Michael Holt compensation by year
Morningstar Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $450,000 |
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,125,309 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $877,275 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other | $17,625 |
| Total | $2,470,209 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Morningstar, Inc. DEF 14A filed March 27, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-129081, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Morningstar, Inc. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-129081. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 27, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 5,384 | $1,169,997 | — |
| PSU | 3,330 | $723,642 | — |
| PSU | 1,946 | $422,885 | — |
| PSU | 1,346 | $292,499 | — |
| PSU | 1,142 | $248,168 | — |
| RSU | 897 | $194,927 | — |
| PSU | 832 | $180,802 | — |
| PSU | 721 | $156,681 | — |
| PSU | 687 | $149,292 | — |
| RSU | 417 | $90,618 | — |
| RSU | 395 | $85,837 | — |
| RSU | 184 | $39,985 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Morningstar, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it. The 12 largest of 13 award rows shown.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
6 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 27, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Tax withholding | — | 54 | $218.94 | 12,271.95 |
| 2026-05-15 | Grant or award | — | 2,860 | $0.00 | 12,352.95 |
| 2026-05-15 | Exercise or conversion | — | 243 | $0.00 | 12,595.95 |
| 2026-05-15 | Grant or award derivative | — | 4,290 | — | 4,290 |
| 2026-05-15 | Sale | — | 270 | $166.05 | 12,325.95 |
| 2026-05-15 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 243 | — | 0 |
The 6 most recent of 6 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Morningstar discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | $900,000 | $1,379,484 | $26,004 | $2,806,788 |
| Death | — | $1,619,829 | — | $1,619,829 |
| Disability | — | $1,619,829 | — | $1,619,829 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $1,350,000 | $1,885,599 | $38,241 | $3,723,840 |
| Change in control, no termination | — | $1,885,599 | — | $1,885,599 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Morningstar, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Morningstar’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Kunal Kapoor | Chief Executive Officer | $9,070,695 |
| Michael Holt · this page | Chief Financial Officer | $2,470,209 |
| Danny Dunn | Former Chief Revenue Officer | $1,435,351 |
| Joe Mansueto | Executive Chairman | $105,250 |
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