secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Morningstar, Inc. (MORN)
CIK:        0001289419
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-25T20:40:21+00:00
Accession:  0001289419-26-000035
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Morningstar provides PitchBook client segmentation and MCP connector adoption update
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- PitchBook client logos: 37% investors, 28% companies, 27% service providers, 5% limited partners, 3% non-core.
- As of June 2026, ~17% of PitchBook client accounts accessed its MCP connector since year start.
- Hundreds of Morningstar Direct clients accessed MCP connector; strong trial pipeline noted.
- Essential MCP connector offers limited data to non-licensees; LLM partners compensate PitchBook.
- Pricing evolving toward firmwide value-based models; core KPIs like licensed users tracked.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000128941926000035/0001289419-26-000035-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000128941926000035/morn-20260625.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001289419-26-000035

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