Growth Metrics

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% on a QoQ basis from 61.13% in Q4 2025.

Morningstar (MORN) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 62.95% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 1770.0% year-over-year to 62.95% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 66.74% (down 392.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 61.03%, up 40.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin grew to 62.95% in Q1 2026 per MORN's latest filing, from 61.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 147.96% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 57.99% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 78.3% (2023), against an average of 76.29%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin jumped 8898 bps; it then plunged 8609 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing MORN's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 147.96% in 2022, then plunged by 58 bps to 61.87% in 2023, then slipped by 2 bps to 60.71% in 2024, then increased by 1 bps to 61.13% in 2025, then gained by 3 bps to 62.95% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MORN Gross Margin figures stand at 62.95% (Q1 2026), 61.13% (Q4 2025), and 81.29% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 70.39%
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 97.21%
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - -
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 74.46%
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 65.84%
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn 94.06%
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 89.93%
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 57.27%
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 58.30%
10 Morningstar 7.12 Bn 6.58 Bn 405.90 Mn 62.95%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Mar 31, 2021 59.95%
Dec 31, 2020 85.36%
Sep 30, 2020 61.17%
Jun 30, 2020 85.61%
Mar 31, 2020 84.29%
Dec 31, 2019 -6.32%
Sep 30, 2019 85.98%
Jun 30, 2019 60.75%
Mar 31, 2019 84.55%
Dec 31, 2018 86.75%
Sep 30, 2018 86.30%
Jun 30, 2018 84.39%
Mar 31, 2018 84.19%
Dec 31, 2017 85.97%
Sep 30, 2017 60.46%
Jun 30, 2017 58.42%
Mar 31, 2017 84.53%
Dec 31, 2016 174.79%
Sep 30, 2016 56.71%
Jun 30, 2016 56.56%
Mar 31, 2016 55.60%
Dec 31, 2015 88.69%
Sep 30, 2015 88.07%
Jun 30, 2015 87.58%
Mar 31, 2015 58.54%
Dec 31, 2014 164.31%
Sep 30, 2014 86.12%
Jun 30, 2014 56.97%
Mar 31, 2014 84.33%
Dec 31, 2013 -6.71%
Sep 30, 2013 86.87%
Jun 30, 2013 63.27%
Mar 31, 2013 63.49%
Dec 31, 2012 3.08%
Sep 30, 2012 84.01%
Jun 30, 2012 70.20%
Mar 31, 2012 68.70%
Dec 31, 2011 117.17%
Sep 30, 2011 69.96%
Jun 30, 2011 71.94%
Mar 31, 2011 73.20%
Dec 31, 2010 83.07%
Sep 30, 2010 70.88%
Jun 30, 2010 82.05%
Mar 31, 2010 82.41%
Dec 31, 2009 84.92%
Sep 30, 2009 73.39%
Jun 30, 2009 84.93%