Morningstar (MORN) Debt Ratio (2014 - 2026)
Morningstar's Debt Ratio was 0.42 in Q3 2026, up 78.1% from 0.24 a year earlier but down 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Morningstar (MORN) Debt Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Debt Ratio at Morningstar came in at 0.30, up 51.8% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Debt Ratio was 0.20 in FY2024 (-31.1%), 0.29 in FY2023 (-10.5%), 0.32 in FY2022 (+154.4%) and 0.13 in FY2021 (-24.6%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has moved between 0.13 (Q4 2021) and 0.43 (Q2 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 30.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 154.4%); the worst was Q4 2024 (a decline of 31.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, MORN's Debt Ratio in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.43 (Q2 2026), 0.43 (Q1 2026) and 0.30 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 136.14 Bn | 125.99 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 0.27 |
| 2 | Moodys | 87.37 Bn | 80.29 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 0.47 |
| 3 | Msci | 46.53 Bn | 45.01 Bn | 739.80 Mn | 1.20 |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 25.76 Bn | 20.40 Bn | 572.90 Mn | 1.00 |
| 5 | Equifax | 21.57 Bn | 20.84 Bn | 940.10 Mn | 0.44 |
| 6 | TransUnion | 15.42 Bn | 12.11 Bn | - | 0.45 |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 11.51 Bn | 10.36 Bn | 308.40 Mn | 0.33 |
| 8 | Morningstar | 9.02 Bn | 6.91 Bn | 431.40 Mn | 0.42 |
| 9 | Mastercard | 571.76 Bn | 531.85 Bn | - | 0.41 |
| 10 | Cme | 109.34 Bn | 97.67 Bn | - | 0.02 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.13 |
API Access
Morningstar Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=MORN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "MORN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=MORN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();