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Moody's (MCO)

Publishes credit ratings and sells subscription data, analytics and risk-management workflows.

$473.61
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Moody's CorporationMCO
Financial sector

Publishes credit ratings on companies, governments and structured finance, while selling subscription research, company and credit data, and cloud risk workflows to financial institutions and other organizations. Ratings fees remain sensitive to debt issuance and regulation; analytics revenue is largely recurring.

Issues credit ratings and assessment services through Moody's Ratings, covering companies, financial institutions, governments, public finance and structured products worldwide. Fees come from assigning and monitoring ratings, so activity is tied partly to debt issuance, while the ratings operation is regulated across major markets.

Builds Moody's Analytics around Research & Insights, Data & Information, and Decision Solutions. These subscription-led businesses combine company, credit and economic data with models and cloud workflows for banking, insurance and know-your-customer processes, including catastrophe and climate risk. Shared data and research connect the analytics and ratings franchises; both depend on the integrity of proprietary datasets and analytical methods. Ratings regulation, financial-market activity and customers' compliance requirements shape demand and operating costs.

Company facts

CEORobert Scott Fauber
ListedOct 3, 2000
ExchangeNYSE
HeadquartersNew York, NY
CountryUnited States
Employees16,076
CIK0001059556
ISINUS6153691059

Market cap$81.27B
EPS (ttm)$15.76
P/E (ttm)29.77
ROE79.7%
P/B26.87
P/S9.96
Dividend yieldDiv yield0.86%
Beta0.54vs XLF 1.10

Price target$532.50+13.5%Average of 32 analysts
ConsensusBuy18 of 32 analysts
Ratings

Target rangeAs of Sep 22, 2026

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPriorCurrent
Jul 27, 2026Mizuho SecuritiesTarget
Target: $521
Target: $530
Jul 23, 2026UBSReiterate
Rating: —Target: $490
Rating: NeutralTarget: $505
Jul 23, 2026Robert W. BairdTarget
Target: $512
Target: $572
Jul 23, 2026Wells FargoReiterate
Rating: —Target: $590
Rating: OverweightTarget: $597
Jul 22, 2026Morgan StanleyTarget
Target: $496
Target: $512

Next report
Oct 28, 26
in 35 days
EPS estimate
$4.26
Revenue estimate
$2.07B
Fiscal quarter
Q3 FY26

EPSReportedEstimate

Feb '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '25Feb '26Apr '26Jul '26Oct '26
Reported$2.62$3.83$3.56$3.92$3.64$4.33$4.68Pending
Estimate$2.27$3.54$3.39$3.70$3.43$4.22$4.26$4.26
Surprise+15.4%+8.2%+5.0%+5.9%+6.1%+2.6%+9.9%—

RevenueReportedEstimate

Feb '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '25Feb '26Apr '26Jul '26Oct '26
Reported$1.67B$1.92B$1.90B$2.01B$1.89B$2.08B$2.19BPending
Estimate$1.70B$1.88B$1.85B$1.96B$1.86B$2.07B$2.09B$2.07B
Surprise−1.8%+2.6%+2.6%+2.6%+1.5%+0.5%+4.7%—
Estimate$4.26
ReportedDue Oct 28, 2026
Estimate$2.07B
ReportedDue Oct 28, 2026
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Debt to equity248.70%
Current ratio119.00%

ProfitabilityRevenueNet incomeNet margin

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$1.81B$1.67B$1.92B$1.90B$2.01B$1.89B$2.08B$2.19B
Net income$534.0M$395.0M$625.0M$578.0M$646.0M$610.0M$661.0M$878.0M
Net margin29.5%23.6%32.5%30.5%32.2%32.3%31.8%40.2%

GrowthOperating income

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Operating income$759.0M$621.0M$882.0M$843.0M$917.0M$795.0M$922.0M$1.05B
YoY growth+35.1%+16.3%+10.0%+6.6%+20.8%+28.0%+4.5%+24.1%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $1.50B · Total debt $7.52B · Total assets $14.68B · Shareholders' equity $3.03B

Revenue
$2.19B
Operating income
$1.05B
Net income
$878.0M
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Dividend yield
0.86%
Next ex-date
Nov 14, 26
estimated · in 52 days
Annual dividend
$4.03
per share
Schedule
Quarterly
4 payments a year

HistoryDividendAnnual yield

Nov '24Feb '25May '25Aug '25Nov '25Mar '26May '26Aug '26
Dividend$0.85$0.94$0.94$0.94$0.94$1.03$1.03$1.03
Annual yield0.71%0.70%0.73%0.71%0.78%0.83%0.92%0.83%
Ex-dateNov 22Feb 25May 16Aug 15Nov 21Mar 2May 15Aug 14
Payment dateDec 13Mar 14Jun 6Sep 5Dec 12Mar 13Jun 5Sep 4
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Institutions92.10%159.51M shares
1,452 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026
Insiders0.10%165.5K shares
18 holders · as of Sep 8, 2026
Other7.80%13.53M shares
remainder

173.20M company shares as of Sep 10, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderStakeSharesDate
Berkshire Hathaway IncInstitution
14.24%24.67Mas of Jun 30, 2026
Tci Fund Management LtdInstitution
8.28%14.33Mas of Jun 30, 2026
BlackRock, Inc.Institution
7.20%12.46Mas of Jun 30, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution
5.63%9.76Mas of Jun 30, 2026
State Street CorpInstitution
4.11%7.11Mas of Jun 30, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Sep 1, 2026Robert Fauberdirector, officer: President and CEO−1,167$501.89
Aug 3, 2026Robert Fauberdirector, officer: President and CEO−1,167$484.30
Jul 1, 2026Richard G. Steeleofficer: SVP - General Counsel−157$455.49
Jul 1, 2026Robert Fauberdirector, officer: President and CEO−1,167$455.49
Jun 1, 2026Robert Fauberdirector, officer: President and CEO−1,167$453.67
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Compare

CompanyPriceChange
Moody's$473.61+0.93%$81.27B29.826.610.0+15.1%
S&P Global$406.84+1.09%$118.64B24.521.57.4−2.1%
MSCI$554.47+1.02%$39.90B30.226.312.0+12.2%
Morningstar$201.21+3.06%$7.32B18.515.62.9+9.6%
Verisk Analytics$172.20+0.15%$22.38B26.421.17.1+4.4%
FactSet$282.05+2.04%$9.83B18.214.74.0+6.4%
Median24.521.17.1+6.4%