Does MORN pay a dividend?

Yes. Morningstar, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.00% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.96 per share.

How much does MORN pay in dividends?

$1.96 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next MORN ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is October 2, 2026, with payment on October 30, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

MORN Dividend

Morningstar, Inc.

NASDAQFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 1.00%
Annual dividend: $1.96
Payout ratio: 0.18
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $195.38
Market cap: $7.3B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: October 2, 2026Pay date: October 30, 2026Amount: $0.5000

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is MORN a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median1.00% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.18 means roughly 18% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 2 timesAcross 15 complete years, the annual total fell in 2013, 2021. The most recent reduction was in 2021.
Raised for 4 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

MORN dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2011 to 2025.

Peak $1.82 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for MORN, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
October 2, 2026	October 30, 2026	$0.5000	Quarterly
July 10, 2026	July 31, 2026	$0.5000	Quarterly
April 2, 2026	April 30, 2026	$0.5000	Quarterly
January 2, 2026	January 30, 2026	$0.5000	Quarterly
October 3, 2025	October 31, 2025	$0.4550	Quarterly
July 11, 2025	July 31, 2025	$0.4550	Quarterly
April 4, 2025	April 30, 2025	$0.4550	Quarterly
January 3, 2025	January 31, 2025	$0.4550	Quarterly
October 4, 2024	October 31, 2024	$0.4050	Quarterly
July 12, 2024	July 31, 2024	$0.4050	Quarterly
April 4, 2024	April 30, 2024	$0.4050	Quarterly
January 4, 2024	January 31, 2024	$0.4050	Quarterly
October 5, 2023	October 31, 2023	$0.3750	Quarterly
July 6, 2023	July 31, 2023	$0.3750	Quarterly
April 5, 2023	April 28, 2023	$0.3750	Quarterly
January 5, 2023	January 31, 2023	$0.3750	Quarterly
October 17, 2022	October 31, 2022	$0.3600	Quarterly
June 30, 2022	July 29, 2022	$0.3600	Quarterly
March 31, 2022	April 29, 2022	$0.3600	Quarterly
January 6, 2022	January 31, 2022	$0.3600	Quarterly
October 18, 2021	October 29, 2021	$0.3150	Quarterly
July 8, 2021	July 30, 2021	$0.3150	Quarterly
April 8, 2021	April 30, 2021	$0.3150	Quarterly
December 31, 2020	January 29, 2021	$0.3150	Quarterly
October 15, 2020	October 30, 2020	$0.3000	Quarterly
July 1, 2020	July 31, 2020	$0.3000	Quarterly
April 2, 2020	April 30, 2020	$0.3000	Quarterly
January 2, 2020	January 31, 2020	$0.3000	Quarterly
October 17, 2019	October 31, 2019	$0.2800	Quarterly
July 3, 2019	July 31, 2019	$0.2800	Quarterly
April 4, 2019	April 30, 2019	$0.2800	Quarterly
January 3, 2019	January 31, 2019	$0.2800	Quarterly
October 16, 2018	October 31, 2018	$0.2500	Quarterly
July 5, 2018	July 27, 2018	$0.2500	Quarterly
April 5, 2018	April 27, 2018	$0.2500	Quarterly
January 4, 2018	January 31, 2018	$0.2500	Quarterly
October 17, 2017	October 31, 2017	$0.2300	Quarterly
July 5, 2017	July 28, 2017	$0.2300	Quarterly
April 5, 2017	April 28, 2017	$0.2300	Quarterly
January 4, 2017	January 31, 2017	$0.2300	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does MORN pay a dividend?: Yes. Morningstar, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.00% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.96 per share.
How much does MORN pay in dividends?: $1.96 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next MORN ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is October 2, 2026, with payment on October 30, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.