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Morningstar
Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors. Morningstar provides data on more than 500,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 17 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with more than $170 billion in assets under advisement and management as of Sept. 30, 2015. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
165
TOTAL
RATINGS
1288
Updated on: October 9, 2025

Morningstar Company Culture

Morningstar Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
3.8/5
Morningstar's Overall Culture is rated B

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

CEO Rating
A
Leadership
B
Manager
B
Work Culture
B
Environment
B

Morningstar CEO

Top 10%Top 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Kunal Kapoor Morningstar's CEO
Kunal Kapoor
80 /100
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A Day in the Life
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Morningstar employees generally work 8.8 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Morningstar report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Morningstar have 2 meetings
Meetings
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82% of Morningstar employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Morningstar employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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60% of Morningstar employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Morningstar employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
Feedback
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80% of Morningstar employees call their work environment positive
Environment

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How's the work life balance at Morningstar?

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  • Perfect 10

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How's the vacation policy at Morningstar?

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  • Best there ever was

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What are your coworkers at Morningstar like?

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  • Great co workers

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What benefits does Morningstar provide?

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  • All great benefits

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If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Morningstar?

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  • Work culture is great, compensation should match industry standards

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Do you have team outings? are they fun?

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  • yes and no

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Morningstar applied for 83 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 88% were approved, 5% certified-withdrawn, and 7% withdrawn.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Morningstar unveil that 6 approved work permit applications were withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and 4 were withdrawn by Morningstar after the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Morningstar has a total of 3942 employees

83
Total Applied
  • 88% Granted (73 out of 83)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 83)
  • 7% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (6 out of 83)
  • 5% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (4 out of 83)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Morningstar

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35%

Morningstar currently ranks in the Top 35% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Morningstar

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40%

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eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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eNPS Score
41%Promoters
29%Passives
30%Detractors
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Mission, Vision, & Values

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors. Morningstar provides data on more than 500,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 17 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with more than $170 billion in assets under advisement and management as of Sept. 30, 2015.

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Morningstar Culture At a Glance

Morningstar has 3942 employees. 165 employees at Morningstar have reviewed Morningstar across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 165 Morningstar employees give their leadership a grade of B, or Top 30% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Morningstar are not very pleased with their total compensation at Morningstar, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Morningstar are pleased with their team. 165 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at Morningstar are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Morningstar believe the environment at Morningstar is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Morningstar is comfortably fast. About 59% of the employees at Morningstar work 8 hours or less, while 2% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Morningstar are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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Morningstar vs Competitors

  1. 1st
    LexisNexis Legal & Professional
    81 / 100
  2. 2nd
    Fidelity Investments
    78 / 100
  3. 3rd
    Morningstar
    71 / 100
  4. 4th
    The Vanguard Group
    64 / 100
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Perks & Benefits

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