Morningstar, Inc. balance sheet
At the end of fiscal 2025, Morningstar, Inc. had total assets of $3.59bn, total liabilities of $2.37bn and shareholders' equity of $1.22bn. It held $475m in cash against $1.07bn of debt: net debt of $601m.
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 130 | 180 | 200 | 164 | 168 | 185 | 207 | 259 | 308 | 369 | 334 | 423 | 484 | 377 | 338 | 503 | 475 | 497 |
| Receivables | 82 | 111 | 113 | 114 | 114 | 137 | 139 | 146 | 148 | 172 | 189 | 205 | 269 | 308 | 344 | 358 | 390 | 428 |
| Total current assets | 444 | 507 | 612 | 475 | 447 | 391 | 410 | 472 | 530 | 602 | 603 | 730 | 888 | 811 | 816 | 1,014 | 1,038 | 1,064 |
| Goodwill | 249 | 318 | 318 | 321 | 327 | 370 | 364 | 557 | 565 | 557 | 1,039 | 1,205 | 1,207 | 1,572 | 1,579 | 1,562 | 1,611 | 1,746 |
| Total assets | 919 | 1,086 | 1,172 | 1,042 | 1,031 | 1,010 | 1,029 | 1,351 | 1,406 | 1,454 | 2,371 | 2,696 | 2,863 | 3,475 | 3,403 | 3,549 | 3,590 | 3,951 |
| Deferred revenue (current) | 127 | 146 | 155 | 146 | 149 | 146 | 141 | 165 | 171 | 54 | 250 | 307 | 377 | 456 | 518 | 541 | 586 | 600 |
| Total current liabilities | 208 | 253 | 271 | 257 | 270 | 294 | 304 | 295 | 323 | 363 | 496 | 627 | 784 | 883 | 881 | 967 | 1,053 | 1,016 |
| Short-term debt | — | — | — | — | 0 | 30 | 35 | 0 | — | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 502 | 449 | 359 | 1,110 | 972 | 699 | 1,073 | 1,679 |
| Total debt | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 524 | 449 | 359 | 1,142 | 1,005 | 700 | 1,075 | 1,697 |
| Total liabilities | 253 | 305 | 315 | 315 | 339 | 356 | 388 | 654 | 601 | 519 | 1,287 | 1,425 | 1,447 | 2,268 | 2,076 | 1,930 | 2,368 | 2,926 |
| Shareholders' equity | 665 | 780 | 855 | 726 | 690 | 654 | 640 | 697 | 805 | 935 | 1,084 | 1,271 | 1,416 | 1,207 | 1,328 | 1,619 | 1,222 | 1,026 |
| Net debt (negative = net cash) | −130 | −180 | −200 | −164 | −168 | −155 | −172 | −259 | −308 | −299 | 190 | 27 | −124 | 765 | 667 | 197 | 601 | 1,200 |
| Shares outstanding | 49m | 50m | 50m | 47m | 45m | 44m | 43m | 43m | 43m | 47m | 43m | 43m | 43m | 42m | 43m | 43m | 40m | 37m |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 | 2026 Q3Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receivables | 358 | 342 | 384 | 364 | 390 | 403 | 383 | 428 |
| Total current assets | 1,014 | 1,012 | 1,042 | 979 | 1,038 | 1,063 | 1,035 | 1,064 |
| Goodwill | 1,562 | 1,601 | 1,618 | 1,615 | 1,611 | 1,747 | 1,746 | 1,746 |
| Total assets | 3,549 | 3,586 | 3,631 | 3,558 | 3,590 | 3,986 | 3,946 | 3,951 |
| Deferred revenue (current) | 541 | 617 | 616 | 585 | 586 | 669 | 628 | 600 |
| Total current liabilities | 967 | 912 | 921 | 946 | 1,053 | 1,031 | 980 | 1,016 |
| Short-term debt | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Long-term debt | 699 | 804 | 839 | 849 | 1,073 | 1,713 | 1,713 | 1,679 |
| Total debt | 699 | 804 | 839 | 849 | 1,073 | 1,731 | 1,732 | 1,697 |
| Total liabilities | 1,930 | 1,977 | 2,016 | 2,044 | 2,368 | 2,968 | 2,922 | 2,926 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1,619 | 1,609 | 1,615 | 1,514 | 1,222 | 1,019 | 1,024 | 1,026 |
| Shares outstanding | 43m | 43m | 42m | 42m | 40m | 38m | 38m | 37m |
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