Morningstar (MORN) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Morningstar's (MORN) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.37 in Q1 2026, up 11.95% year-on-year from 0.33 in Q1 2025, and up 216.86% on a QoQ basis 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.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 11.95% year-over-year to 0.37 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.18, a 10.78% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.17, up 12.55% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.37, up from 0.12 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for MORN reached as high as 0.42 in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 3.44 in Q1 2022.
- Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.33 across 5 years, with a median of 0.15 in 2024.
- On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 234.51% in 2022 and fell as far as 1158.85% in 2022.
- Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.23 in 2022, then tumbled by 34.62% to 0.15 in 2023, then grew by 3.33% to 0.15 in 2024, then dropped by 23.6% to 0.12 in 2025, then surged by 216.86% to 0.37 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 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 | 123.54 Bn | 121.73 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 0.09 |
| 2 | Cme | 93.95 Bn | 93.95 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 0.51 |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 86.02 Bn | 84.27 Bn | - | 0.24 |
| 4 | Moodys | 83.68 Bn | 82.18 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 0.27 |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 53.85 Bn | 53.14 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 0.27 |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.36 Bn | 32.93 Bn | 1.33 Bn | - |
| 7 | Msci | 41.57 Bn | 41.22 Bn | 717.10 Mn | 0.42 |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 30.85 Bn | 28.68 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 0.04 |
| 9 | TransUnion | 16.17 Bn | 15.44 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 1.32 |
| 10 | Morningstar | 7.43 Bn | 6.90 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 |