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Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | Acquisitions, Goodwill, and Other Intangible Assets 2025 Acquisitions Morningstar Credit Analytics (formerly Dealview Technologies Limited (DealX)) On March 1, 2025, we completed our acquisition of the remaining 65% equity interest in DealX, a provider of standardized US commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) and global collateralized loan obligation (CLO) data. We began consolidating the financial results of DealX in our consolidated financial statements as of March 1, 2025. DealX is included in the Morningstar Credit segment. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting pursuant to FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations (FASB ASC 805), which requires that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date. As of March 31, 2025, we completed our initial determination of the fair values of the acquired identifiable assets and liabilities based on the financial data available. Based on the timing of the close of this transaction, certain valuation calculations are considered preliminary due to information that may subsequently become available, and values assigned to various assets and liabilities could change. The acquisition date fair value of certain assets and liabilities, including intangible assets acquired and related weighted average expected life calculations, are provisional and subject to revision within one year of the acquisition date. Any changes in the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed during the measurement period may result in adjustments to goodwill. During the second quarter o f 2025, we did not record significant adjustments to the purchase price allocation compared with the preliminary estimates recorded in the first quarter of 2025. The preliminary allocation of the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed includes $9.7 million of goodwill, which is not deductible for income tax purposes, and $13.1 million of acquired intangible assets, as follows:
|  | (in millions) |  | Weighted average useful life (years)
Customer-related assets |  | $ | 0.6 |  |  | 10
Technology-based assets |  | 12.5 |  |  | 5
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 13.1 |  |  |
Lumonic Inc. (Lumonic) On March 3, 2025, we acquired Lumonic, a private credit portfolio monitoring and management platform. We began consolidating the financial results of Lumonic in our consolidated financial statements as of March 3, 2025. Lu monic is included in the PitchBook segment. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting pursuant to FASB ASC 805, which requires that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date. As of March 31, 2025, we completed our initial determination of the fair values of the acquired identifiable assets and liabilities based on the financial data available. Based on the timing of the close of this transaction, certain valuation calculations are considered preliminary due to information that may subsequently become available, and values assigned to various assets and liabilities could change. The acquisition date fair value of certain assets and liabilities, including intangible assets acquired and related weighted average expected life calculations, are provisional and subject to revision within one year of the acquisition date. Any changes in the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed during the measurement period may result in adjustments to goodwill. During the second quarter o f 2025, we did not record significant adjustments to the purchase price allocation compared with the preliminary estimates recorded in the first quarter of 2025. The preliminary allo cation of the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed includes $22.4 million of goodwill, which is not deductible for income tax purposes, and $10.6 million of acquired intangible assets, as follows:
|  | (in millions) |  | Weighted average useful life (years)
Customer-related assets |  | $ | 1.4 |  |  | 15
Technology-based assets |  | 9.1 |  |  | 8
Intellectual property |  | 0.1 |  |  | 3
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 10.6 |  |  |
Goodwill The company has seven operating segments, w hich are presented as the following five reportable segments: Morningstar Direct Platform, PitchBook, Morningstar Credit, Morningstar Wealth, and Morningstar Retirement. Beginning with the first quarter of 2025 reporting, the company changed the name of the Morningstar Data and Analytics reportable segment to the Morningstar Direct Platform. The company's operating segments also represent the company's reporting units to which goodwill is assigned. The company allocate d goodwill by reporting unit in accordance with FASB ASC 350 Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (FASB ASC 350). Under this reporting unit structure, the consolidated goodwill balance was allocated based on each reporting unit's relative fair value at January 1, 2021. The company used a market approach and assigned goodwill to the reporting units. The following table shows the changes in our goodwill balances from December 31, 2024 to June 30, 2025:
(in millions) |  | Morningstar Direct Platform |  | PitchBook |  | Morningstar Credit |  | Morningstar Wealth |  | Morningstar Retirement |  | Total Reportable Segments |  | Corporate and All Other |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2024 |  | $ | 594.0 |  |  | $ | 607.4 |  |  | $ | 105.2 |  |  | $ | 92.7 |  |  | $ | 93.5 |  |  | $ | 1,492.8 |  |  | $ | 69.2 |  |  | $ | 1,562.0 |
Acquisition of DealX |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 9.7 |
Acquisition of Lumonic |  | — |  |  | 22.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 22.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 22.4 |
Foreign currency translation |  | 16.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 23.2 |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | 24.1 |
Balance as of June 30, 2025 |  | $ | 610.2 |  |  | $ | 629.8 |  |  | $ | 120.2 |  |  | $ | 94.4 |  |  | $ | 93.5 |  |  | $ | 1,548.1 |  |  | $ | 70.1 |  |  | $ | 1,618.2 |
We perform our annual impairment reviews in the fourth quarter or when impairment indicators and triggering events are identified. The company did not record any goodwill impairment in the first six months of 2025. R efer to Note 7 for detailed segment information. Intangible Assets The following table summarizes our intangible assets:
|  | As of June 30, 2025 |  | As of December 31, 2024
(in millions) |  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Weighted Average Useful Life (years) |  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Weighted Average Useful Life (years)
Customer-related assets |  | $ | 590.8 |  |  | $ | (309.7) |  |  | $ | 281.1 |  |  | 14 |  | $ | 572.4 |  |  | $ | (281.1) |  |  | $ | 291.3 |  |  | 14
Technology-based assets |  | 331.9 |  |  | (219.1) |  |  | 112.8 |  |  | 8 |  | 301.9 |  |  | (205.5) |  |  | 96.4 |  |  | 8
Intellectual property & other |  | 91.4 |  |  | (72.0) |  |  | 19.4 |  |  | 8 |  | 88.6 |  |  | (67.5) |  |  | 21.1 |  |  | 8
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 1,014.1 |  |  | $ | (600.8) |  |  | $ | 413.3 |  |  | 12 |  | $ | 962.9 |  |  | $ | (554.1) |  |  | $ | 408.8 |  |  | 12
The following table summarizes our amortization expense related to intangible assets:
|  | Three months ended June 30, |  | Six months ended June 30,
(in millions) |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Amortization expense |  | $ | 15.3 |  |  | $ | 17.5 |  |  | $ | 29.7 |  |  | $ | 35.2 |
We amortize intangible assets using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. As of June 30, 2025, we expect intangible amortization expense for the remainder of 2025, each of the next four subsequent years and thereafter to be as follows:
(in millions) |  | As of June 30, 2025
Remainder of 2025 (July 1 through December 31) |  | $ | 30.9 |
2026 |  | 57.0 |
2027 |  | 50.4 |
2028 |  | 46.3 |
2029 |  | 43.1 |
Thereafter |  | 185.6 |
Total |  | $ | 413.3 |
Our estimates of future amortization expense for intangible assets may be affected by future acquisitions, divestitur es, changes in the estimated useful lives, i mpairments, and foreign currency translation.

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