Moody's Corp (MCO)
Moody's Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated risk assessment firm in the United States, the rest of the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through two segments, Moody's Analytics (MA) and Moody's Investors Service (MIS). The MA segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets. This segment also offers credit research, credit models and analytics, economic data and models, and structured finance solutions; data sets on companies and securities; and cloud-based SaaS subscription solutions supporting banking, insurance, and know-your-customer workflows. The MIS segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations, programs and facilities, and entities that issue such obligations, including corporate, financial institution, and governmental obligations, as well as structured finance securities. It also provides ratings, investment research, compliance and third-party risk, supplier risk, trade credit, business intelligence sales and marketing, financial and regulatory reporting, balance sheet management, capital management, credit portfolio management, and model risk and governance solutions; Maxsight, a unified risk platform; lending suite, origination, and monitoring solutions; and property, casualty, and sustainable insurance underwriting solutions. The company serves the financial, banking, insurance, corporate, public, and asset management sectors. The company was formerly known as Dun and Bradstreet Company and changed its name to Moody's Corporation in September 2000. Moody's Corporation was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
- Symbol
- MCO
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
- Market cap
- $76.44B
- 52 week range
- 402.28 - 546.88
Valuation
- Share price
- $441.36 (close of 2026-10-02)
- P/E (TTM)
- 27.90x
- Price to book
- 24.15x
- Price to free cash flow
- 25.76x
- Enterprise value
- $82.47B
- Book value per share
- $18.28
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | -1.34% |
| 5 days | -5.83% |
| 1 month | -9.93% |
| 3 months | -10.02% |
| 6 months | +0.13% |
| Year to date | -13.60% |
| 1 year | -8.46% |
| 3 years | +39.57% |
| 5 years | +22.86% |
| 10 years | +307.61% |
| All time | +5211.19% |
Members of Congress who disclosed MCO trades
Lisa McClain · Val Hoyle · Dan Newhouse · Tommy Tuberville
Super investors holding MCO
Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) · Chris Hohn (TCI Fund Management Ltd) · John Armitage (Egerton Capital (UK) LLP) · Valley Forge Capital (Valley Forge Capital Management) · Chuck Akre (Akre Capital Management) · AKO Capital (AKO Capital LLP) · AltaRock Partners (AltaRock Partners LP) · Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Bryan Lawrence (Oakcliff Capital Partners, LP) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) · Guy Spier (Aquamarine Capital) · William Von Mueffling (Cantillon Capital Management LLC)
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 58.48%
- Return on invested capital
- 29.46%
- Return on assets
- 15.53%
- Return on capital employed
- 26.08%
- Gross margin
- 74.44%
- Net margin
- 31.86%
- EBITDA margin
- 49.64%
- Revenue growth
- 8.89%
- Net income growth
- 19.48%
- Free cash flow growth
- 2.14%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 3.88%
- Current ratio
- 1.19x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 1.38x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2025-12-31
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Revenue
- $7.72B
- Cost of revenue
- $1.97B
- Gross profit
- $5.75B
- EBITDA
- $3.83B
- Net income
- $2.46B
- Earnings per share
- $13.73
- Shares outstanding
- 179.10M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $7.72B | $5.75B | $2.46B | $13.73 |
| 2024-12-31 | $7.09B | $5.14B | $2.06B | $11.32 |
| 2023-12-31 | $5.92B | $4.23B | $1.61B | $8.77 |
| 2022-12-31 | $5.47B | $3.85B | $1.37B | $7.47 |
| 2021-12-31 | $6.22B | $4.58B | $2.21B | $11.88 |
| 2020-12-31 | $5.37B | $3.90B | $1.78B | $9.48 |
| 2019-12-31 | $4.83B | $3.44B | $1.42B | $7.51 |
| 2018-12-31 | $4.44B | $3.20B | $1.31B | $6.84 |
| 2017-12-31 | $4.20B | $2.99B | $1.00B | $5.24 |
| 2016-12-31 | $3.60B | $2.58B | $266.60M | $1.38 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 74.44% | 31.86% | 58.48% | 29.46% |
| 2024-12-31 | 72.56% | 29.03% | 55.22% | 26.30% |
| 2023-12-31 | 71.48% | 27.16% | 46.23% | 20.81% |
| 2022-12-31 | 70.50% | 25.13% | 51.10% | 17.22% |
| 2021-12-31 | 73.67% | 35.61% | 75.93% | 25.63% |
| 2020-12-31 | 72.54% | 33.10% | 100.85% | 32.21% |
| 2019-12-31 | 71.28% | 29.45% | 171.12% | 31.98% |
| 2018-12-31 | 71.96% | 29.48% | 199.70% | 33.58% |
| 2017-12-31 | 71.08% | 23.81% | -870.43% | 24.56% |
| 2016-12-31 | 71.71% | 7.40% | -25.96% | 331.86% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $2.45B | $6.99B |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.97B | $6.73B |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.19B | $7.00B |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.86B | $7.39B |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.90B | $7.41B |
| 2020-12-31 | $2.70B | $6.42B |
| 2019-12-31 | $1.93B | $5.58B |
| 2018-12-31 | $1.82B | $5.23B |
| 2017-12-31 | $1.18B | $5.11B |
| 2016-12-31 | $2.22B | $3.06B |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $2.58B | $232.00M |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.52B | $220.00M |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.88B | $193.00M |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.19B | $169.00M |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.87B | $175.00M |
| 2020-12-31 | $2.04B | $154.00M |
| 2019-12-31 | $1.61B | $136.00M |
| 2018-12-31 | $1.37B | $130.00M |
| 2017-12-31 | $664.00M | $123.00M |
| 2016-12-31 | $1.14B | $98.10M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-08-14
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $4.03
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | $1.03 |
| 2026-05-15 | $1.03 |
| 2026-03-02 | $1.03 |
| 2025-11-21 | $0.94 |
| 2025-08-15 | $0.94 |
| 2025-05-16 | $0.94 |
| 2025-02-25 | $0.94 |
| 2024-11-22 | $0.85 |
Investor relations
Next earnings report
- Next confirmed report
- 2026-10-21
- Consensus EPS estimate
- $4.26
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Jun/2026 | $4.24 |
| 2026-04-22 | Mar/2026 | $4.25 |
| 2026-02-18 | Dec/2025 | $3.45 |
| 2025-10-22 | Sep/2025 | $3.70 |
| 2025-07-23 | Jun/2025 | $3.44 |
| 2025-07-21 | - | - |
| 2025-04-30 | - | - |
| 2025-04-22 | Mar/2025 | $3.56 |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- moodys.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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