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Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) stock

MORNNasdaqInvestment AdviceFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 12/3021% below fair value
$246.26+0.18 (+0.07%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $9.14BP/E –Yield 0.74%

Morningstar, Inc. grew revenue 9.4% to $2.62B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 20.2% to $643.50M, moving the operating margin from 22.3% to 24.5%. Free cash flow was $492.80M, up 25.0% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $9.14B.

Revenue
$2.62B
+9.4% vs. a year earlier
Operating income
$643.50M
+20.2% vs. a year earlier
Free cash flow
$492.80M
+25.0% vs. a year earlier
EPS, diluted
$8.87
+3.4% vs. a year earlier

Key statistics

Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026

Valuation

Market cap
$9.14B
P/E ratio
–
Price to sales
3.49
Price to book
–
Dividend yield
0.74%
Free cash flow yield
5.39%

Fundamentals

Revenue
$2.62B
EPS, diluted
$8.87
Free cash flow
$492.80M
Diluted shares
38M

Trading

Next earnings
Feb 11, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
Previous close
$246.08
Open
$247.30
Day's range
$244.81 – $249.00
Volume
246,458
Average volume (20 days)
273,670
Index membership
S&P MidCap 400 (since Nov 2023), Russell 1000, Russell 3000
Beta (5 years)
0.99
52-week range
$141.49 – $251.04
RSI (14 days)
70.2
Volatility (1 year)
41.6%
Relative volume
0.78×
WACC
9.3%

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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (IJH, SPMD, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.

Market cap history

Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodMORNS&P 500DifferenceMORN per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month+20.5%-3.0%+23.5 pts
3 months+19.3%-2.8%+22.1 pts
Year to date+14.6%+11.5%+3.1 pts
1 year+16.3%+13.5%+2.9 pts
3 years-5.1%+77.7%−82.8 pts-1.7%+21.1%
5 years-19.4%+72.6%−92.0 pts-4.2%+11.5%
10 years+274.4%+308.2%−33.7 pts+14.1%+15.1%

Fifteen years at a glance

Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD

Revenue

$2.62B+9.4% YoY

Gross profit

$1.65B+13.3% YoY

Operating income

$643.50M+20.2% YoY

Net income

–

EPS, diluted

–

Free cash flow

$492.80M+25.0% YoY
Reported periodTrailing twelve months

Press releases

Releases Morningstar filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K

  1. Results
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  3. Results
  4. Update
  5. News
  6. Update
All press releases and earnings

About Morningstar

Investment Advice

Morningstar, Inc. provides independent investment insights, financial data, research, and portfolio tools. The company operates through five reportable segments: Morningstar Direct Platform, PitchBook, Morningstar Credit, Morningstar Wealth, and Morningstar Retirement, alongside Corporate and All Other activities including Morningstar Sustainalytics and Morningstar Indexes. Its offerings encompass software platforms, data feeds, application programming interfaces, credit ratings, index benchmarking, managed portfolios, and retirement account services. Customers include asset managers, financial advisors, wealth managers, institutional investors, plan sponsors, private equity and venture capital firms, corporations, and individual investors.

Company profile, executives and history

Morningstar stock: common questions

What is Morningstar's stock price?

MORN closed at $246.26 on Nov 13, 2026, up 0.07% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $141.49 and $251.04.

What is Morningstar's market cap?

Morningstar was worth $9.14B at the close on Nov 13, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.

How much revenue does Morningstar make?

Morningstar reported revenue of $2.62B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 9.4% from a year earlier.

Does Morningstar pay a dividend?

Yes. Morningstar paid $1.82 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 0.74% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 12 years in a row.

When does Morningstar report earnings next?

Morningstar is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 11, 2027, after the close. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.

How has MORN stock performed over the past year?

Including dividends, MORN returned +16.3% over the past year, against +13.5% for the S&P 500.

How many MORN shares are sold short?

1M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 5.98% of the float, or 4.5 days of average trading volume.

Who are Morningstar's competitors?

Companies most similar to Morningstar by business, industry and size include STEP, VCTR, TROW, FHI, APAM.

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