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Morningstar, Inc. dividend history

Morningstar, Inc.'s dividend was $1.87 a share in fiscal 2025, up 12.0% on the year before. That was 20.6% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2011, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$895M
Dividends (TTM)
$76.5M
Returned to shareholders
197%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$800M
Diluted share count
−8.7%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
11.0%
dividends 0.9% + buybacks 10.1% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
17%
of net income paid out
Days sales outstanding
60 days
receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share——$0.250$0.425$0.545$0.700$0.790$0.890$0.940$1.03$1.14$1.22$1.31$1.46$1.53$1.67$1.87—
Dividend per share growth———+70.0%+28.2%+28.4%+12.9%+12.7%+5.6%+9.6%+10.7%+7.0%+7.4%+11.5%+4.8%+9.2%+12.0%—
Dividends paid0010251731343839434851546264697777
Share buybacks044125215477974942215421226112787895
Dividends ÷ net income0.0%0.0%10.2%23.6%14.1%39.0%25.4%23.5%28.7%23.3%31.4%23.0%28.0%87.2%45.3%18.7%20.6%17.2%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow0.0%0.0%7.1%22.0%11.4%39.0%18.3%25.1%21.4%17.8%18.8%16.7%15.6%36.5%32.4%15.4%17.4%15.5%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

  • Morningstar, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of 50 Cents Per Share Source

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Figures from Morningstar, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Morningstar, Inc.