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Morningstar, Inc. (MORN)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for Morningstar, Inc. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About Morningstar, Inc.

Morningstar, Inc. provides independent investment insights through data, research, technology, and software products. Its offerings include the Morningstar Direct Platform, PitchBook, Morningstar Credit, Morningstar Wealth, and Morningstar Retirement segments, serving asset managers, wealth managers, financial advisors, and individual investors. The company delivers investment data, analytics, credit ratings, portfolio management services, and indexes to support investment decision-making and portfolio strategies globally.

Snapshot

Revenue
$2.45B
Revenue growth (YoY)
7.5%
Net income
$374.2M
Diluted EPS
$8.87
Gross margin
61.0%
Operating margin
21.5%
Net margin
15.3%
FCF margin
18.1%
ROE
30.6%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
20.8×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$8.21B
Long-term debt / equity
0.88×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Morningstar

  • Revenue grew 7.5% to $2.4B in FY2025, slower than the 11.6% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 21.5% in FY2025, +6.4 pp against 15.1% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $663M, up 9.6% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $443M in FY2025, 18.1% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 1.2% to $374M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Morningstar’s fundamentals sit among the 425 Financials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin61.0%
60th percentile of 51
Operating margin21.5%
64th percentile of 146
Net margin15.3%
51st percentile of 377
FCF margin18.1%
49th percentile of 272
Revenue growth (YoY)+7.5%
41st percentile of 420
ROE30.6%
94th percentile of 375
P/E20.8×
76th percentile of 318
Long-term debt / equity0.88×
74th percentile of 194
Short interest4.88d
61st percentile of 420

Morningstar’s return on equity of 30.6% ranks in the 94th percentile of the 375 Financials companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 66 insider sales totaling $20.7M. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 7 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+7 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
3
1 new, 2 added
Reduced / exited
6
6 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$374.9M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$203.5M1.3MAdded
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$75.6M484.2KReduced
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$37.3M238.8KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$25.4M162.6KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$22.2M142.3KReduced
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$5.1M32.8KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$4.4M27.9KAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$872,7765.6KReduced
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$662,9294.2KNew

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
66
$20.7M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-24
Mansueto Joseph DExecutive ChairmanSell1.7K$218.43$380K
2026-08-24
Mansueto Joseph DExecutive ChairmanSell1.3K$220.42$290K
2026-08-24
Mansueto Joseph DExecutive ChairmanSell1.2K$217.26$257K
2026-08-24
Mansueto Joseph DExecutive ChairmanSell978$219.44$215K
2026-08-24
Mansueto Joseph DExecutive ChairmanSell226$221.12$50K
2026-08-24
Mansueto Joseph DExecutive ChairmanSell220$216.01$48K
2026-08-21
Mansueto Joseph DExecutive ChairmanSell3.8K$216.70$829K
2026-08-21
Mansueto Joseph DExecutive ChairmanSell268$217.57$58K
2026-08-20
filed 2026-08-21
Mansueto Joseph DExecutive ChairmanSell3.2K$212.87$672K
2026-08-20
filed 2026-08-21
Mansueto Joseph DExecutive ChairmanSell1.9K$215.18$417K
2026-08-20
filed 2026-08-21
Mansueto Joseph DExecutive ChairmanSell1.4K$214.16$291K
2026-08-20
filed 2026-08-21
Mansueto Joseph DExecutive ChairmanSell501$217.13$109K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
1.5M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+5.2%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
4.88
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
314.8K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-141.5M+5.2%4.88
2026-07-311.5M-0.3%3.12
2026-07-151.5M-12.5%3.54
2026-06-301.7M-11.7%3.15
2026-06-151.9M-2.2%4.10
2026-05-291.9M+13.4%4.11
2026-05-151.7M+16.1%2.84
2026-04-301.5M+1.0%2.89

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$2.45B$2.28B$2.04B$1.87B$1.70B
Gross profit$1.49B$1.38B$1.20B$1.09B$1.00B
Operating income$526.6M$484.8M$230.6M$167.8M$257.0M
Net income$374.2M$369.9M$141.1M$70.5M$193.3M
Diluted EPS$8.87$8.58$3.29$1.64$4.45

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$589.7M$591.6M$316.4M$297.8M$449.9M
Capital expenditure$147.1M$142.7M$119.1M$129.5M$101.8M
Free cash flow$442.6M$448.9M$197.3M$168.3M$348.1M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$663.2M9.6%$107.8M$2.83
Q1 FY2026$644.8M10.8%$107.1M$2.73
Q4 FY2025$641.1M8.5%$115.1M$2.81
Q3 FY2025$617.4M8.4%$91.6M$2.17
Q2 FY2025$605.1M5.8%$89.0M$2.09
Q1 FY2025$581.9M7.2%$78.5M$1.82
Q4 FY2024$591.0M9.7%$116.9M$2.71
Q3 FY2024$569.4M10.5%$119.7M$2.77

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorFinancials
SIC industryInvestment Advice
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2019
SEC CIK1289419

Selected SEC filings

10-Q2026-07-29
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10-Q2026-04-29
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8-K2026-08-25
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8-K2026-07-29
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8-K2026-06-25
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8-K2026-06-18
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.