Morningstar (MORN) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2011 - 2026)
Morningstar's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $19 million for Q2 2026, down 1.6% from $19.3 million a year earlier and down 4.5% from the prior quarter.
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Morningstar (MORN) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Morningstar reported Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $77 million, up 4.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $76.9 million, up 11.0% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased in each of the last 12 years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $69.3 million in FY2024 (+8.5%), $63.9 million in FY2023 (+3.9%), $61.5 million in FY2022 (+13.5%) and $54.2 million in FY2021 (+5.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd is $13.6 million (Q3 2021) to $19.9 million (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 7.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 14.8%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 1.6%).
- Business Quant data shows MORN's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd at $19.9 million (Q1 2026), $18.9 million (Q4 2025) and $19.2 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 113.90 Bn | 109.50 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 287.00 Mn |
| 2 | Moodys | 76.48 Bn | 68.91 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 180.00 Mn |
| 3 | Msci | 38.99 Bn | 37.33 Bn | 717.10 Mn | 149.50 Mn |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 21.33 Bn | 15.96 Bn | 572.90 Mn | 65.40 Mn |
| 5 | Equifax | 16.47 Bn | 15.87 Bn | 926.40 Mn | 66.40 Mn |
| 6 | TransUnion | 12.16 Bn | 9.14 Bn | - | 24.50 Mn |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 9.52 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 310.73 Mn | 40.31 Mn |
| 8 | Morningstar | 6.89 Bn | 4.79 Bn | 423.90 Mn | 19.00 Mn |
| 9 | Mastercard | 480.84 Bn | 440.75 Bn | - | 771.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cme | 94.54 Bn | 94.54 Bn | - | 468.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.60 Mn |
API Access
Morningstar Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=MORN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=MORN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();