Morningstar (MORN) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Morningstar (MORN) reported Gross Margin of 62.95% for Q1 2026, down 1770.0% year-over-year from 3.77% in Q1 2025, and up 2.98% quarter-over-quarter from 61.13% in Q4 2025.
Morningstar (MORN) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Morningstar (MORN) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 62.95% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 62.95%, down 1770.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 66.74% (down 392.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 61.03%, up 40.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin rose to 62.95% in Q1 2026 per MORN's latest filing, from 61.13% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 147.96% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 57.99% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 76.29% and a median of 78.3% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin soared 8898 bps in 2022, then slumped 8609 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 147.96% in 2022, then slumped by 58 bps to 61.87% in 2023, then declined by 2 bps to 60.71% in 2024, then gained by 1 bps to 61.13% in 2025, then climbed by 3 bps to 62.95% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MORN's Gross Margin at 62.95% in Q1 2026, 61.13% in Q4 2025, and 81.29% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 122.27 Bn | 125.38 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 70.39% |
| 2 | Cme | 88.49 Bn | 88.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 97.21% |
| 3 | Moodys | 79.74 Bn | 78.38 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 74.46% |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 76.18 Bn | 74.71 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 46.59 Bn | 45.91 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 65.84% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.23 Bn | 42.70 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 94.06% |
| 7 | Msci | 42.63 Bn | 42.25 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 89.93% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.37 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 57.27% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 12.50 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 58.30% |
| 10 | Morningstar | 6.04 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 405.90 Mn | 62.95% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 62.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 61.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 81.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 61.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 80.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 60.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 60.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 80.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 80.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 61.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 79.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 78.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 77.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 147.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 80.84% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 57.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 82.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 58.98% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 83.00% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 83.99% |