---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001289419-26-000046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MORN"
cik: "0001289419"
company_name: "Morningstar, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-18T20:28:49+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-18T20:30:08.473061+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Morningstar declares quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, payable Oct 30, 2026

## Summary
- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share declared by Board on Sept. 18, 2026.
- Dividend payable Oct. 30, 2026 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 2, 2026.
- Dividend amount consistent with the $0.50 per share paid in July 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001289419-26-000046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MORN
- cik: 0001289419
- company_name: Morningstar, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-18T20:28:49+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000128941926000046/0001289419-26-000046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000128941926000046/morn-20260918.htm

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