MORN vs TRU vs MSCI Stock Comparison

Morningstar, TransUnion and Msci Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MORN Morningstar, Inc.
$222.54 +19.4% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.45B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins
TRU TransUnion
$75.49 +17.4% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.70B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.04B
Div. yield
0.01%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
3 wins
MSCI MSCI Inc.
$618.71 +14.6% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.88B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Msci leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Msci 7, TransUnion 3, Morningstar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMORNTRUMSCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.45B $14.70B $44.88B MSCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.0x 18.4x 32.4x TRU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x 14.6x 29.8x TRU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +13.4% +12.3% TRU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.0% 15.8% 40.3% MSCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.8% 7.7% 44.1% MSCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.9x 3.1x MORN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% MSCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.6% -6.1% +9.0% MSCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr -8.1%/yr -1.4%/yr MSCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 43.1% 29.5% MSCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 66/100 53/100 MORN

Percentile Scorecard

MORNTRUMSCI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMORNTRUMSCI
Valuation 45 #522 of 941 47 #499 of 941 23 #727 of 941
Growth 82 #111 of 615 91 #58 of 615 58 #258 of 615
Profitability 84 #97 of 586 68 #187 of 586 97 #19 of 586
Financial Health 49 #343 of 667 57 #289 of 667 27 #485 of 667
Shareholder Returns 75 #177 of 704 68 #223 of 704 62 #272 of 704
Overall 67 66 53
  • MORN ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • TRU ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • MSCI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMORNTRUMSCISPY
1 month +19.4%+17.4%+14.6% +0.7%
3 months +15.2%-5.9%+7.5% +3.7%
6 months +31.9%+6.3%+4.6% +7.1%
Year to date +2.4%-12.0%+7.8% +12.8%
1 year +6.6%-6.1%+9.0% +11.9%
3 years -11.5%+74.3%+28.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -4.0%+20.4%+8.7% +22.8%
5 years -29.7%-34.5%-6.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.8%-8.1%-1.4% +10.9%
10 years +218.2%+143.6%+683.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.3%+9.3%+22.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMORNTRUMSCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%43.1%29.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%43.5%31.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.030.840.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.16-0.140.31 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.5%-63.7%-43.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-14.2%-3.9% -1.2%
52-week high $225.29$87.97$643.83 $779.14
52-week low $141.84$61.15$511.84 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMORNTRUMSCI
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 13.0x 18.1xmedian 13.0x 32.2xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 3.2x 12.9xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 7.7x 11.9xmedian 7.7x 24.0xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 10.7x 15.8xmedian 10.7x 28.2xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x -14.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.90 0.20median 0.90 1.94median 0.90

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMORNTRUMSCI
Revenue $2.62B $5.04B $3.43B
Gross profit $1.65B – $2.85B
Operating income $643.50M $973.60M $1.91B
Net income $445.50M $812.20M $1.38B
Free cash flow $492.80M $910.10M $1.58B
R&D – – $184.30M
EPS (diluted) $11.79 $4.14 $19.14
Cash & equivalents $496.70M $883.10M $261.00M
Total debt $1.68B $5.46B $6.72B
Shares (diluted) 37.80M 192.60M 72.30M
Enterprise value $6.34B $11.39B $43.36B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMORNTRUMSCI
P/E 18.7x 18.1x 32.2x
P/FCF 16.8x 15.8x 28.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 11.9x 27.5x
P/S 3.2x 2.9x 12.9x
P/B 8.1x 2.9x -14.7x
P/Tangible book 17.4x 9.2x -11.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 11.9x 24.0x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 19.5x 26.6x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 3.8x 14.8x
EV/FCF 19.1x 20.8x 32.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 15.7x 31.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.20 1.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMORNTRUMSCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 13.4% 12.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 10.1% 12.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% – 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.1% – 12.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.2% 18.0% 15.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% 66.5% 13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.5% 86.3% 13.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 84.5% 93.7% 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 32.6% 94.3% 19.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 92.5% 89.7% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.1% 31.0% 6.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 21.5% 11.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 25.0% 58.1% 6.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.4% 36.9% 11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMORNTRUMSCI
Gross margin 63.1% – 82.9%
EBITDA margin 32.4% 31.7% 61.6%
Operating margin 24.5% 19.3% 55.7%
Pretax margin 22.6% 19.5% 47.3%
Net margin 17.0% 15.8% 40.3%
FCF margin 18.8% 18.1% 45.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.5% 24.0% 47.0%
Return on equity 43.5% 16.2% –
Return on assets 11.3% 6.7% 24.7%
Return on invested capital 17.8% 7.7% 44.1%
Return on capital employed 21.9% 8.8% 47.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 3.0% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMORNTRUMSCI
Debt / assets 42.5% 45.1% 120.0%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.1x -2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.9x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 6.0x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 58.6% 153.9%
Equity / assets 26.0% 41.4% -53.9%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 6.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.79 2.40 6.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMORNTRUMSCI
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.7% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 10.8% 2.6% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 11.7% 3.3% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.9% 42.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.6% 37.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.2% 6.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 10.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMORNTRUMSCI
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 29.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.66FY2026 $5.16FY2026 $20.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% +8.5% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.50BFY2026 $4.91BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.2% +17.1% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMORNTRUMSCI
Held by institutions 64.1% 100.0% 92.4%
Institutions holding 420 525 1,081
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +0.0% +3.6%
Institutions buying 199 242 513
Institutions selling 169 212 407
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.14 1.26

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MORNTRUMSCI
MORN 1.00 0.55 0.61
TRU 0.55 1.00 0.51
MSCI 0.61 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MORN, TRU and MSCI?

Msci (MSCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morningstar (MORN) $8.45B, TransUnion (TRU) $14.70B, Msci (MSCI) $44.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, MORN, TRU and MSCI?

TransUnion (TRU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morningstar (MORN) 19.0x, TransUnion (TRU) 18.4x, Msci (MSCI) 32.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransUnion (TRU) is cheapest (Morningstar (MORN) 17.6x, TransUnion (TRU) 14.6x, Msci (MSCI) 29.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TransUnion (TRU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Morningstar (MORN) +9.4%, TransUnion (TRU) +13.4%, Msci (MSCI) +12.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Msci (MSCI) has the highest net margin (Morningstar (MORN) 17.0%, TransUnion (TRU) 15.8%, Msci (MSCI) 40.3%). On return on invested capital, Msci (MSCI) leads (Morningstar (MORN) 17.8%, TransUnion (TRU) 7.7%, Msci (MSCI) 44.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Msci (MSCI) returned the most: Morningstar (MORN) +6.6%, TransUnion (TRU) -6.1%, Msci (MSCI) +9.0%. Over five years, Msci (MSCI) compounded fastest (Morningstar (MORN) -6.8%/yr, TransUnion (TRU) -8.1%/yr, Msci (MSCI) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Msci (MSCI) has the highest dividend yield: Morningstar (MORN) 0.00%, TransUnion (TRU) 0.01%, Msci (MSCI) 0.01%. Morningstar (MORN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Msci (MSCI) has been the steadiest (Morningstar (MORN) 41.6%, TransUnion (TRU) 43.1%, Msci (MSCI) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MORN, TRU and MSCI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Msci (MSCI) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.