Growth Metrics

Morningstar (MORN) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Morningstar (MORN) reported Net Margin of 16.63% for Q1 2026, up 269.0% year-over-year from 4.51% in Q1 2025, and down 6.91% on a QoQ basis from 17.86% in Q4 2025.

Morningstar (MORN) has 18 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 16.63% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin rose 269.0% year-over-year to 16.63% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.09% (down 131.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 15.44%, down 159.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin slipped to 16.63% in Q1 2026 per MORN's latest filing, from 17.86% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 21.83% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 1.64% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 12.29% (2024), against an average of 11.18%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Net Margin tumbled 1263 bps; it then jumped 1358 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing MORN's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.88% in 2022, then surged by 1500 bps to 14.15% in 2023, then soared by 54 bps to 21.83% in 2024, then dropped by 18 bps to 17.86% in 2025, then fell by 7 bps to 16.63% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MORN Net Margin figures stand at 16.63% (Q1 2026), 17.86% (Q4 2025), and 14.85% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 36.06%
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 62.12%
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - 48.10%
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 31.79%
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 24.29%
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn -27.89%
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 47.72%
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 30.18%
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 32.15%
10 Morningstar 7.12 Bn 6.58 Bn 405.90 Mn 16.63%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.63%
Dec 31, 2025 17.86%
Sep 30, 2025 14.85%
Jun 30, 2025 14.91%
Mar 31, 2025 13.94%
Dec 31, 2024 21.83%
Sep 30, 2024 21.48%
Jun 30, 2024 12.29%
Mar 31, 2024 12.10%
Dec 31, 2023 14.15%
Sep 30, 2023 7.90%
Jun 30, 2023 7.51%
Mar 31, 2023 -1.31%
Dec 31, 2022 0.88%
Sep 30, 2022 -1.64%
Jun 30, 2022 6.78%
Mar 31, 2022 10.00%
Dec 31, 2021 12.05%
Sep 30, 2021 10.98%
Jun 30, 2021 7.68%
Mar 31, 2021 13.54%
Dec 31, 2020 19.53%
Sep 30, 2020 21.16%
Jun 30, 2020 14.85%
Mar 31, 2020 7.62%
Dec 31, 2019 8.00%
Sep 30, 2019 16.00%
Jun 30, 2019 15.12%
Mar 31, 2019 13.40%
Dec 31, 2018 16.33%
Sep 30, 2018 21.66%
Jun 30, 2018 16.72%
Mar 31, 2018 17.82%
Dec 31, 2017 16.13%
Sep 30, 2017 14.75%
Jun 30, 2017 20.20%
Mar 31, 2017 8.83%
Dec 31, 2016 33.41%
Sep 30, 2016 15.04%
Jun 30, 2016 15.99%
Mar 31, 2016 14.52%
Dec 31, 2015 18.20%
Sep 30, 2015 16.74%
Jun 30, 2015 15.09%
Mar 31, 2015 14.91%
Dec 31, 2014 16.29%
Sep 30, 2014 15.00%
Jun 30, 2014 -5.98%
Mar 31, 2014 13.62%
Dec 31, 2013 -0.57%
Sep 30, 2013 -0.65%
Jun 30, 2013 -0.67%
Mar 31, 2013 -0.73%
Dec 31, 2012 2.23%
Sep 30, 2012 -0.97%
Jun 30, 2012 -0.96%
Mar 31, 2012 -0.96%
Dec 31, 2011 -1.04%
Sep 30, 2011 -0.66%
Jun 30, 2011 -0.63%
Dec 31, 2010 14.72%
Sep 30, 2010 17.49%
Jun 30, 2010 12.83%
Mar 31, 2010 15.41%
Dec 31, 2009 11.12%
Sep 30, 2009 18.38%
Jun 30, 2009 17.26%