Morningstar (MORN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Morningstar (MORN) reported Share-based Compensation of $10.8 million for Q1 2026, up 18.68% year-over-year from $9.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.85% quarter-over-quarter from $10.3 million in Q4 2025.

Morningstar (MORN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Morningstar (MORN) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $10.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $10.8 million, up 18.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $58.1 million (up 10.88% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $56.4 million, up 3.11% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation grew to $10.8 million in Q1 2026 per MORN's latest filing, from $10.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $25.1 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at $9.1 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $15.2 million and a median of $14.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Share-based Compensation jumped 130.28% in 2022, then sank 55.78% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $25.1 million in 2022, then slumped by 55.78% to $11.1 million in 2023, then surged by 43.24% to $15.9 million in 2024, then slumped by 35.22% to $10.3 million in 2025, then increased by 4.85% to $10.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MORN's Share-based Compensation at $10.8 million in Q1 2026, $10.3 million in Q4 2025, and $18.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn 39.00 Mn
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 21.80 Mn
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn 58.00 Mn
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - 78.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn 38.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn 248.06 Mn
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn 47.70 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 12.90 Mn
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn 37.50 Mn
10 Morningstar 6.04 Bn 5.51 Bn 405.90 Mn 10.80 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 10.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 10.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 10.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 10.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 18.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 18.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 18.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 18.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 9.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 9.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 15.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 15.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 13.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 13.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 14.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 14.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 11.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 11.10 Mn