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MORN Morningstar dividend history, payout ratio & dates

Morningstar's latest cash dividend of $0.405 per share was issued to shareholders on record before Oct 4, 2024. The dividend distribution stands at $1.62 per share annually, which comes to a dividend yield of 0.46%.

Key dates

  • MORN last dividend date: Oct 4, 2024
MORN dividend stats
DPS
$1.62
Dividend yield
0.46%
Payout ratio
21.3%
vs. Financial Services sector
Dividend yield
2.6%
Payout ratio
43.2%

Dividend yield

What is Morningstar current dividend yield

MORN has a dividend yield of 0.46% which is below the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with its Financial Services sector average of 2.6%, Morningstar's dividend yield is 82% lower. The current dividend yield is lower than the historical average of 0.6% of the last 5 years.

Dividend history

What is MORN dividend payout history and dates

Morningstar has been paying dividends for the last 14 years. Our records show that MORN has distributed four quarterly dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has an increase of 8% since twelve months ago. However with the price of the stock up by 34% from a year ago, the dividend yield has a decrease of 20%.

Recent dividends

Ex-date Amount Yield (TTM)
Oct 4, 2024 $0.405 0.51%
Jul 12, 2024 $0.405 0.52%
Apr 4, 2024 $0.405 0.51%
Jan 4, 2024 $0.405 0.56%
Oct 5, 2023 $0.375 0.65%
Jul 6, 2023 $0.375 0.77%
Apr 5, 2023 $0.375 0.73%
Jan 5, 2023 $0.375 0.68%
Oct 17, 2022 $0.36 0.65%
Jun 30, 2022 $0.36 0.58%
Mar 31, 2022 $0.36 0.49%
Jan 6, 2022 $0.36 0.41%
Oct 18, 2021 $0.315 0.46%
Jul 8, 2021 $0.315 0.49%
Apr 8, 2021 $0.315 0.53%
Dec 31, 2020 $0.315 0.65%
Oct 15, 2020 $0.3 0.66%
Jul 1, 2020 $0.3 0.79%
Apr 2, 2020 $0.3 1.03%
Jan 2, 2020 $0.3 0.75%
Oct 17, 2019 $0.28 0.72%
Jul 3, 2019 $0.28 0.74%
Apr 4, 2019 $0.28 0.83%
Jan 3, 2019 $0.28 0.96%
Oct 16, 2018 $0.25 0.86%
Jul 5, 2018 $0.25 0.76%
Apr 5, 2018 $0.25 0.99%
Jan 4, 2018 $0.25 0.98%
Oct 17, 2017 $0.23 1.08%
Jul 5, 2017 $0.23 1.16%
Apr 5, 2017 $0.23 1.19%
Jan 4, 2017 $0.23 1.19%
Oct 6, 2016 $0.22 1.14%
Jul 6, 2016 $0.22 1.06%
Apr 6, 2016 $0.22 0.94%
Jan 6, 2016 $0.22 0.99%
Oct 7, 2015 $0.19 0.95%
Jul 8, 2015 $0.19 0.93%
Apr 8, 2015 $0.19 0.97%
Jan 7, 2015 $0.19 1.12%

Morningstar dividend payout ratio

What is Morningstar dividend payout ratio compared to the sector

Payout ratio

MORN has a payout ratio of 21.3% which is lower than the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average. If we compare it with the Financial Services sector average of 43.2%, Morningstar's payout ratio is 51% lower.

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)

MORN dividend vs peer dividends

How does MORN dividend compare to its peers' dividends
Name Dividend yield DPS Payout ratio
VALU Value Line Inc 2.29% $1.18 55.7%
MSCI MSCI Inc 1.04% $6.18 40.5%
FDS Factset Research Systems Inc 0.85% $4.04 28.6%
MCO Moodys Corp 0.7% $3.32 30.2%
NWSA News Corp 0.68% $0.2 32.3%
MORN Morningstar Inc 0.46% $1.62 21.3%

Frequently asked questions

Does Morningstar pay a dividend?

Yes, Morningstar has been paying dividends for the last 14 years.

When was MORN's last dividend?

Morningstar's last regular dividend was on Oct 4, 2024 (ex-date) with the amount of $0.405 per share.

How much dividend does Morningstar pay (per share)?

On an annual basis MORN pays $1.62 per share.

What is Morningstar's dividend yield?

Morningstar's current dividend yield is 0.46%.

How often does Morningstar pay dividends?

Morningstar pays four dividends per year.

What is Morningstar's dividend payout ratio?

The dividend payout ratio of Morningstar is 21.3%.

Does Morningstar pay a good dividend?

Morningstar's dividend yield is lower than the Financial Services sector average.

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield. Data from and Sharadar.