Moody's Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Moody's is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.74% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
0.7%
Dividend yield
1.8%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.5% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 0.9% |
| Dividend Growth | 10.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 30% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Moody's: My BUY Rating On The Ratings King
Jun 25Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price
Jun 02
Moody's Corporation Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Apr 24Moody's: Q1, Analytics Strength Offsets Weaker Debt Issuance Outlook (Rating Upgrade)
Apr 24Here's Why We Think Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) CEO Compensation Looks Fair for the time being
Apr 08Moody's: A Long Term Compounder At A Hefty Price
Feb 28Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Lifting Their Price Targets
Feb 17Moody's Q4: Expect A Beat And Raise
Feb 08Moody's And The Stargate Project: A Potential Catalyst No One Is Talking About
Jan 29Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO)
Dec 15Moody's: Overvalued But Still A Hold
Dec 06Moody's Q3 Earnings: Emerging Benefactors And Solid Baseline Results
Oct 23Moody's: Fundamentals Are Better Than Expected, But Valuation Is Still High
Sep 25Moody's: Capitalize On The Upcoming Global Easing Cycle
Aug 28Moody's Corporation: Great Business But Currently Very Expensive
Aug 15Moody's Corporation Just Beat EPS By 8.2%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Jul 26Moody's: Q2 Earnings, What To Expect And What I Am Doing As Investor
Jul 20Wide Moat Dividend Growth - What Makes Moody's Such A Powerful Compounder
Jun 10Moody's: Potential Growth Slowdown And Relatively High Valuation (Rating Downgrade)
May 24Moody's: The Valuation Doesn't Convince Me
Apr 24Moody's: Perfectly Aligned For Cyclical And Secular Growth
Apr 16Moody's: Rating Agency Gets Re-Rated Itself
Feb 15Unveiling Moody's: The Untold Story Behind Berkshire's Investment
Jan 18Moody's Is The Perfect Stock For My Portfolio
Nov 20Moody's: A Wonderful Company At A Fair Price
Oct 19Ratings Firm Moody's Gets Hold Rating After Overheated Valuation.
Sep 16Moody's: Initiate Long On Better Than Expected Q2 2023 Performance
Aug 05Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: MCO's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: MCO's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Moody's Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (MCO) | 0.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 1.9% |
| Analyst forecast (MCO) (up to 3 years) | 0.9% |
Notable Dividend: MCO's dividend (0.74%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.46%).
High Dividend: MCO's dividend (0.74%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (30%), MCO's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (27.1%), MCO's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/07/23 04:06 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Moody's Corporation is covered by 41 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| John Eade | Argus Research Company |
| Jeffrey Meuler | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |