Moody's Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Moody's has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 2.5%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 10.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.3% per year. Moody's's return on equity is 46.3%, and it has net margins of 27.2%.

Key information

2.5%

Earnings growth rate

3.3%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate5.3%
Return on equity46.3%
Net Margin27.2%
Next Earnings Update02 May 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Moody's: The Valuation Doesn't Convince Me

Apr 24

Moody's: Perfectly Aligned For Cyclical And Secular Growth

Apr 16

Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) Price

Apr 02
Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) Price

Moody's: Rating Agency Gets Re-Rated Itself

Feb 15

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

Jan 18

Market Participants Recognise Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) Earnings

Dec 18
Market Participants Recognise Moody's Corporation's (NYSE:MCO) Earnings

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

Moody's: Supreme Business Continuing To Compound

Jun 15

Moody's: Dominant Business But A Little Pricey

Jun 06

Moody's: There Are Better Options

Feb 21

Moody's Has Growing Dividends And Buffett Owns It, But Should You?

Feb 06

Moody's' (NYSE:MCO) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.77

Feb 04
Moody's' (NYSE:MCO) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.77

Moody's Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Jan 30

Moody's: Rarely Cheap, But A 'Buy' When That's The Case

Dec 21

Moody's Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Oct 24

Moody's: Lacking Stability

Oct 12

Moody's Corporation: I Still See Downside Risk

Sep 27

Moody's goes ex dividend tomorrow

Aug 17

Moody's downgraded to Hold at Deutsche Bank on limited upside

Aug 10

Moody's Corporation: Not Far From A 'Fair' Buying Opportunity

Jul 25

Moody's: Wonderful Company At A Reasonable Price

May 26

Moody's: Fantastic Dividend Growth But A Low Yield

May 02

Moody's As An Inflation Hedge

Apr 23

Moody's Corporation: The More It Drops The Better It Looks

Mar 14

Moody's: Momentum In Analytics

Jan 03

With EPS Growth And More, Moody's (NYSE:MCO) Is Interesting

Nov 05
With EPS Growth And More, Moody's (NYSE:MCO) Is Interesting

What To Make Of Moody's Valuation

Aug 31

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

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
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
30 Jun 143,1259288190
31 Mar 143,0088347870
31 Dec 132,9738058150
30 Sep 132,9487588270
30 Jun 132,9317588320

Quality Earnings: MCO has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: MCO's current net profit margins (27.2%) are higher than last year (25.1%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MCO's earnings have grown by 2.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: MCO's earnings growth over the past year (17%) exceeds its 5-year average (2.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: MCO earnings growth over the past year (17%) exceeded the Capital Markets industry -0.3%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst MCO's Return on Equity (46.26%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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