Morningstar (MORN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Morningstar's (MORN) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 8.31% in Q1 2026, down 179.0% year-on-year from 10.52% in Q1 2025, and down 66.96% on a QoQ basis from 25.16% in Q4 2025.

Morningstar (MORN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Morningstar (MORN) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 8.31% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 179.0% year-over-year to 8.31% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 17.44%, a 193.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 18.1%, down 163.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 8.31%, down from 25.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for MORN reached as high as 27.36% in Q3 2024 and fell as low as 1.27% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 13.61% across 5 years, with a median of 14.19% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin tumbled 1825 bps in 2022 and jumped 2227 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 14.19% in 2022, then surged by 41 bps to 20.01% in 2023, then decreased by 5 bps to 19.09% in 2024, then surged by 32 bps to 25.16% in 2025, then sank by 67 bps to 8.31% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 8.31% in Q1 2026, 25.16% in Q4 2025, and 25.93% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 123.54 Bn 121.73 Bn 2.94 Bn 24.21%
2 Cme 93.95 Bn 93.95 Bn 1.65 Bn 54.13%
3 Intercontinental Exchange 86.02 Bn 84.27 Bn - 40.78%
4 Moodys 83.68 Bn 82.18 Bn 1.67 Bn 31.49%
5 Nasdaq 53.85 Bn 53.14 Bn 1.50 Bn 25.04%
6 Coinbase Global 43.36 Bn 32.93 Bn 1.33 Bn 12.93%
7 Msci 41.57 Bn 41.22 Bn 717.10 Mn 41.68%
8 Cboe Global Markets 30.85 Bn 28.68 Bn 728.90 Mn 152.48%
9 TransUnion 16.17 Bn 15.44 Bn 726.20 Mn 1.53%
10 Morningstar 7.43 Bn 6.90 Bn 405.90 Mn 8.31%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.31%
Dec 31, 2025 25.16%
Sep 30, 2025 25.93%
Jun 30, 2025 10.31%
Mar 31, 2025 10.10%
Dec 31, 2024 19.09%
Sep 30, 2024 27.36%
Jun 30, 2024 21.12%
Mar 31, 2024 10.96%
Dec 31, 2023 20.01%
Sep 30, 2023 19.67%
Jun 30, 2023 -1.15%
Mar 31, 2023 -1.27%
Dec 31, 2022 14.19%
Sep 30, 2022 14.61%
Jun 30, 2022 7.87%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.98%
Dec 31, 2021 22.87%
Sep 30, 2021 21.54%
Jun 30, 2021 26.12%