Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) Key Metrics
MORN valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $7.78B
- Enterprise value
- $8.70B
- P/E (TTM)
- 19.7 10-yr median 41.1
- Forward P/E
- 19.8
- PEG ratio
- 2.31
- Price / sales
- 3.0 10-yr median 5.3
- Price / book
- 7.2 10-yr median 7.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.9 10-yr median 20.7
- Dividend yield
- 0.96% $2.00 a year
- Beta
- 1.02
MORN key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsMORN valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
MORN returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
MORN per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
MORN financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
MORN efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
MORN valuation history
MORN returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
MORN debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
MORN cash returned to shareholders
MORN price vs earnings per share
MORN key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $9.17B | $14.51B | $12.28B | $9.29B | $14.84B | $10.00B | $6.54B | $4.72B | $4.17B | $3.19B |
| Enterprise value | $10.05B | $14.87B | $13.05B | $10.20B | $14.83B | $10.17B | $6.86B | $4.51B | $4.09B | $3.20B |
| P/E ratio | 24.5 | 39.2 | 87.0 | 131.8 | 76.8 | 44.7 | 43.0 | 25.8 | 30.5 | 19.8 |
| Price / sales | 3.7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 |
| Price / book | 7.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| Price / free cash flow | 20.7 | 32.3 | 62.2 | 55.2 | 42.6 | 32.5 | 25.7 | 19.8 | 22.7 | 21.1 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 15.6 | 24.5 | 38.8 | 31.2 | 33.0 | 26.0 | 19.5 | 15.0 | 16.7 | 14.9 |
| EV / sales | 4.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.8 | 20.3 | 31.2 | 31.3 | 36.2 | 23.4 | 21.1 | 13.6 | 15.7 | 10.8 |
| EV / free cash flow | 22.7 | 33.1 | 66.1 | 60.6 | 42.6 | 33.1 | 27.0 | 18.9 | 22.3 | 21.2 |
| Earnings yield | 4.1% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 5.1% |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.8% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 4.7% |
| Dividend yield | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 9.4% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $217.31 | $336.76 | $286.24 | $216.59 | $341.99 | $231.57 | $151.31 | $109.84 | $96.97 | $73.56 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $57.95 | $52.79 | $47.52 | $43.60 | $39.15 | $32.16 | $27.29 | $23.72 | $21.20 | $18.44 |
| Earnings per share | $8.87 | $8.58 | $3.29 | $1.64 | $4.45 | $5.18 | $3.52 | $4.26 | $3.18 | $3.72 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $13.97 | $13.73 | $7.38 | $6.94 | $10.37 | $8.90 | $7.74 | $7.32 | $5.82 | $4.94 |
| Free cash flow per share | $10.49 | $10.42 | $4.60 | $3.92 | $8.02 | $7.12 | $5.89 | $5.55 | $4.27 | $3.48 |
| Cash per share | $12.53 | $12.78 | $9.07 | $9.66 | $12.58 | $10.75 | $8.51 | $9.21 | $8.22 | $7.02 |
| Book value per share | $28.95 | $37.55 | $30.95 | $28.14 | $32.62 | $29.43 | $25.08 | $21.74 | $18.72 | $16.09 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$18.20 | −$8.17 | −$17.14 | −$21.29 | −$2.75 | −$7.26 | −$6.69 | $7.07 | $3.36 | $0.44 |
| Dividends per share | $1.82 | $1.61 | $1.49 | $1.43 | $1.25 | $1.19 | $1.11 | $0.99 | $0.91 | $0.88 |
| Capex per share | $3.49 | $3.31 | $2.78 | $3.02 | $2.35 | $1.78 | $1.85 | $1.77 | $1.55 | $1.45 |
| Debt per share | $33.36 | $20.97 | $27.04 | $30.85 | $12.25 | $14.51 | $15.92 | $4.17 | $6.33 | $7.43 |
| Shares outstanding | 42.2M | 43.1M | 42.9M | 42.9M | 43.4M | 43.2M | 43.2M | 43.0M | 43.0M | 43.3M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −2.1% | +0.5% | 0.0% | −1.2% | +0.5% | 0.0% | +0.5% | 0.0% | −0.7% | −2.3% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 26.3% | 25.1% | 11.1% | 5.4% | 14.4% | 19.0% | 15.1% | 21.0% | 18.2% | 24.1% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 19.5% | 18.6% | 8.9% | 5.3% | 13.7% | 12.0% | 13.7% | 23.7% | 18.0% | 22.7% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 10.5% | 10.6% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 8.8% | 7.9% | 12.8% | 9.9% | 13.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | 23.4% | 23.4% | 10.5% | 5.2% | 14.6% | 20.1% | 15.2% | 22.2% | 18.4% | 23.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 18.1% | 19.7% | 9.7% | 9.0% | 20.5% | 22.1% | 21.6% | 23.4% | 20.1% | 18.9% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.58 | 1.60 | 2.24 | 4.22 | 2.33 | 1.72 | 2.20 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 1.33 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $1.41B | $904.0M | $1.16B | $1.32B | $531.5M | $626.7M | $687.6M | $179.5M | $272.0M | $321.7M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $528.7M | $551.0M | $389.0M | $414.6M | $546.1M | $464.2M | $367.5M | $395.9M | $353.3M | $304.0M |
| Net debt | $879.1M | $353.0M | $771.2M | $909.0M | −$14.6M | $162.5M | $320.1M | −$216.4M | −$81.3M | $17.7M |
| Debt / equity | 1.15 | 0.56 | 0.87 | 1.10 | 0.38 | 0.49 | 0.63 | 0.19 | 0.34 | 0.46 |
| Debt / assets | 0.39 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.24 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.21 | 0.48 | 1.84 | 2.79 | −0.04 | 0.37 | 0.99 | −0.65 | −0.31 | 0.06 |
| Current ratio | 0.99 | 1.05 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 1.66 | 1.64 | 1.60 |
| Quick ratio | 0.99 | 1.09 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 1.66 | 1.64 | 1.60 |
| Interest coverage | 13.2 | 9.7 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 29.5 | 19.4 | 21.8 | 119.9 | 30.9 | 120.5 |
| Working capital | −$15.3M | $46.8M | −$65.1M | −$71.7M | $104.1M | $103.5M | $107.4M | $238.8M | $206.6M | $177.1M |
