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accession: "0001289419-24-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MORN"
cik: "0001289419"
company_name: "Morningstar, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T05:01:44.515501+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Morningstar Q&A details debt reduction, headcount cuts, and Wealth segment margin improvement

## Summary
- Net debt-to-EBITDA fell to 1.6x at March 31, 2024, from 2.2x at Dec 31, 2022.
- Headcount down 7% YoY at Dec 31, 2023; comp/benefits negative impact narrowed to $6.9M in Q1 2024.
- Morningstar Wealth adjusted operating margin improved to -9.5% in Q1 2024 from -26.6% a year ago.
- LCD integration complete, credit data on PitchBook platform; credit customer group seeing strong new logo growth.
- Climate solution adoption slower than expected; focus shifted to regulatory reporting and banking use cases.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001289419-24-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MORN
- cik: 0001289419
- company_name: Morningstar, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000128941924000033/0001289419-24-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000128941924000033/morn-20240509.htm

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