Morningstar (MORN) Dividends Paid - Common (2011 - 2026)
Morningstar (MORN) reported Dividends Paid - Common of $19.9 million for Q1 2026, up 2.05% year-over-year from $19.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.29% on a QoQ basis from $18.9 million in Q4 2025.
Morningstar (MORN) has 16 years of Dividends Paid - Common data on file, last reported at $19.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common rose 2.05% year-over-year to $19.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $77.3 million (up 8.11% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $76.9 million, up 10.97% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common grew to $19.9 million in Q1 2026 per MORN's latest filing, from $18.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Dividends Paid - Common topped out at $19.9 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $15.3 million in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Dividends Paid - Common is $17.3 million (2024), against an average of $17.1 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Dividends Paid - Common advanced 14.81%; it then gained 2.05% in 2026.
- Tracing MORN's Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years: stood at $15.3 million in 2022, then rose by 4.58% to $16.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 8.12% to $17.3 million in 2024, then climbed by 9.25% to $18.9 million in 2025, then climbed by 5.29% to $19.9 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MORN Dividends Paid - Common figures stand at $19.9 million (Q1 2026), $18.9 million (Q4 2025), and $19.2 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 288.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 2.70 Bn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 297.00 Mn |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 185.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 153.00 Mn |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | - |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 148.90 Mn |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 75.80 Mn |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 25.00 Mn |
| 10 | Morningstar | 7.12 Bn | 6.58 Bn | 405.90 Mn | 19.90 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 13.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 13.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 13.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 13.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 12.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 12.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 12.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 12.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 12.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 12.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 12.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 12.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 11.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 11.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 12.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 12.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 12.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 12.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 11.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 11.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 10.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 10.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 10.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 10.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 9.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 9.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 9.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 9.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 9.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 9.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 9.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 9.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 9.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 9.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 9.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 9.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 9.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 9.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 9.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 9.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 8.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 8.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 8.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 8.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 8.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 8.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 8.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 8.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 7.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 7.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 7.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 7.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 7.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 7.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 5.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 5.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 5.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 5.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 5.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 5.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 10.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 10.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 4.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 4.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 4.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 4.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 5.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 5.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 2.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 2.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 2.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 2.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 2.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 2.49 Mn |