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Morningstar, Inc.

FinancialsBanks & Brokers
Ticker MORNCHICAGO, ILFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $26.71Diluted shares 38.4M

Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN) is a global provider of investment data, research, ratings, analytics, software, indexes, and investment management services for advisors, asset managers, investors, financial institutions, issuers, and retirement plans. Its five reportable segments are Morningstar Direct Platform,… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Morningstar, Inc. reported revenue of $2.62B, up 9.4% from a year earlier, and net income of $445.50M. Its pre-tax margin was 24.5%. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $2.45B, up 7.5% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $374.20M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$2.45BFY2025
+7.5% year over year
Last 12 mo $2.62B
21.53%FY2025
+0.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo 24.55%
$374.20MFY2025
+1.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $445.50M
30.62%FY2025
+7.8 percentage points
Last 12 mo 43.44%
Cash & financing
$589.70MFY2025
−0.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $641.90M
$442.60MFY2025
−1.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $492.80M
0.88FY2025
Was 0.43× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 1.64
42.2MFY2025
−2.1% year over year
Last 12 mo 38.4M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Morningstar, Inc. does

In the company’s own words

Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN) is a global provider of investment data, research, ratings, analytics, software, indexes, and investment management services for advisors, asset managers, investors, financial institutions, issuers, and retirement plans. Its five reportable segments are Morningstar Direct Platform, which supplies investment data and research tools; PitchBook, which covers private and public markets; Morningstar Credit, which provides credit ratings, research, data, and analytics; Morningstar Wealth, which offers managed portfolios, wealth platforms, and investor services; and Morningstar Retirement, which provides managed accounts, fiduciary services, and custom models. Corporate and All Other includes Morningstar Sustainalytics’ environmental, social, and governance data and ratings, Morningstar Indexes, and corporate activities. As of December 31, 2025, the company had approximately $378.0 billion in assets under management and advisement across its offerings and 10,973 full-time employees. Its brands include PitchBook, Morningstar DBRS, Morningstar Investor, and Sustainalytics. Its website is https://www.morningstar.com.

Company details
Sector
Financials
Industry (SIC)
Banks & Brokers
Headquarters
CHICAGO, IL
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1289419
SIC
6282

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2011–2025 · USD
$-262.12M$524.24M$1.31B$2.10B$2.88B201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Morningstar, Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

394
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$1.92B
held by funds, at market
32.2%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Morningstar, Inc.’s weight in each

Baron Partners Fund
BPTRX · BARON SELECT FUNDS
1.64%of fund net assets
Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital SMID-Cap Fund
EAASX · Eaton Vance Growth Trust
1.50%of fund net assets
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH · iShares Trust
0.09%of fund net assets
VANGUARD WINDSOR FUND
VWNDX · VANGUARD WINDSOR FUNDS
—of fund net assets
Baron Focused Growth Fund
BFGFX · BARON SELECT FUNDS
2.02%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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