Moody's Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Moody's' CEO is Rob Fauber, appointed in Jan 2021, has a tenure of 3.92 years. total yearly compensation is $14.39M, comprised of 7% salary and 93% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.034% of the company’s shares, worth MX$574.28M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 6.2 years respectively.

Key information

Rob Fauber

Chief executive officer

US$14.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	7.0%
CEO tenure	3.9yrs
CEO ownership	0.03%
Management average tenure	2.8yrs
Board average tenure	6.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Rob Fauber's remuneration changed compared to Moody's's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2023	US$14m	US$1m	US$2b
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Dec 31 2022	US$12m	US$975k	US$1b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2021	US$10m	US$900k	US$2b
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2020	US$6m	US$700k	US$2b
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2019	US$5m	US$596k	US$1b
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Dec 31 2018	US$3m	US$561k	US$1b
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Dec 31 2017	US$3m	US$515k	US$1b

Compensation vs Market: Rob's total compensation ($USD14.39M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD5.74M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Rob's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Rob Fauber (54 yo)

3.9yrs

Tenure

US$14,387,659

Compensation

Mr. Robert Scott Fauber, also known as Rob, has been President and Chief Executive Officer at Moody’s Corporation since January 1, 2021. He serves as Director of Moody's Corporation since October 22, 2020...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Robert Fauber	President	3.9yrs	US$14.39m	0.034% MX$ 574.3m
Caroline Sullivan	Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller	less than a year	US$1.38m	0.00078% MX$ 13.2m
Richard Steele	Senior VP & General Counsel	1.3yrs	US$2.38m	0.0025% MX$ 43.1m
Michael West	President of Moody's Ratings	5.1yrs	US$4.06m	0.0047% MX$ 80.6m
Stephen Tulenko	President of Moody's Analytics	5.1yrs	US$4.32m	0.0037% MX$ 62.3m
Noemie Heuland	Senior VP & CFO	less than a year	no data	no data
Scott Minter	Chief Technology Services Officer	no data	no data	no data
Tameka Alsop	Senior VP & Chief Administrative Officer	2.2yrs	no data	no data
Shivani Kak	Head of Investor Relations	5.3yrs	no data	no data
Andrew Weinberg	Chief Compliance Officer	no data	no data	no data
Michael Adler	Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications	no data	no data	no data
Maral Kazanjian	Senior VP & Chief People Officer	2.8yrs	no data	no data

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

54.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: MCO *'s management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Robert Fauber	President	4.2yrs	US$14.39m	0.034% MX$ 574.3m
Vincent Forlenza	Independent Chairman & Lead Independent Director	6.7yrs	US$435.27k	0.0041% MX$ 69.0m
Bruce Van Saun	Independent Director	8.8yrs	US$310.13k	0.0049% MX$ 82.6m
Jorge Bermudez	Independent Director	13.7yrs	US$335.13k	0.012% MX$ 204.9m
Kathryn Hill	Independent Director	13.2yrs	US$310.13k	0.010% MX$ 174.1m
Therese Esperdy	Independent Non-Executive Director	5.8yrs	US$310.13k	0.0023% MX$ 39.7m
Leslie Seidman	Independent Director	11yrs	US$335.13k	0.0058% MX$ 98.6m
Lloyd Howell	Independent Director	3.8yrs	US$335.13k	0.0010% MX$ 17.3m
Jose Minaya	Independent Director	2.2yrs	US$310.13k	0.00041% MX$ 7.0m
Zig Serafin	Independent Director	3.4yrs	US$310.13k	0.00094% MX$ 15.9m

6.2yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: MCO *'s board of directors are considered experienced (6.2 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/22 09:26
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Moody's Corporation is covered by 40 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
John Eade	Argus Research Company
Jeffrey Meuler	Baird
Ishan Majumdar	Baptista Research

Moody's Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Insufficient new directors

President of Moody's Ratings recently sold Mex$5.7m worth of stock

President of Moody's Ratings recently sold Mex$9.2m worth of stock

Moody's Corporation Appoints Atsi Sheth as Chief Credit Officer

Moody's Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Apr 16, 2024

Senior VP & General Counsel recently sold Mex$2.0m worth of stock

Recent updates

Insufficient new directors

LeaseCrunch LLC acquired Finagraph from Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) and Booyami, Inc.

Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) acquired Numerated Growth Technologies, Inc.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.85 per share

President of Moody's Ratings recently sold Mex$5.7m worth of stock

Third quarter dividend of US$0.85 announced

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$2.94 (vs US$2.12 in 3Q 2023)

Moody's Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

Moody's Corporation to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 22, 2024

Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) acquired Praedicat, Inc.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.85 per share

President of Moody's Ratings recently sold Mex$9.2m worth of stock

Second quarter dividend of US$0.85 announced

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$3.03 (vs US$2.05 in 2Q 2023)

Moody's Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend Payable on September 6, 2024

Moody's Corporation to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 23, 2024

Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) acquired remaining 49% stake in Global Credit Rating Co (Pty) Ltd.

Moody's Corporation(NYSE:MCO) dropped from Russell 3000 Value Index

Diligent Announces Enterprise Risk Management Dashboard Powered by Moody's Proprietary Data, Providing A Comprehensive View of External Risk

First quarter dividend of US$0.85 announced

Moody's Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 7, 2024

Bitsight and Moody's Launch New Cyber Risk Solution Covering More Than 325 Million Organizations

Moody's Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 02, 2024

Moody's Corporation Appoints Atsi Sheth as Chief Credit Officer

Moody's Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Apr 16, 2024

Senior VP & General Counsel recently sold Mex$2.0m worth of stock

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.85 announced

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$8.77 (vs US$7.47 in FY 2022)

Moody's Corporation Announces Executive Changes

Moody's Corporation to Report Second Half, 2023 Results on Feb 13, 2024

Moody's Corporation Launches Moody’s Research Assistant, GenAI Tool to Power Analytic Insights

Upcoming dividend of US$0.77 per share at 0.9% yield

Insider recently sold Mex$4.6m worth of stock

Moody's Corporation Announces Management Changes

Moody's Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 25, 2023

Moody's Corporation Appoints Richard Steele as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Effective September 5, 2023

Chief Accounting Officer recently sold Mex$1.7m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.77 per share at 0.9% yield

Moody's Corporation Announces Chief Financial Officer Changes, Effective September 5, 2023

Insider recently sold Mex$16m worth of stock

Moody's Corporation Announces Executive Changes

Moody's Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.05 (vs US$1.78 in 2Q 2022)

Moody's Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 25, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.73 (vs US$2.69 in 1Q 2022)

Executive VP & General Counsel recently sold Mex$46m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.77 per share at 1.0% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released

Moody's Corporation to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 31, 2023

Moody's Corporation Names Francisco Martinez-Garcia as Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer

Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) agreed to acquire SCRiesgo.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.70 per share

Chief Accounting Officer recently sold Mex$2.0m worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.65 (vs US$2.55 in 3Q 2021)

Moody's Corporation Elects Jose Minaya to Board of Directors, Audit, Governance & Nominating and Compensation & Human Resources Committees

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Moody's Corporation to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 25, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.70 per share

Insider recently sold Mex$5.0m worth of stock

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.77 (vs US$3.09 in 2Q 2021)

Moody's Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 9, 2022

Moody's Corporation to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 26, 2022

Moody’S Launches New Platform to Deliver Comprehensive and Actionable ESG Data and Insights

Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) agreed to acquire Class & Asociados S.A.

Moody's Corporation to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 02, 2022

Moody's Corporation Suspends Commercial Operations in Russia

Upcoming dividend of US$0.70 per share

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Moody's Corporation Appoints Maral Kazanjian as Chief People Officer, Effective February 14, 2022