| Invested capital | $2.10B | $1.97B | $2.10B | $2.12B | $1.40B | $1.43B | $1.40B | $718.3M | $723.6M | $714.5M |
| Tangible asset value | −$768.2M | −$352.2M | −$735.4M | −$913.2M | −$119.3M | −$313.7M | −$288.9M | $304.1M | $144.6M | $19.1M |
| Net current asset value | −$1.33B | −$916.2M | −$1.26B | −$1.46B | −$559.2M | −$694.6M | −$684.1M | $82.5M | −$71.0M | −$182.1M |
| Graham number | $76.01 | $85.16 | $47.86 | $32.26 | $57.18 | $58.54 | $44.56 | $45.62 | $36.62 | $36.69 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$36.37 | −$26.01 | −$33.29 | −$37.81 | −$15.95 | −$18.63 | −$17.91 | $0.17 | −$3.17 | −$5.56 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $76.9M | $69.3M | $63.9M | $61.5M | $54.2M | $51.4M | $47.8M | $42.6M | $39.3M | $37.9M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $787.0M | $11.6M | $1.4M | $226.0M | $1.3M | $41.9M | $4.9M | $20.9M | $42.3M | $48.8M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 20.6% | 18.7% | 45.3% | 87.2% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 31.4% | 23.3% | 28.7% | 23.5% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 195.2% | 18.0% | 33.1% | 170.8% | 15.9% | 30.3% | 20.7% | 26.6% | 44.5% | 57.5% |
| Capex / revenue | 6.0% | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.9% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 24.9% | 24.1% | 37.6% | 43.5% | 22.6% | 20.0% | 23.9% | 24.2% | 26.6% | 29.4% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.78 | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.89 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 1.8% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | 4.0% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 5.2% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 2.5% |
| SG&A / revenue | 32.8% | 33.8% | 38.2% | 40.5% | 34.9% | 34.4% | 33.0% | 29.1% | 29.0% | 25.4% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 58.0 | 57.4 | 58.4 | 57.1 | 52.1 | 52.8 | 57.1 | 57.7 | 58.9 | 65.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | -16.0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Days payables outstanding | 35.5 | 33.8 | 33.4 | 35.8 | 81.1 | 96.0 | 42.8 | 46.0 | 44.3 | 44.4 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 22.5 | 7.6 | 25.0 | 21.4 | -29.0 | -43.2 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 14.6 | 20.7 |
| Receivables turnover | 6.29 | 6.36 | 6.25 | 6.39 | 7.01 | 6.91 | 6.39 | 6.33 | 6.20 | 5.60 |
| Payables turnover | 10.29 | 10.81 | 10.91 | 10.21 | 4.50 | 3.80 | 8.53 | 7.94 | 8.24 | 8.22 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | 779,300,000.00 | — | — | — | — | — | 344,300,000.00 |
| Asset turnover | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.67 |
| Average receivables | $388.6M | $357.5M | $326.2M | $292.9M | $242.6M | $201.1M | $184.4M | $161.1M | $147.0M | $142.6M |
| Average payables | $92.6M | $82.8M | $77.3M | $76.3M | $155.1M | $146.3M | $56.6M | $51.8M | $46.9M | $41.9M |
| Average inventory | — | −$39.2M | — | $1 | — | — | — | — | $0 | $1 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 55.4% | 55.5% | 60.6% | 61.0% | 53.6% | 58.8% | 57.9% | 43.4% | 47.0% | 50.2% |
Computed from MORN's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 13, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
MORN valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Morningstar traded at 24.5 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 41.1. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 19.7 and the forward P/E is 19.8. Morningstar earned a return on equity of 26.3% and a return on invested capital of 19.5% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $1.4 billion of debt and $528.7 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $879.1 million. It returned $863.9 million to shareholders: $76.9 million in dividends and $787.0 million in share buybacks, 195% of free cash flow.
See the MORN income statement, the MORN chart for price history, or the MORN stock overview for the latest quote and news.
MORN key metrics FAQ
What is Morningstar's P/E ratio?
Morningstar's trailing P/E ratio is 19.7 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 19.8. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 24.5, compared with a 10-year median of 41.1.
What is Morningstar's EV/EBITDA?
Morningstar's enterprise value was 13.8 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $10.0 billion, EBITDA $728.9 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 10.9.
What is Morningstar's return on equity?
Morningstar's return on equity (ROE) was 26.3% in fiscal 2025: net income of $374.2 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.4 billion.
What is Morningstar's ROIC?
Morningstar's return on invested capital was 19.5% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Morningstar have?
Morningstar had total debt of $1.4 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15 and $879.1 million of net debt (1.21 times EBITDA).
What is Morningstar's dividend yield?
Morningstar's forward dividend yield is 0.96%. Morningstar paid $76.9 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.82 per share), a payout ratio of 20.6%.
Does Morningstar buy back its shares?
Yes. Morningstar spent $787.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −2.1% over the year, to 42.2M..
What is Morningstar's free cash flow yield?
Morningstar generated $442.6 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 4.8% on its market value at year-end ($9.2 billion).
What is Morningstar's current ratio?
Morningstar's current ratio was 0.99 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.99 times current liabilities.