Moody's (MCO) Stock Overview

Operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. More details

MCO fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends4/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Moody's
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$495.28
52 Week HighUS$531.93
52 Week LowUS$378.71
Beta1.38
1 Month Change4.96%
3 Month Change16.35%
1 Year Change9.49%
3 Year Change71.29%
5 Year Change70.27%
Change since IPO3,019.87%

Recent News & Updates

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

Recent updates

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 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

Shareholder Returns

MCOUS Capital MarketsUS Market
7D-0.7%0.6%0.2%
1Y9.5%29.1%10.0%

Return vs Industry: MCO underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 29.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MCO matched the US Market which returned 10% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MCO's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MCO volatility
MCO Average Weekly Movement3.1%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement3.9%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.0%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: MCO has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: MCO's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
190015,795Rob Fauberwww.moodys.com

Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. It operates in two segments, Moody’s Analytics and Moody’s Investors Services. The Moody’s Analytics segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets.

Moody's Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Moody's's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MCO fundamental statistics
Market capUS$90.58b
Earnings (TTM)US$2.11b
Revenue (TTM)US$7.23b
42.3x
P/E Ratio
12.3x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MCO income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$7.23b
Cost of RevenueUS$1.97b
Gross ProfitUS$5.26b
Other ExpensesUS$3.15b
EarningsUS$2.11b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

Jul 23, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)11.70
Gross Margin72.75%
Net Profit Margin29.14%
Debt/Equity Ratio180.3%

How did MCO perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.8%
Current Dividend Yield
30%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/15 04:34
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/15 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 41 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