Moody's Corporation

NYSE:MCO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$92.5b

Moody's Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Moody's has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 0.1%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 8.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.4% per year. Moody's's return on equity is 51.9%, and it has net margins of 29.2%.

Key information

0.14%

Earnings growth rate

1.02%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.26%
Revenue growth rate5.40%
Return on equity51.92%
Net Margin29.18%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

The Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) Second-Quarter Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Jul 26
The Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) Second-Quarter Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Moody's: My BUY Rating On The Ratings King

Jun 25

Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Jun 02
Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

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

Jul 20

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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Moody's makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:MCO Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 257,3072,1321,7530
31 Mar 257,2262,1061,7570
31 Dec 247,0882,0581,7310
30 Sep 246,8962,0031,7130
30 Jun 246,5551,8581,6830
31 Mar 246,2321,6831,6510
31 Dec 235,9161,6071,6230
30 Sep 235,7261,5131,5990
30 Jun 235,5291,4271,5810
31 Mar 235,4161,3771,5340
31 Dec 225,4681,3741,5200
30 Sep 225,7171,5551,6130
30 Jun 225,9681,7261,5950
31 Mar 226,1401,9761,5630
31 Dec 216,2182,2141,4870
30 Sep 215,9692,1011,3440
30 Jun 215,7992,0941,2510
31 Mar 215,6812,0261,2250
31 Dec 205,3711,7781,2350
30 Sep 205,3141,8241,2020
30 Jun 205,1981,7361,2240
31 Mar 204,9771,5371,1920
31 Dec 194,8291,4221,1710
30 Sep 194,6561,3131,1320
30 Jun 194,4971,2441,1010
31 Mar 194,4581,3101,0980
31 Dec 184,4431,3101,0890
30 Sep 184,5481,0851,1150
30 Jun 184,5301,0921,0970
31 Mar 184,3561,0281,0450
31 Dec 174,2041,0019980
30 Sep 173,9815479450
30 Jun 173,8354859210
31 Mar 173,7634289290
31 Dec 163,6042679430
30 Sep 163,5289139350
30 Jun 163,4468899340
31 Mar 163,4358969320
31 Dec 153,4859419210
30 Sep 153,4969609180
30 Jun 153,4779439040
31 Mar 153,4331,0018940
31 Dec 143,3349898690
30 Sep 143,2369598400

Quality Earnings: MCO has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: MCO's current net profit margins (29.2%) are higher than last year (28.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MCO's earnings have grown by 0.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: MCO's earnings growth over the past year (14.7%) exceeds its 5-year average (0.1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: MCO earnings growth over the past year (14.7%) did not outperform the Capital Markets industry 16.6%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst MCO's Return on Equity (51.92%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/08/01 17:13
End of Day Share Price 2025/08/01 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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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.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Jeffrey MeulerBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research