Growth Metrics

Morningstar (MORN) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Morningstar (MORN) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$384.4 million for Q1 2026, down 443.71% year-over-year from $111.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 3185.47% on a QoQ basis from -$11.7 million in Q4 2025.

Morningstar (MORN) has 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$384.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 443.71% year-over-year to -$384.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$453.0 million (down 593.72% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$139.3 million, down 553.99% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities eased to -$384.4 million in Q1 2026 per MORN's latest filing, from -$11.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $24.1 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$691.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$32.8 million (2023), against an average of -$83.9 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Cash from Investing Activities reached 173.48% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 3714.29% in 2024.
  • Tracing MORN's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$38.3 million in 2022, then gained by 14.36% to -$32.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 173.48% to $24.1 million in 2024, then plunged by 148.55% to -$11.7 million in 2025, then sank by 3185.47% to -$384.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MORN Cash from Investing Activities figures stand at -$384.4 million (Q1 2026), -$11.7 million (Q4 2025), and -$33.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 291.00 Mn
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn -23.00 Mn
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - -1.42 Bn
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn -91.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 747.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn -239.06 Mn
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn -70.50 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn -17.70 Mn
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn -586.70 Mn
10 Morningstar 7.12 Bn 6.58 Bn 405.90 Mn -384.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -384.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -384.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -11.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -11.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -33.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -33.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -23.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -23.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -70.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -70.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 24.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 24.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 14.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 14.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -32.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -32.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -26.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -26.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -32.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -32.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -21.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -21.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -27.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -27.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -700,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 -700,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 -38.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -38.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -36.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -36.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -691.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -691.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -33.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -33.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -42.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -42.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -56.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -56.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -35.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -35.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -33.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -33.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 900,000.00
Dec 31, 2020 900,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 -67.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -67.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -37.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -37.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -19.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -19.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -30.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -30.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -678.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -678.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -18.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -18.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -19.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -19.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -10.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -10.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -18.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -18.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -7.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -7.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -11.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -11.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -35.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -35.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -17.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -17.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -191.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -191.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -18.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -18.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -35.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -35.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -28.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -28.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -26.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -26.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -27.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -27.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -12.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -12.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -14.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -14.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -16.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -16.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -7.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -7.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -58.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -58.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 51.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 51.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 30.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 30.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -29.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -29.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -64.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -64.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 49.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 49.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 31.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 31.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 45.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 45.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 24.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 24.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -21.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -21.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -20.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -20.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -34.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -34.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -45.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -45.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -10.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -10.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -41.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -41.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -20.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -20.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -60.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -60.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 34.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 34.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -98.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -98.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -39.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -39.25 Mn