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.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
07291459'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 306Staff 1219

Hover a year for the numbers.

MORN employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 202510,973$2.45B$223K-1.0%+7.5%
Dec 202411,085$2.28B$205K-2.2%+11.6%
Dec 202311,334$2.04B$180K-7.3%+9.0%
Dec 202212,224$1.87B$153K+27.9%+10.1%
Dec 20219,556$1.70B$178K+19.8%+22.3%
Dec 20207,979$1.39B$174K+355.9%+17.9%
Dec 20191,750$1.18B$674K+16.7%+15.6%
Dec 20181,500$1.02B$680K+10.3%+11.9%
Dec 20171,360$912M$670K+51.1%+14.2%
Dec 2016900$799M$887K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
7,979'209,556'2112,224'2211,334'2311,085'2410,973'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$174K'20$178K'21$153K'22$180K'23$205K'24$223K'25

Morningstar, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
CBOE
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
1,661$4.71B$2.84MLeaner
CME
CME Group Inc.
3,875$6.52B$1.68MEfficient growth
COIN
Coinbase Global, Inc.
4,951$7.18B$1.45MHiring ahead
NDAQ
Nasdaq, Inc.
9,525$8.22B$863KEfficient growth
MSCI
MSCI Inc.
6,268$3.13B$500KEfficient growth
MCO
Moody's Corporation
16,076$7.72B$480KEfficient growth
TRU
TransUnion
13,500$4.58B$339KEfficient growth
MORN
Morningstar, Inc.
10,973$2.45B$223KLeaner
FDS
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
12,800$2.32B$181KEfficient growth
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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.