Morningstar (MORN) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Morningstar (MORN) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.37 for Q1 2026, up 11.95% year-over-year from 0.33 in Q1 2025, and up 216.86% quarter-over-quarter from 0.12 in Q4 2025.
Morningstar (MORN) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Morningstar (MORN) has 16 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.37 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.37, up 11.95% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.18 (up 10.78% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.17, up 12.55% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.37 in Q1 2026 per MORN's latest filing, from 0.12 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.42 in Q2 2022 and troughed at 3.44 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.33 and a median of 0.15 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 234.51% in 2022 and fell as far as 1158.85% in 2022.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.23 in 2022, then slumped by 34.62% to 0.15 in 2023, then gained by 3.33% to 0.15 in 2024, then retreated by 23.6% to 0.12 in 2025, then surged by 216.86% to 0.37 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MORN's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.37 in Q1 2026, 0.12 in Q4 2025, and 0.12 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 122.27 Bn | 125.38 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 0.29 |
| 2 | Cme | 88.49 Bn | 88.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 2.18 |
| 3 | Moodys | 79.74 Bn | 78.38 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 0.22 |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 76.18 Bn | 74.71 Bn | - | 0.24 |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 46.59 Bn | 45.91 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 0.24 |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.23 Bn | 42.70 Bn | 1.33 Bn | - |
| 7 | Msci | 42.63 Bn | 42.25 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 0.53 |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.37 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 0.04 |
| 9 | TransUnion | 12.50 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 1.32 |
| 10 | Morningstar | 6.04 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 405.90 Mn | 0.37 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.76 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.61 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.44 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.12 |