TRU vs MORN vs STC Stock Comparison

TransUnion, Morningstar and Stewart Information Services Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRU TransUnion
$74.32 +12.3% 1M -10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$14.17B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.04B
Div. yield
0.68%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
1 win
MORN Morningstar, Inc.
$214.86 +12.2% 1M -1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.97B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
0.93%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Morningstar leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Morningstar 6, Stewart Information Services 5, TransUnion 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRUMORNSTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.17B $7.97B $1.35B TRU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.8x 18.0x 12.8x STC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 17.0x 9.1x STC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% +9.4% +20.6% STC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% 17.0% — MORN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 17.8% — MORN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.4x — MORN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.68% 0.93% 4.82% STC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.4% -1.5% -38.3% MORN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.4%/yr -7.5%/yr -9.1%/yr MORN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.1% 41.6% 35.6% STC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 67/100 — MORN

Percentile Scorecard

TRUMORNSTC

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

AxisTRUMORNSTC
Valuation 46 #513 of 941 45 #517 of 941 80 #25 of 119
Growth 91 #56 of 636 83 #110 of 636 –
Profitability 67 #202 of 612 84 #101 of 612 –
Financial Health 57 #299 of 693 48 #360 of 693 –
Shareholder Returns 69 #219 of 706 76 #169 of 706 88 #14 of 105
Overall 66 67 –
  • TRU ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • MORN ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • STC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRUMORNSTCSPY
1 month +12.3%+12.2%-23.1% +0.9%
3 months -11.3%+8.2%-37.1% +5.9%
6 months +5.5%+14.5%-36.8% +8.5%
Year to date -13.3%-1.1%-37.0% +13.3%
1 year -10.4%-1.5%-38.3% +12.4%
3 years +70.5%-11.1%+3.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +19.5%-3.8%+1.1% +23.5%
5 years -35.5%-32.2%-37.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -8.4%-7.5%-9.1% +11.0%
10 years +139.8%+207.3%-0.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.1%+11.9%0.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTRUMORNSTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.1%41.6%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.5%43.5%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.040.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.04-1.08 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-60.5%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.5%-4.6%-42.6% -0.9%
52-week high $87.97$225.29$77.17 $779.14
52-week low $61.15$141.84$42.86 $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.

MultipleTRUMORNSTC
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 12.9x 18.0xmedian 12.9x 12.8xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.2x 3.0xmedian 3.2x 0.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 7.5x 10.8xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 10.8x 16.2xmedian 10.8x 11.5xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.2x 7.8xmedian 1.2x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.87 0.20median 0.87 —median 0.59

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 monthsTRUMORNSTC
Revenue $5.04B $2.62B $3.37B
Gross profit – $1.65B –
Operating income $973.60M $643.50M –
Net income $812.20M $445.50M –
Free cash flow $910.10M $492.80M –
EPS (diluted) $4.14 $11.79 –
Cash & equivalents $883.10M $496.70M $152.31M
Total debt $5.46B $1.68B –
Shares (diluted) 192.60M 37.80M 30.85M
Enterprise value $11.02B $5.86B $1.36B

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
MetricTRUMORNSTC
P/E 17.8x 18.0x 12.8x
P/FCF 15.6x 16.2x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 12.4x –
P/S 2.8x 3.0x 0.4x
P/B 2.8x 7.8x –
P/Tangible book 9.0x 16.8x –
EV/EBITDA 11.7x 10.8x –
EV/EBIT 19.3x 14.2x –
EV/Revenue 3.7x 3.5x 0.4x
EV/FCF 20.6x 18.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 14.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.20 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRUMORNSTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% 9.4% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 9.9% 13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% 20.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 66.5% 55.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 86.3% 18.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 93.7% 84.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 94.3% 32.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 89.7% 92.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.0% 19.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 31.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.1% 25.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 46.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRUMORNSTC
Gross margin – 63.1% –
EBITDA margin 31.7% 32.4% –
Operating margin 19.3% 24.5% –
Pretax margin 19.5% 22.6% –
Net margin 15.8% 17.0% –
FCF margin 18.1% 18.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.0% 24.5% –
Return on equity 16.2% 43.5% –
Return on assets 6.7% 11.3% –
Return on invested capital 7.7% 17.8% –
Return on capital employed 8.8% 21.9% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 2.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRUMORNSTC
Debt / assets 45.1% 42.5% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.4x –
Debt / FCF 6.0x 3.4x –
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 74.0% 48.9%
Equity / assets 41.4% 26.0% –
Interest coverage 3.8x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 2.38 3.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRUMORNSTC
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.9% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 11.2% –
Shareholder yield 3.3% 12.2% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusTRUMORNSTC
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.16FY2026 $12.66FY2026 $4.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +7.8% +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.91BFY2026 $2.50BFY2026 $3.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +19.2% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRUMORNSTC
Held by institutions 100.0% 64.1% 97.9%
Institutions holding 524 419 253
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +2.1% +1.9%
Institutions buying 242 199 139
Institutions selling 211 169 78
Buyers to sellers 1.15 1.18 1.78

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.

TRUMORNSTC
TRU 1.00 0.55 0.44
MORN 0.55 1.00 0.19
STC 0.44 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRU, MORN and STC?

TransUnion (TRU) is the largest by market capitalisation: TransUnion (TRU) $14.17B, Morningstar (MORN) $7.97B, Stewart Information Services (STC) $1.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRU, MORN and STC?

Stewart Information Services (STC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TransUnion (TRU) 17.8x, Morningstar (MORN) 18.0x, Stewart Information Services (STC) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stewart Information Services (STC) is cheapest (TransUnion (TRU) 14.4x, Morningstar (MORN) 17.0x, Stewart Information Services (STC) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Stewart Information Services (STC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TransUnion (TRU) +13.4%, Morningstar (MORN) +9.4%, Stewart Information Services (STC) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Morningstar (MORN) returned the most: TransUnion (TRU) -10.4%, Morningstar (MORN) -1.5%, Stewart Information Services (STC) -38.3%. Over five years, Morningstar (MORN) compounded fastest (TransUnion (TRU) -8.4%/yr, Morningstar (MORN) -7.5%/yr, Stewart Information Services (STC) -9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stewart Information Services (STC) has the highest dividend yield: TransUnion (TRU) 0.68%, Morningstar (MORN) 0.93%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 4.82%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stewart Information Services (STC) has been the steadiest (TransUnion (TRU) 43.1%, Morningstar (MORN) 41.6%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Morningstar (MORN) leads on 6. 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.