Morningstar MORN
NASDAQ MORN
$192.98 -5.10 (-2.58%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Morningstar (MORN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Morningstar's (MORN) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $509.4 million in Q2 2026, up 5.95% year-over-year from $480.8 million in Q2 2025, and up 4.0% quarter-over-quarter from $489.8 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Morningstar (MORN) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $509.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 5.95% year-over-year to $509.4 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $2.0 billion, a 5.56% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.9 billion, up 4.83% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $509.4 million for Q2 2026 at Morningstar, up from $489.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $509.4 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at $400.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $461.6 million and a median of $459.1 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses rose 23.57% in 2022 and declined 1.1% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $439.5 million in 2022, then advanced by 1.09% to $444.3 million in 2023, then grew by 9.57% to $486.8 million in 2024, then advanced by 3.76% to $505.1 million in 2025, then gained by 0.85% to $509.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $509.4 million (Q2 2026), $489.8 million (Q1 2026), and $505.1 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 121.34 Bn 117.20 Bn 2.98 Bn 2.35 Bn
2 Moodys 81.34 Bn 79.84 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.14 Bn
3 Msci 39.85 Bn 39.49 Bn 717.10 Mn 379.50 Mn
4 Verisk Analytics 22.97 Bn 22.42 Bn 572.90 Mn 442.60 Mn
5 Factset Research Systems 9.48 Bn 9.17 Bn 310.73 Mn 456.62 Mn
6 Morningstar 7.30 Bn 6.77 Bn 423.90 Mn 509.40 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 509.40 Mn
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