TRU vs FICO vs MORN Stock Comparison

TransUnion, Fair Isaac and Morningstar Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRU TransUnion
$82.14 +28.6% 1M +2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.83B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.04B
Div. yield
0.01%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
1 win
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$701.03 +1.6% 1M -56.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.07B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
7 wins
MORN Morningstar, Inc.
$244.25 +29.1% 1M +15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.25B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fair Isaac leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Fair Isaac 7, Morningstar 3, TransUnion 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRUFICOMORNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.83B $16.07B $9.25B FICO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 19.7x 20.8x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 16.0x 19.3x TRU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% +24.1% +9.4% FICO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% 34.1% 17.0% FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 62.6% 17.8% FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 4.3x 1.4x MORN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.8% -56.4% +15.4% MORN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr +13.0%/yr -4.8%/yr FICO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.4% 66.8% 41.9% MORN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 74/100 64/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

TRUFICOMORN

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

AxisTRUFICOMORN
Valuation 41 #573 of 963 60 #40 of 99 39 #585 of 963
Growth 91 #77 of 823 79 #21 of 98 81 #154 of 823
Profitability 55 #378 of 845 100 #1 of 96 76 #204 of 845
Financial Health 54 #411 of 896 32 #76 of 111 45 #494 of 896
Shareholder Returns 65 #258 of 731 99 #2 of 67 76 #175 of 731
Overall 61 74 64
  • TRU ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services
  • FICO ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • MORN ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRUFICOMORNSPY
1 month +28.6%+1.6%+29.1% -1.0%
3 months +2.7%-35.8%+22.5% -0.4%
6 months +16.2%-34.3%+45.7% +4.5%
Year to date -4.2%-58.5%+12.4% +12.4%
1 year +2.8%-56.4%+15.4% +13.6%
3 years +63.3%-24.7%-6.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +17.8%-9.0%-2.4% +20.8%
5 years -27.7%+84.4%-21.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year -6.3%+13.0%-4.8% +10.4%
10 years +165.0%+517.0%+257.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +10.2%+20.0%+13.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureTRUFICOMORNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.4%66.8%41.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%82.1%43.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.810.290.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.840.37 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-75.1%-60.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6%-62.0%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $87.97$1,844.98$244.25 $779.14
52-week low $61.15$592.49$141.84 $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.

MultipleTRUFICOMORN
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 13.8x 19.5xmedian 25.3x 20.5xmedian 13.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.3x 6.3xmedian 2.8x 3.5xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 6.0x 16.3xmedian 16.5x 12.0xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 11.0x 15.2xmedian 16.1x 18.4xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.3x -3.7xmedian 2.8x 8.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 0.95 0.66median 0.84 0.22median 0.95

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 monthsTRUFICOMORN
Revenue $5.04B $2.39B $2.62B
Gross profit – $2.04B $1.65B
Operating income $973.60M $1.24B $643.50M
Net income $812.20M $815.02M $445.50M
Free cash flow $910.10M $996.02M $492.80M
R&D – $208.49M –
EPS (diluted) $4.14 $35.90 $11.79
Cash & equivalents $883.10M $248.44M $496.70M
Total debt $5.46B $5.58B $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 192.60M 22.70M 37.80M
Enterprise value $12.52B $15.30B $7.14B

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
MetricTRUFICOMORN
P/E 19.7x 19.5x 20.5x
P/FCF 17.2x 15.2x 18.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 15.1x 14.1x
P/S 3.1x 6.3x 3.5x
P/B 3.1x -3.7x 8.8x
P/Tangible book 10.0x -3.7x 19.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 16.3x 12.0x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 16.6x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 8.6x 3.9x
EV/FCF 22.2x 20.6x 20.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 20.4x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 0.66 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRUFICOMORN
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% 24.1% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 17.6% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 29.2% 13.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 20.6% 13.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% 39.7% 20.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 66.5% 26.5% 55.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.3% 28.8% 18.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 93.7% 24.9% 84.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.3% 39.5% 32.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 89.7% 29.5% 92.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.0% 28.1% 19.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 30.6% 31.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.1% 28.5% 25.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 30.7% 46.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRUFICOMORN
Gross margin – 85.1% 63.1%
EBITDA margin 31.7% 52.3% 32.4%
Operating margin 19.3% 51.7% 24.5%
Pretax margin 19.5% 44.5% 22.6%
Net margin 15.8% 34.1% 17.0%
FCF margin 18.1% 41.6% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 24.0% 41.8% 24.5%
Return on equity 16.2% – 43.5%
Return on assets 6.7% 39.9% 11.3%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 62.6% 17.8%
Return on capital employed 8.8% 95.3% 21.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 7.3% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRUFICOMORN
Debt / assets 45.1% 274.0% 42.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x -1.4x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 4.3x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 5.6x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 301.1% 74.0%
Equity / assets 41.4% -201.1% 26.0%
Interest coverage 3.8x 6.6x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.51 8.32 3.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRUFICOMORN
Dividend yield 0.6% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 23.6% 9.9%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 23.6% 10.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – –

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.

ConsensusTRUFICOMORN
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 16.0xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.16FY2026 $43.69FY2026 $12.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +11.1% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.91BFY2026 $2.41BFY2026 $2.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +18.5% +19.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRUFICOMORN
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.7% 64.1%
Institutions holding 525 845 421
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +1.9% +2.1%
Institutions buying 242 383 199
Institutions selling 212 344 169
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.11 1.18

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.

TRUFICOMORN
TRU 1.00 0.55 0.56
FICO 0.55 1.00 0.40
MORN 0.56 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRU, FICO and MORN?

Fair Isaac (FICO) is the largest by market capitalisation: TransUnion (TRU) $15.83B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $16.07B, Morningstar (MORN) $9.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRU, FICO and MORN?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TransUnion (TRU) 19.8x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 19.7x, Morningstar (MORN) 20.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransUnion (TRU) is cheapest (TransUnion (TRU) 15.9x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 16.0x, Morningstar (MORN) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fair Isaac (FICO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TransUnion (TRU) +13.4%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%, Morningstar (MORN) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fair Isaac (FICO) has the highest net margin (TransUnion (TRU) 15.8%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%, Morningstar (MORN) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads (TransUnion (TRU) 7.7%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 62.6%, Morningstar (MORN) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Morningstar (MORN) returned the most: TransUnion (TRU) +2.8%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -56.4%, Morningstar (MORN) +15.4%. Over five years, Fair Isaac (FICO) compounded fastest (TransUnion (TRU) -6.3%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +13.0%/yr, Morningstar (MORN) -4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: TransUnion (TRU) 0.01%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 0.00%, Morningstar (MORN) 0.00%. Fair Isaac (FICO) and Morningstar (MORN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Morningstar (MORN) has been the steadiest (TransUnion (TRU) 43.4%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 66.8%, Morningstar (MORN) 41.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fair Isaac (FICO) 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.