and research professionals. Further, its PitchBook provides a mobile application, excel plug-in, data feeds, and data solutions. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.Show more
  • Net Interest Income-$29M+24.1%
  • Total Revenue$2.45B+7.5%
  • Net Income$374M+1.2%
  • Return on Equity26.35%+4.9%
  • Net Interest Margin-0.8%+25.0%
  • Efficiency Ratio39.5%+0.5%
  • ROA10.48%-1.5%
  • Equity / Assets34.03%-25.4%
  • Book Value per Share28.95-22.9%
  • Tangible BV/Share-18.20-122.8%
  • Debt/Equity1.15+106.3%
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MORN Key Insights

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 20.9%
  • ✓Efficient operations: 39.5% efficiency ratio
  • ✓12 consecutive years of dividend growth
  • ✓Well capitalized: 34.0% equity/assets
  • ✓Share count reduced 2.1% through buybacks
  • ✓Diversified revenue: 99.5% from non-interest income

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak NIM of -0.8%
  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 20 (bottom 20%)
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

MORN Price & Volume

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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MORN Growth Metrics

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years11.98%
5 Years11.97%
3 Years9.34%
TTM-

Profit CAGR

10 Years10.93%
5 Years10.85%
3 Years74.44%
TTM4.84%

EPS CAGR

10 Years11.45%
5 Years11.36%
3 Years75.53%
TTM10.34%

Return on Capital

10 Years14.79%
5 Years13.63%
3 Years16.2%
Last Year20.58%

MORN Recent Earnings

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 6/12 qtrs (86%)●Beat Revenue 3/12 qtrs (38%)
Q2 2026Latest
Apr 29, 2026
EPS
$3.18
Est $2.41
+32.0%
Revenue
$645M
Est $627M
+2.9%
Q1 2026
Feb 12, 2026
EPS
$2.71
Est $2.36
+14.8%
Revenue
$641M
Est $634M
+1.1%
Q4 2025
Oct 29, 2025
EPS
$2.55
Est $2.34
+9.0%
Revenue
$617M
Est $634M
-2.7%
Q3 2025
Jul 30, 2025
EPS
$2.40
Est $2.21
+8.6%
Revenue
$605M
Est $606M
-0.1%
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestApr 29, 2026
$3.18vs $2.41+32.0%
$645Mvs $627M+2.9%
Q1 2026Feb 12, 2026
$2.71vs $2.36+14.8%
$641Mvs $634M+1.1%
Q4 2025Oct 29, 2025
$2.55vs $2.34+9.0%
$617Mvs $634M-2.7%
Q3 2025Jul 30, 2025
$2.40vs $2.21+8.6%
$605Mvs $606M-0.1%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

MORN Peer Comparison

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) competitors in Market Data, Analytics and Research — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
MSCI logoMSCIMSCI Inc.Direct Competitor42.38B582.1437.419.74%
SPGI logoSPGIS&P Global Inc.Direct Competitor125.38B423.5728.897.94%12.92%0.39
MCO logoMCOMoody's CorporationDirect Competitor79.54B448.6432.828.89%64.11%1.75
FDS logoFDSFactSet Research Systems Inc.Direct Competitor9.11B211.7913.625.39%27.66%0.71
ICE logoICEIntercontinental Exchange, Inc.Direct Competitor86.89B153.4026.597.46%11.57%0.70
LSE logoLSELeishen Energy Holding Co., Ltd.Product Competitor84.14M4.9910.39-5.49%10.65%34.64%0.05
VRSK logoVRSKVerisk Analytics, Inc.Product Competitor22.39B170.8926.336.63%29.34%437.95%16.26
TRI logoTRIThomson Reuters CorporationProduct Competitor40.01B91.7526.994.81%19.91%12.67%0.18

Compare MORN vs Peers

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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Most directly comparable listed peer for MORN.

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Larger-name benchmark to compare MORN against a more recognizable public peer.

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MORN Income Statement

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Net Interest Income-3.6M500K-6.3M-9.5M-7M-26.7M-42.7M-37.7M-28.6M-36.9M
NII Growth %-1300%113.89%-1360%-50.79%26.32%-281.43%-59.93%11.71%24.14%-129.91%
Net Interest Margin %-0.26%0.03%-0.27%-0.35%-0.24%-0.77%-1.25%-1.06%-0.8%-0.93%
Interest Income1.9M2.3M2.4M1.6M1.7M1.7M9M12.2M11.4M9.8M
Interest Expense5.5M1.8M8.7M11.1M8.7M28.4M51.7M49.9M40M46.7M
Loan Loss Provision381.1M409.3M474.4M545.3M689.7M750.9M791.8M845.8M912.9M913.7M
Non-Interest Income909.8M1.02B1.18B1.39B1.7B1.87B2.03B2.26B2.43B2.5B
Non-Interest Income %99.79%99.77%99.8%99.88%99.9%99.91%99.56%99.46%99.53%99.61%
Total Revenue
911.7M▲ 0%
1.02B▲ 11.9%
1.18B▲ 15.6%
1.39B▲ 17.9%
1.7B▲ 22.3%
1.87B▲ 10.1%
2.04B▲ 9.0%
2.28B▲ 11.6%
2.45B▲ 7.5%
2.51B▲ 0%
Revenue Growth %14.16%11.87%15.6%17.85%22.3%10.08%8.98%11.6%7.49%33.52%
Non-Interest Expense355.3M393M506.3M617.9M743.9M923.5M964.5M894.6M966M979.6M
Efficiency Ratio38.97%38.53%42.94%44.47%43.78%49.37%47.31%39.32%39.5%39.05%
Operating Income
169.8M▲ 0%
215.8M▲ 27.1%
189.6M▼ 12.1%
215.2M▲ 13.5%
257M▲ 19.4%
167.8M▼ 34.7%
230.6M▲ 37.4%
484.8M▲ 110.2%
526.6M▲ 8.6%
568.4M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %18.62%21.16%16.08%15.49%15.12%8.97%11.31%21.31%21.53%22.66%
Operating Income Growth %-6.08%27.09%-12.14%13.5%19.42%-34.71%37.43%110.23%8.62%-
Pretax Income
179.8M▲ 0%
230.8M▲ 28.4%
197.6M▼ 14.4%
283.3M▲ 43.4%
255.9M▼ 9.7%
127M▼ 50.4%
174.1M▲ 37.1%
473.9M▲ 172.2%
495.7M▲ 4.6%
531.5M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %19.72%22.63%16.76%20.39%15.06%6.79%8.54%20.83%20.27%21.19%
Income Tax42.9M47.8M45.6M59.7M62.6M56.5M33M104M121.5M128.7M
Effective Tax Rate %23.86%20.71%23.08%21.07%24.46%44.49%18.95%21.95%24.51%24.21%
Net Income
136.9M▲ 0%
183M▲ 33.7%
152M▼ 16.9%
223.6M▲ 47.1%
193.3M▼ 13.6%
70.5M▼ 63.5%
141.1M▲ 100.1%
369.9M▲ 162.2%
374.2M▲ 1.2%
402.8M▲ 0%
Net Margin %15.02%17.94%12.89%16.09%11.38%3.77%6.92%16.26%15.3%16.06%
Net Income Growth %-14.97%33.67%-16.94%47.11%-13.55%-63.53%100.14%162.15%1.16%4.84%
Net Income (Continuing)136.9M183M152M223.6M193.3M70.5M141.1M369.9M374.2M402.8M
EPS (Diluted)
3.18▲ 0%
4.26▲ 34.0%
3.52▼ 17.4%
5.18▲ 47.2%
4.45▼ 14.1%
1.64▼ 63.1%
3.29▲ 100.6%
8.58▲ 160.8%
8.87▲ 3.4%
10.25▲ 0%
EPS Growth %-14.52%33.96%-17.37%47.16%-14.09%-63.15%100.61%160.79%3.38%10.34%
EPS (Basic)3.214.303.565.224.501.653.318.648.93-
Diluted Shares Outstanding43M43M43.2M43.2M43.4M42.9M42.9M43.1M42.2M39.3M

