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Morningstar, Inc.
MORN Financial Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Morningstar, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.4 billion, up 7.49% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +9.60%
- EPS
- +35.1%
- Free cash flow
- +96.3%
- Total debt
- +104.3%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
226.19
3.65
+1.64%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM Jun ’26 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 799 | 912 | 1,020 | 1,179 | 1,390 | 1,699 | 1,871 | 2,039 | 2,275 | 2,446 | 2,567 | +13.2% | 2,668 | 2,822 | 2,988 | +6.9% | |
| Gross margin, % | 56.89 | 57.60 | 59.69 | 59.02 | 59.96 | 58.90 | 58.34 | 58.62 | 60.63 | 61.03 | 62.24 | +4.1 pt | ||||||
| EBT | 225 | 181 | 233 | 199 | 283 | 251 | 131 | 182 | 491 | 499 | 563 | +9.3% | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 28.16 | 19.86 | 22.84 | 16.84 | 20.37 | 14.74 | 6.98 | 8.90 | 21.59 | 20.40 | 21.93 | (7.8) pt | ||||||
| Net income | 161 | 137 | 183 | 152 | 224 | 193 | 71 | 141 | 370 | 374 | 422 | +9.8% | ||||||
| Per share, $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 18.57 | 21.35 | 23.94 | 27.61 | 32.39 | 39.52 | 43.91 | 47.85 | 53.16 | 58.37 | 67.90 | +13.6% | |||||
| Earnings | 3.74 | 3.21 | 4.30 | 3.56 | 5.22 | 4.50 | 1.65 | 3.31 | 8.64 | 8.93 | 10.61 | +10.2% | ||||||
| Cash flow | 4.97 | 5.86 | 7.39 | 7.83 | 8.96 | 10.46 | 6.99 | 7.43 | 13.82 | 14.07 | 17.11 | +12.3% | ||||||
| Capex | (1.46) | (1.56) | (1.79) | (1.87) | (1.79) | (2.37) | (3.04) | (2.80) | (3.33) | (3.51) | (3.95) | +10.2% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 3.51 | 4.30 | 5.60 | 5.96 | 7.17 | 8.10 | 3.95 | 4.63 | 10.49 | 10.56 | 13.16 | +13.0% | ||||||
| Book value | 16.20 | 18.85 | 21.94 | 25.38 | 29.64 | 32.93 | 28.34 | 31.17 | 37.82 | 29.16 | 27.08 | +6.7% | ||||||
| Shares, m | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 40 | (0.3%) | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 19.83 | 30.29 | 25.60 | 42.50 | 44.28 | 76.00 | 132.20 | 83.87 | 39.07 | 24.25 | 21.39 | 51.8 | |||||
| P/S | 3.99 | 4.54 | 4.59 | 5.48 | 7.15 | 8.65 | 4.97 | 5.80 | 6.34 | 3.72 | 3.34 | 5.5 | ||||||
| P/B | 4.58 | 5.14 | 5.01 | 5.96 | 7.81 | 10.39 | 7.70 | 8.91 | 8.90 | 7.45 | 8.38 | 7.2 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 3.93 | 4.35 | 4.27 | 5.60 | 7.17 | 8.57 | 5.34 | 6.09 | 6.41 | 3.96 | — | 5.6 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 20.78 | 21.61 | 18.24 | 25.97 | 32.38 | 41.81 | 59.34 | 62.89 | 32.51 | 21.87 | — | 33.7 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 214 | 250 | 315 | 334 | 384 | 450 | 298 | 316 | 592 | 590 | 647 | +11.9% | |||||
| Capex | (63) | (67) | (76) | (80) | (77) | (102) | (129) | (119) | (143) | (147) | (149) | +9.9% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 151 | 184 | 239 | 254 | 308 | 348 | 168 | 197 | 449 | 443 | 498 | +12.7% | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 177 | 207 | 239 | 107 | 104 | 104 | (72) | (65) | 47 | (15) | 55 | n/m | |||||
| Net debt | (54) | (173) | (326) | 146 | 25 | (151) | 695 | 583 | 148 | 544 | 1,190 | n/m | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 697 | 805 | 935 | 1,084 | 1,271 | 1,416 | 1,207 | 1,328 | 1,619 | 1,222 | 1,024 | +6.4% | ||||||
| Returns, % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 13.53 | 9.93 | 12.80 | 7.95 | 8.83 | 6.95 | 2.22 | 4.10 | 10.64 | 10.48 | 11.13 | (3.0) pt | |||||
| ROIC | 17.58 | 16.80 | 22.15 | 9.64 | 10.38 | 12.70 | 5.51 | 7.54 | 17.16 | 18.64 | 17.05 | +1.1 pt | ||||||
