Morningstar (MORN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Morningstar (MORN) reported Operating Expenses of $489.8 million for Q1 2026, up 4.7% year-over-year from $467.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.03% quarter-over-quarter from $505.1 million in Q4 2025.

Morningstar (MORN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Morningstar (MORN) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $489.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $489.8 million, up 4.7% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.0 billion (up 5.02% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.9 billion, up 4.83% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses slipped to $489.8 million in Q1 2026 per MORN's latest filing, from $505.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $505.1 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $400.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $458.7 million and a median of $455.2 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses gained 23.57% in 2022, then fell 1.1% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $439.5 million in 2022, then climbed by 1.09% to $444.3 million in 2023, then increased by 9.57% to $486.8 million in 2024, then climbed by 3.76% to $505.1 million in 2025, then dropped by 3.03% to $489.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MORN's Operating Expenses at $489.8 million in Q1 2026, $505.1 million in Q4 2025, and $490.1 million in Q3 2025.

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9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn 1.00 Bn
10 Morningstar 6.04 Bn 5.51 Bn 405.90 Mn 489.80 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 489.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 505.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 490.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 480.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 467.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 486.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 453.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 463.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 450.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 444.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 445.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 463.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 455.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 439.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 446.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 416.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 400.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 387.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 361.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 368.20 Mn