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Morningstar, Inc. MORN

Investment Advice · CIK 0001289419 · Fiscal year ends 1231 · Broker-dealer

Revenue
$2.45B
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31
Net income
Unavailable
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31
Total assets
$3.59B
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31

Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) reported revenue of $2.45B for the fiscal year ended 2025-12-31. This page shows 10 annual periods of income statement, balance sheet and cash flow figures normalized from Morningstar, Inc.’s SEC filings, each linked to the filing it came from. It is classified by the SEC under Investment Advice.

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Income

Morningstar, Inc. income by fiscal year, in US dollars, normalized from SEC filings.
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-31
Revenue$2.45B$2.28B$2.04B$1.87B$1.70B$1.39B$1.18B$1.02B$911.70M$798.60M
Cost of revenue$952.90M$895.70M$843.50M$779.30M$698.40M$556.40M$483.10M$411.10M$386.60M$344.30M
Gross profit$1.49B$1.38B$1.20B$1.09B$1.00B$833.10M$695.90M$608.80M$525.10M$454.30M
Operating income$526.60M$484.80M$230.60M$167.80M$257.00M$215.20M$189.60M$215.80M$169.80M$180.80M
Net incomeUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable$183.00M$136.90M$161.00M
Research & developmentUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Weighted-average diluted sharesshares 42.20Mshares 43.10Mshares 42.90Mshares 42.90Mshares 43.40Mshares 43.20Mshares 43.20Mshares 43.00Mshares 43.00Mshares 43.30M
Pretax income$495.70M$473.90M$174.10M$130.60M$250.50M$283.00M$198.50M$232.90M$181.10M$224.90M
Income tax expense$121.50M$104.00M$33.00M$56.50M$62.60M$59.70M$45.60M$47.80M$42.90M$63.70M
Diluted EPS$8.87$8.58$3.29$1.64$4.45$5.18$3.52$4.25$3.18$3.72
Selling, general & administrative$801.00M$768.20M$779.60M$756.90M$593.20M$478.40M$388.60M$296.30M$264.10M$202.80M
General & administrative$334.00M$327.20M$355.80M$400.40M$318.40M$272.00M$210.70M$147.80M$129.80M$105.20M
Selling & marketing$467.00M$441.00M$423.80M$356.50M$274.80M$206.40M$177.90M$148.50M$134.30M$97.60M

Balance

Morningstar, Inc. balance by fiscal year, in US dollars, normalized from SEC filings.
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-31
Cash & equivalents$474.50M$502.70M$337.90M$376.60M$483.80M$422.50M$334.10M$369.30M$308.20M$259.10M
Total assets$3.59B$3.55B$3.40B$3.47B$2.86B$2.70B$2.37B$1.45B$1.41B$1.35B
Current assets$1.04B$1.01B$815.70M$810.80M$887.60M$730.00M$603.20M$601.60M$529.80M$472.00M
Total liabilities$2.37B$1.93B$2.08B$2.27B$1.45B$1.42B$1.29B$519.10M$600.80M$654.10M
Current liabilities$1.05B$967.30M$880.80M$882.50M$783.50M$626.50M$495.80M$362.80M$323.20M$294.90M
Total equity incl. NCI$1.22B$1.62B$1.33B$1.21B$1.42B$1.27B$1.08B$934.70M$804.90M$696.80M
Temporary (mezzanine) equityUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
InventoryUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Accounts receivable$390.40M$358.10M$343.90M$307.90M$268.90M$205.10M$188.50M$172.20M$148.20M$145.80M
Goodwill$1.61B$1.56B$1.58B$1.57B$1.21B$1.20B$1.04B$556.70M$564.90M$556.80M
Long-term debt$1.07B$698.60M$972.40M$1.11B$359.40M$449.10M$502.10M$70.00MUnavailableUnavailable
Accounts payableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

Cash flow

Morningstar, Inc. cash flow by fiscal year, in US dollars, normalized from SEC filings.
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-31
Operating cash flow$589.70M$591.60M$316.40M$297.80M$449.90M$384.30M$334.40M$314.80M$250.10M$213.70M
Capital expenditures$147.10M$142.70M$119.10M$129.50M$101.80M$76.70M$80.00M$76.10M$66.60M$62.80M
Investing cash flow-$139.30M-$21.30M-$81.90M-$799.30M-$167.70M-$123.80M-$746.30M-$49.90M-$60.80M-$274.20M
Financing cash flow-$514.70M-$384.40M-$278.40M$415.10M-$211.80M-$182.20M$373.70M-$188.80M-$157.50M$123.70M
Net change in cash-$28.20M$164.80M-$38.70M-$107.20M$61.30M$88.40M-$35.20M$61.10M$49.10M$52.00M
Stock-based compensation$56.40M$54.70M$52.80M$83.20M$41.90M$36.60M$44.40M$31.70M$24.10M$14.50M
Common dividends paid$76.90M$69.30M$63.90M$61.50M$54.20M$51.40M$47.80M$42.60M$39.30M$37.90M
Common share repurchases$787.00M$11.60M$1.40M$226.00M$1.30M$41.90M$4.90M$20.90M$42.30M$48.80M
Depreciation & amortization$189.90M$190.40M$184.90M$166.60M$150.70M$139.50M$117.70M$96.70M$91.20M$70.70M

Derived

Morningstar, Inc. derived by fiscal year, in US dollars, normalized from SEC filings.
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-31
Free cash flow$442.60M$448.90M$197.30M$168.30M$348.10M$307.60M$254.40M$238.70M$183.50M$150.90M
Gross margin61.0%60.6%58.6%58.3%58.9%60.0%59.0%59.7%57.6%56.9%
Operating margin21.5%21.3%11.3%9.0%15.1%15.5%16.1%21.2%18.6%22.6%
FCF margin18.1%19.7%9.7%9.0%20.5%22.1%21.6%23.4%20.1%18.9%
SBC / revenue2.3%2.4%2.6%4.4%2.5%2.6%3.8%3.1%2.6%1.8%
Current ratio0.99x1.05x0.93x0.92x1.13x1.17x1.22x1.66x1.64x1.60x
Revenue YoY growth7.5%11.6%9.0%10.1%22.3%17.9%15.6%11.9%14.2%Unavailable
Net marginUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable20.2%
R&D / revenueUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
CapEx / revenue6.0%6.3%5.8%6.9%6.0%5.5%6.8%7.5%7.3%7.9%
Long-term debt / equity0.88xUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Effective tax rate24.5%21.9%19.0%43.3%25.0%21.1%23.0%20.5%23.7%28.3%

Amounts are abbreviated; the exact reported value is carried in each cell. — means unavailable, not zero. Open MORN in the interactive workspace to inspect any figure back to its filing.

Source filings

10-Q · Filed 2026-07-29View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2026-04-29View SEC filing
10-K · Filed 2026-02-13View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-10-30View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-07-31View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-05-01View SEC filing

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