MORN Balance Sheet

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash & Short Term Investments353.3M395.9M367.5M464.2M546.1M414.6M389M551M528.7M2.08B
Cash & Due from Banks308.2M369.3M334.1M422.5M483.8M376.6M337.9M502.7M474.5M492.8M
Short Term Investments45.1M26.6M33.4M41.7M62.3M38M51.1M48.3M54.2M0
Total Investments107.1M89.7M93M74.3M125.6M134M151.3M133.6M104.5M50.3M
Investments Growth %25.7%-16.25%3.68%-20.11%69.04%6.69%12.91%-11.7%-21.78%-124.41%
Long-Term Investments62M63.1M59.6M32.6M63.3M96M100.2M85.3M50.3M249.6M
Accounts Receivables148.2M172.2M188.5M205.1M268.9M307.9M343.9M358.1M390.4M402.6M
Goodwill & Intangibles660.3M630.6M1.37B1.59B1.54B2.12B2.06B1.97B1.99B2.34B
Goodwill564.9M556.7M1.04B1.21B1.21B1.57B1.58B1.56B1.61B1.75B
Intangible Assets95.4M73.9M333.4M380.1M328.2M548.6M484.4M408.8M379.3M591.4M
PP&E (Net)147.4M143.5M299.5M302.8M321M391M371.6M400.1M390.9M400.8M
Other Assets6.2M15M25.4M32.9M42.8M45.9M38.1M35.4M42.2M47.3M
Total Current Assets529.8M601.6M603.2M730M887.6M810.8M815.7M1.01B1.04B1.06B
Total Non-Current Assets875.9M852.2M1.77B1.97B1.98B2.66B2.59B2.53B2.55B2.92B
Total Assets
1.41B▲ 0%
1.45B▲ 3.4%
2.37B▲ 63.1%
2.7B▲ 13.7%
2.86B▲ 6.2%
3.47B▲ 21.4%
3.4B▼ 2.1%
3.55B▲ 4.3%
3.59B▲ 1.2%
3.99B▲ 0%
Asset Growth %4.06%3.42%63.08%13.71%6.18%21.38%-2.05%4.28%1.16%18.74%
Return on Assets (ROA)9.93%12.8%7.95%8.83%6.95%2.22%4.1%10.64%10.48%10.91%
Accounts Payable49.2M54.4M0076.5M76.2M78.4M87.3M97.9M104.6M
Total Debt180M70M687.6M626.7M531.5M1.32B1.16B904M1.41B1.91B
Net Debt-128.2M-299.3M353.5M204.2M47.7M947M822.3M401.3M933.3M1.41B
Long-Term Debt180M70M502.1M449.1M359.4M1.08B940.3M698.6M1.22B1.85B
Short-Term Debt0011M0032.1M32.1M0060.9M
Other Liabilities59.8M49.9M23.5M68.9M30.1M34.6M41.2M44.1M-99.2M69.8M
Total Current Liabilities323.2M362.8M495.8M626.5M783.5M882.5M880.8M967.3M1.05B1.03B
Total Non-Current Liabilities277.6M156.3M791.5M798.1M663.3M1.39B1.19B963M1.31B1.94B
Total Liabilities600.8M519.1M1.29B1.42B1.45B2.27B2.08B1.93B2.37B2.97B
Total Equity
804.9M▲ 0%
934.7M▲ 16.1%
1.08B▲ 15.9%
1.27B▲ 17.3%
1.42B▲ 11.4%
1.21B▼ 14.7%
1.33B▲ 10.0%
1.62B▲ 21.9%
1.22B▼ 24.5%
1.02B▲ 0%
Equity Growth %15.51%16.13%15.93%17.33%11.37%-14.75%10%21.9%-24.51%-51.9%
Equity / Assets (Capital Ratio)57.26%64.29%45.7%47.16%49.46%34.74%39.01%45.61%34.03%25.56%
Return on Equity (ROE)18.23%21.04%15.06%18.99%14.39%5.38%11.13%25.11%26.35%30.01%
Book Value per Share18.7221.7425.0829.4332.6228.1430.9537.5528.9525.92
Tangible BV per Share3.367.07-6.69-7.26-2.75-21.29-17.14-8.17-18.20-33.59
Common Stock0000000000
Additional Paid-in Capital601M621.7M655M671.3M689M757.8M789M822.7M869.5M0
Retained Earnings958.7M1.11B1.22B1.39B1.53B1.53B1.61B1.91B2.21B2.29B
Accumulated OCI-46.6M-75M-60.6M-22M-35.3M-99M-86.5M-119.4M-68.1M0
Treasury Stock-708.2M-726.8M-728.7M-767.3M-764.3M-986.7M-985.5M-993.9M-1.79B0
Preferred Stock0000000000

MORN Cash Flow Statement

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash from Operations250.1M314.8M334.4M384.3M449.9M297.8M316.4M591.6M589.7M589.7M
Operating CF Growth %17.03%25.87%6.23%14.92%17.07%-33.81%6.25%86.98%-0.32%0.35%
Net Income136.9M183M152M223.6M193.3M70.5M141.1M369.9M374.2M402.8M
Depreciation & Amortization91.2M96.7M117.7M139.5M150.7M166.6M184.9M190.4M189.9M98.5M
Deferred Taxes-14.1M-1.1M-6M-6.7M-12.1M-37.3M-32.4M-34.8M-42.2M-34.2M
Other Non-Cash Items-11.3M-14M-15.2M-47.6M12.5M26.8M-58.1M-81.4M38.9M32.9M
Working Capital Changes23.3M18.5M41.5M38.9M63.6M-12M28.1M92.8M28.9M69.9M
Cash from Investing-60.8M-49.9M-746.3M-123.8M-167.7M-799.3M-81.9M-21.3M-139.3M-453M
Purchase of Investments-59.7M-43.1M-37.7M-56.4M-100.9M-36.5M-3.7M-16M-26.3M-16.6M
Sale/Maturity of Investments42.2M51.2M35.8M46.9M58.8M43M31.1M27.1M45.5M38.8M
Net Investment Activity-17.5M8.1M-1.9M-9.5M-42.1M6.5M27.4M11.1M19.2M22.2M
Acquisitions22.7M18M-664.3M-39.3M-54.6M-676.1M-800K52.4M-39M-360.9M
Other Investing600K100K-100K1.7M30.8M-200K10.6M57.9M27.6M38.5M
Cash from Financing-157.5M-188.8M373.7M-182.2M-211.8M415.1M-278.4M-384.4M-514.7M-173.7M
Dividends Paid-39.3M-42.6M-47.8M-51.4M-54.2M-61.5M-63.9M-69.3M-76.9M-77.3M
Share Repurchases-42.3M-20.9M-4.9M-41.9M-1.3M-226M-1.4M-11.6M-787M-977.4M
Stock Issued0000200K00000
Net Stock Activity-42.3M-20.9M-4.9M-41.9M-1.1M-226M-1.4M-11.6M-787M-977.4M
Debt Issuance (Net)-1000K-1000K1000K-1000K-1000K1000K-1000K-1000K1000K3M
Other Financing-5.9M-15.3M-18M-25.5M-66.5M-48.3M-75.6M-29.1M-25.8M311M
Net Change in Cash
49.1M▲ 0%
61.1M▲ 24.4%
-35.2M▼ 157.6%
88.4M▲ 351.1%
61.3M▼ 30.7%
-107.2M▼ 274.9%
-38.7M▲ 63.9%
164.8M▲ 525.8%
-28.2M▼ 117.1%
-18.7M▲ 0%
Exchange Rate Effect17.3M-15M3M10.1M-9.1M-20.8M5.2M-21.1M36.1M17.8M
Cash at Beginning259.1M308.2M369.3M334.1M422.5M483.8M376.6M337.9M502.7M474.5M
Cash at End308.2M369.3M334.1M422.5M483.8M376.6M337.9M502.7M474.5M492.8M
Interest Paid5.4M3.7M11M11.1M10.4M28.4M58.4M47.4M017.9M
Income Taxes Paid47.1M67M63.3M58.2M80.9M75.3M73.2M115.6M0119.8M
Free Cash Flow
183.5M▲ 0%
238.7M▲ 30.1%
254.4M▲ 6.6%
307.6M▲ 20.9%
348.1M▲ 13.2%
168.3M▼ 51.7%
197.3M▲ 17.2%
448.9M▲ 127.5%
442.6M▼ 1.4%
437.4M▲ 0%
FCF Growth %21.6%30.08%6.58%20.91%13.17%-51.65%17.23%127.52%-1.4%-2.41%

MORN Banking Ratios

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)18.23%21.04%15.06%18.99%14.39%5.38%11.13%25.11%26.35%30.01%
Return on Assets (ROA)9.93%12.8%7.95%8.83%6.95%2.22%4.1%10.64%10.48%10.91%
Net Interest Margin-0.26%0.03%-0.27%-0.35%-0.24%-0.77%-1.25%-1.06%-0.8%-0.93%
Efficiency Ratio38.97%38.53%42.94%44.47%43.78%49.37%47.31%39.32%39.5%39.05%
Equity / Assets57.26%64.29%45.7%47.16%49.46%34.74%39.01%45.61%34.03%25.56%
Book Value / Share18.7221.7425.0829.4332.6228.1430.9537.5528.9525.92
NII Growth-1300%113.89%-1360%-50.79%26.32%-281.43%-59.93%11.71%24.14%-16.77%
Dividend Payout28.71%23.28%31.45%22.99%28.04%87.23%45.29%18.73%20.55%14.25%

MORN SEC Filings & Documents

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

Apr 29, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Mar 25, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Mar 13, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

2
FY 2026

Feb 13, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Feb 28, 2025·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

6
FY 2026

Apr 29, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Oct 30, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Jul 31, 2025·SEC

MORN Frequently Asked Questions

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) grew revenue by 7.5% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) is profitable, generating $402.8M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (15.3% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) pays a dividend with a yield of 1.09%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) has a return on equity (ROE) of 26.3%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

Industry Metrics

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) has a net interest margin (NIM) of -0.8%. NIM has been under pressure due to interest rate environment.

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) has an efficiency ratio of 39.5%. This is excellent, indicating strong cost control.

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