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Morningstar, Inc. employees and revenue per employee
MORN · Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges · $7.67B market cap
Morningstar, Inc. had 10,973 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 1.0% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $2.45B, up 7.5% from a year earlier, or $223K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
10,973
-1.0% YoY
Revenue
$2.45B
+7.5% YoY
Revenue / employee
$223K
Peer median $500K
Rank in industry
10 of 11
Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 10,973 | $2.45B | $223K | -1.0% | +7.5% |
| Dec 2024 | 11,085 | $2.28B | $205K | -2.2% | +11.6% |
| Dec 2023 | 11,334 | $2.04B | $180K | -7.3% | +9.0% |
| Dec 2022 | 12,224 | $1.87B | $153K | +27.9% | +10.1% |
| Dec 2021 | 9,556 | $1.70B | $178K | +19.8% | +22.3% |
| Dec 2020 | 7,979 | $1.39B | $174K | +355.9% | +17.9% |
| Dec 2019 | 1,750 | $1.18B | $674K | +16.7% | +15.6% |
| Dec 2018 | 1,500 | $1.02B | $680K | +10.3% | +11.9% |
| Dec 2017 | 1,360 | $912M | $670K | +51.1% | +14.2% |
| Dec 2016 | 900 | $799M | $887K | — | — |
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Morningstar, Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBOE Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 1,661 | $4.71B | $2.84M | Leaner |
| CME CME Group Inc. | 3,875 | $6.52B | $1.68M | Efficient growth |
| COIN Coinbase Global, Inc. | 4,951 | $7.18B | $1.45M | Hiring ahead |
| NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc. | 9,525 | $8.22B | $863K | Efficient growth |
| MSCI MSCI Inc. | 6,268 | $3.13B | $500K | Efficient growth |
| MCO Moody's Corporation | 16,076 | $7.72B | $480K | Efficient growth |
| TRU TransUnion | 13,500 | $4.58B | $339K | Efficient growth |
| MORN Morningstar, Inc. | 10,973 | $2.45B | $223K | Leaner |
| FDS FactSet Research Systems Inc. | 12,800 | $2.32B | $181K | Efficient growth |
Questions about Morningstar, Inc.
- How many employees does Morningstar, Inc. have?
- Morningstar, Inc. reported 10,973 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 13, 2026. That is down 1.0% from a year earlier.
- What is Morningstar, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Morningstar, Inc. brought in $2.45B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $223K per employee. That ranks 10 of 11 companies we track in Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges, where the median is $500K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Morningstar, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 13, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell MORN.