| ROE | 24.08 | 18.23 | 21.04 | 15.06 | 18.99 | 14.39 | 5.38 | 11.13 | 25.11 | 26.35 | 31.96 | +2.3 pt | ||||||
| People | ||||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 4,595 | 4,920 | 5,416 | 6,737 | 7,979 | 9,556 | 12,224 | 11,334 | 11,085 | 10,973 | — | +10.2% | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.22 | — | +2.8% | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Where the money comes from and where it goes Fiscal 2025
| Morningstar Data and Analytics Segment | 831 | 33.96% |
|---|---|---|
| PitchBook Segment | 672 | 27.47% |
| Morningstar Credit Segment | 354 | 14.49% |
| Morningstar Wealth Segment | 251 | 10.28% |
| Corporate and Other | 200 | 8.17% |
| Morningstar Retirement Segment | 138 | 5.63% |
| Gross margin | 61.03% | |
| Operating margin | 21.53% | |
| Pre-tax margin | 20.40% |
Morningstar, Inc. vs peers in Financial Data & Stock Exchanges (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc. | $91.1B | 23.7× | 22.7× | +4.84% (above 0%: growing) | +14.09% (above 0%: growing) | +29.65% (above 0%: growing) | 98.61% | 52.18% | Compare |
| MCO Moody's Corporation | $84.3B | 31.2× | 30.3× | +15.12% (above 0%: growing) | +56.52% (above 0%: growing) | +47.01% (above 0%: growing) | 76.29% | 47.87% | Compare |
| NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc. | $58.6B | 30.7× | 29.4× | +20.51% (above 0%: growing) | +13.92% (above 0%: growing) | −7.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | 59.24% | 28.12% | Compare |
| MSCI MSCI Inc | $44.2B | 34.1× | 31.4× | +12.20% (above 0%: growing) | +19.90% (above 0%: growing) | +8.19% (above 0%: growing) | 82.71% | 56.23% | Compare |
| COIN Coinbase Global, Inc. | $42.4B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −18.51% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +128.50% (above 0%: growing) | 84.44% | (9.30%) | Compare |
| CBOE Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | $32.8B | 25.9× | — | +22.95% (above 0%: growing) | +50.67% (above 0%: growing) | −270.85% (below 0%: shrinking) | 50.71% | 32.99% | Compare |
| TRU TransUnion | $14.4B | 20.2× | 17.7× | +14.91% (above 0%: growing) | +33.93% (above 0%: growing) | +42.65% (above 0%: growing) | 58.41% | 19.70% | Compare |
| FDS FactSet Research Systems Inc. | $11.3B | 22.5× | 18.9× | +6.33% (above 0%: growing) | −15.94% (below 0%: shrinking) | −0.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | 48.59% | 24.68% | Compare |
| MORN Morningstar, Inc. | $8.3B | 21.4× | 19.7× | +9.60% (above 0%: growing) | +35.07% (above 0%: growing) | +96.31% (above 0%: growing) | 63.92% | 24.22% | |
| Median of peers | $43.3B | 25.9× | 26.0× | +13.56% | +19.90% | +18.92% | 67.77% | 30.56% |
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 27 March 2026
Chief executive’s pay
| Year | Total pay | Actually paid | $100 invested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.07m | (9.28m) | 97.00 |
| 2024 | 8.64m | 14.46m | 149.00 |
| 2023 | 7.28m | 14.02m | 126.00 |
| 2022 | 6.31m | (3.29m) | 94.00 |
| 2021 | 5.60m | 16.98m | 148.00 |
Ownership
Directors and executive officers, together
38.80%
Joe Mansueto
38.10%
Daniel Mansueto
9.70%
Vanguard Group
6.60%
BlackRock, Inc.
6.20%
Total pay is as the Summary Compensation Table states it; actually paid revalues the year’s share awards
at its end, as the SEC’s pay-versus-performance rule asks. $100 invested is what $100 in the company’s
shares at the start of the earliest year shown was worth at each year’s end.
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more.
Read the proxy statement