Moody's Corporation

NYSE:MCO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$81.3b

Moody's Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Moody's is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 9.9% and 6.4% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 11% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 64.6% in 3 years.

Key information

9.9%

Earnings growth rate

11.0%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets earnings growth11.9%
Revenue growth rate6.4%
Future return on equity64.6%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated02 May 2025

Recent future growth updates

Moody's Corporation Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Apr 24
Moody's Corporation Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Lifting Their Price Targets

Feb 17
Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Lifting Their Price Targets

Moody's Corporation Just Beat EPS By 8.2%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Jul 26
Moody's Corporation Just Beat EPS By 8.2%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Recent updates

Moody's Corporation Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Apr 24
Moody's Corporation Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Moody's: Q1, Analytics Strength Offsets Weaker Debt Issuance Outlook (Rating Upgrade)

Apr 24

Here's Why We Think Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) CEO Compensation Looks Fair for the time being

Apr 08
Here's Why We Think Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) CEO Compensation Looks Fair for the time being

Moody's: A Long Term Compounder At A Hefty Price

Feb 28

Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Lifting Their Price Targets

Feb 17
Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Lifting Their Price Targets

Moody's Q4: Expect A Beat And Raise

Feb 08

Moody's And The Stargate Project: A Potential Catalyst No One Is Talking About

Jan 29

Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO)

Dec 15
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO)

Moody's: Overvalued But Still A Hold

Dec 06

Moody's Q3 Earnings: Emerging Benefactors And Solid Baseline Results

Oct 23

Moody's: Fundamentals Are Better Than Expected, But Valuation Is Still High

Sep 25

Moody's: Capitalize On The Upcoming Global Easing Cycle

Aug 28

Moody's Corporation: Great Business But Currently Very Expensive

Aug 15

Moody's Corporation Just Beat EPS By 8.2%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Jul 26
Moody's Corporation Just Beat EPS By 8.2%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Moody's: Q2 Earnings, What To Expect And What I Am Doing As Investor

Jul 20

Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Jul 16
Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Wide Moat Dividend Growth - What Makes Moody's Such A Powerful Compounder

Jun 10

Moody's: Potential Growth Slowdown And Relatively High Valuation (Rating Downgrade)

May 24

Moody's: The Valuation Doesn't Convince Me

Apr 24

Moody's: Perfectly Aligned For Cyclical And Secular Growth

Apr 16

Moody's: Rating Agency Gets Re-Rated Itself

Feb 15

Unveiling Moody's: The Untold Story Behind Berkshire's Investment

Jan 18

Moody's Is The Perfect Stock For My Portfolio

Nov 20

Moody's: A Wonderful Company At A Fair Price

Oct 19

Ratings Firm Moody's Gets Hold Rating After Overheated Valuation.

Sep 16

Moody's: Initiate Long On Better Than Expected Q2 2023 Performance

Aug 05

Moody's Q2 Earnings: Not Worth An All-Time High Valuation

Jul 26

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:MCO - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/20278,6612,8163,1163,47012
12/31/20268,0252,5142,7863,13622
12/31/20257,4082,2272,4402,77820
3/31/20257,2262,1062,4962,820N/A
12/31/20247,0882,0582,5212,838N/A
9/30/20246,8962,0032,3252,641N/A
6/30/20246,5551,8582,0852,400N/A
3/31/20246,2321,6832,0422,318N/A
12/31/20235,9161,6071,8802,151N/A
9/30/20235,7261,5131,7742,051N/A
6/30/20235,5291,4271,6481,925N/A
3/31/20235,4161,3771,3151,612N/A
12/31/20225,4681,3741,1911,474N/A
9/30/20225,7171,5551,1301,396N/A
6/30/20225,9681,7261,2681,496N/A
3/31/20226,1401,9761,6151,799N/A
12/31/20216,2182,2141,8662,005N/A
9/30/20215,9692,1012,2672,364N/A
6/30/20215,7992,0942,3542,439N/A
3/31/20215,6812,0262,3812,477N/A
12/31/20205,3711,7782,0432,146N/A
9/30/20205,3141,8241,8761,967N/A
6/30/20205,1981,7361,8051,897N/A
3/31/20204,9771,5371,5831,653N/A
12/31/20194,8291,4221,6061,675N/A
9/30/20194,6561,3131,4831,572N/A
6/30/20194,4971,2441,3471,439N/A
3/31/20194,4581,3101,3411,437N/A
12/31/20184,4431,310N/A1,461N/A
9/30/20184,5481,085N/A1,489N/A
6/30/20184,5301,092N/A1,573N/A
3/31/20184,3561,028N/A1,659N/A
12/31/20174,2041,001N/A755N/A
9/30/20173,981547N/A720N/A
6/30/20173,835485N/A672N/A
3/31/20173,763428N/A493N/A
12/31/20163,604267N/A1,259N/A
9/30/20163,528913N/A1,149N/A
6/30/20163,446889N/A1,106N/A
3/31/20163,435896N/A1,145N/A
12/31/20153,485941N/A1,198N/A
9/30/20153,496960N/A1,202N/A
6/30/20153,477943N/A1,155N/A
3/31/20153,4331,001N/A1,103N/A
12/31/20143,334989N/A1,019N/A
9/30/20143,236959N/A983N/A
6/30/20143,125928N/A1,016N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: MCO's forecast earnings growth (9.9% per year) is above the savings rate (2.8%).

Earnings vs Market: MCO's earnings (9.9% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (13.9% per year).

High Growth Earnings: MCO's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: MCO's revenue (6.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.3% per year).

High Growth Revenue: MCO's revenue (6.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: MCO's Return on Equity is forecast to be very high in 3 years time (64.6%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/02 12:12
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/02 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Moody's Corporation is covered by 40 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Jeffrey MeulerBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research