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Moody's

MCO NYSE Financial Exchanges & Data Financials FY2016–FY2025

Moody's revenue rose 8.9% to $7.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 43.4%, up from 40.6% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $2.6 billion, up 2.1%. It paid out $2.3 billion in dividends and buybacks, 90% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.5%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$483.45

1.5%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$7.7B
8.9% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
43.4%
2.9 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$2.5B
19.5%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$2.6B
2.1%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
31.1%
4.5 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$83.8B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
29.5x
On $16.41 EPS (TTM)

What Moody's does

No business description yet.

Legal name
Moody’s Corporation
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001628280-26-009136
0001059556

Revenue and margins

Moody's had $7.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 8.9% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 29.2% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
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Diluted EPS
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $2.6B in fiscal 2025, 33.4% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Moody's returned $2.3B to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 90% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.5%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Moody's yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$4.5B and divides by 179.9M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 29.5x · peers 26.5x · sector 13.7x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Moody's can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $1.9B$1.9B$2.2B$3.0B$2.4B
Debt incl. finance leases $7.4B$7.4B$7.0B$7.4B$7.0B
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x2.5x1.9x1.4x1.2x
Debt / equity 2.7x2.9x2.1x2.1x1.7x
Interest coverage 17.6x9.5x7.6x10.3x14.3x
Current ratio 1.6x1.7x1.7x1.5x1.7x
Quick ratio 1.6x1.7x1.7x1.5x1.7x
Total assets $14.7B$14.3B$14.6B$15.5B$15.8B
Total liabilities $11.8B$11.7B$11.1B$11.8B$11.6B
Shareholders' equity $2.7B$2.5B$3.3B$3.6B$4.1B
Net debt (− = net cash) $5.5B$5.5B$4.8B$4.5B$4.5B

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$6.8M

3 insiders

Of sales under plans

71%

$4.8M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Oct 1, 2026 Robert FauberPresident and CEO, Director Sold plan 923 $455.00 $0.4M Form 4
Sep 1, 2026 Robert FauberPresident and CEO, Director Sold plan 1,467 $501.89 $0.7M Form 4
Aug 3, 2026 Robert FauberPresident and CEO, Director Sold plan 1,467 $484.30 $0.7M Form 4
Jul 1, 2026 Richard G SteeleSVP - General Counsel Sold plan 157 $455.49 $0.1M Form 4
Jul 1, 2026 Robert FauberPresident and CEO, Director Sold plan 1,467 $455.49 $0.7M Form 4
Jun 1, 2026 Richard G SteeleSVP - General Counsel Sold plan 158 $453.67 $0.1M Form 4
Jun 1, 2026 Robert FauberPresident and CEO, Director Sold plan 1,467 $453.67 $0.7M Form 4
May 1, 2026 Richard G SteeleSVP - General Counsel Sold plan 158 $466.39 $0.1M Form 4
May 1, 2026 Robert FauberPresident and CEO, Director Sold plan 1,467 $466.39 $0.7M Form 4
Apr 1, 2026 Richard G SteeleSVP - General Counsel Sold plan 158 $437.77 $0.1M Form 4
Apr 1, 2026 Robert FauberPresident and CEO, Director Sold plan 1,467 $437.77 $0.6M Form 4
Mar 4, 2026 Michael L WestPresident, Moody's Investors Sold 4,250 $473.72 $2.0M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✓
Current ratio rose ✓ ✕ ✓
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose ✓ ✓ ✓
Revenue rose relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
F-score 9 / 97 / 99 / 9
Accruals ratio −3.8%−5.2%−2.8%
Altman Z'' 5.405.676.39

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $3.6B $4.2B $4.4B $4.8B $5.4B $6.2B $5.5B $5.9B $7.1B $7.7B
Gross profit — $3.0B $3.2B $3.4B $3.9B $4.6B $3.9B $4.2B $5.1B $5.7B
Research and development $40.1M $42.0M $51.1M — — — — — — —
Operating income $651M $1.8B $1.9B $2.0B $2.4B $2.8B $1.9B $2.1B $2.9B $3.4B
Interest expense $137M $158M $183M $167M $132M $162M $198M $281M $280M $235M
Pretax income $558M $1.8B $1.7B $1.8B $2.2B $2.8B $1.8B $1.9B $2.7B $3.1B
Income tax $282M $779M $352M $381M $452M $541M $386M $327M $640M $668M
Net income $267M $1.0B $1.3B $1.4B $1.8B $2.2B $1.4B $1.6B $2.1B $2.5B
Diluted EPS $1.36 $5.15 $6.74 $7.42 $9.39 $11.78 $7.44 $8.73 $11.26 $13.67
Diluted shares 0.20B 0.19B 0.19B 0.19B 0.19B 0.19B 0.18B 0.18B 0.18B 0.18B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $1.3B $755M $1.5B $1.7B $2.1B $2.0B $1.5B $2.2B $2.8B $2.9B
Capital expenditure $115M $91.0M $91.0M $69.0M $103M $139M $283M $271M $317M $326M
Free cash flow $1.1B $664M $1.4B $1.6B $2.0B $1.9B $1.2B $1.9B $2.5B $2.6B
Depreciation and amortization $127M $158M $192M $200M $220M $257M $331M $373M $431M $480M
Stock-based compensation $98.1M $123M $130M $136M $154M $175M $169M $193M $220M $232M
Acquisitions $80.8M $3.5B $289M $162M $897M $2.2B $97.0M $3.0M $221M $227M
Share buybacks $739M $200M $203M $991M $503M $750M $983M $490M $1.3B $1.6B
Dividends paid $285M $290M $337M $378M $420M $463M $515M $564M $620M $701M
Dividends and buybacks $1.0B $490M $540M $1.4B $923M $1.2B $1.5B $1.1B $1.9B $2.3B
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $2.2B $1.2B $1.8B $1.9B $2.7B $1.9B $1.9B $2.2B $3.0B $2.4B
Total debt $3.4B $5.5B — $5.6B $6.4B $7.4B $7.4B $7.0B $7.4B $7.0B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Current assets $3.3B $2.6B $3.4B $3.7B $4.5B $4.0B $4.1B $4.3B $5.3B $5.2B
Current liabilities $2.4B $2.1B $2.1B $1.9B $2.2B $2.5B $2.4B $2.5B $3.6B $3.0B
Inventory $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Property and equipment, net $326M $325M $320M $292M $278M $347M $502M $603M $656M $722M
Total assets $5.3B $8.6B $9.5B $10.3B $12.4B $14.7B $14.3B $14.6B $15.5B $15.8B
Total liabilities $6.4B $8.7B $8.9B $9.4B $10.6B $11.8B $11.7B $11.1B $11.8B $11.6B
Shareholders' equity −$1.2B −$328M $459M $612M $1.6B $2.7B $2.5B $3.3B $3.6B $4.1B
Margins
Gross margin — 71.1% 72.0% 71.3% 72.5% 73.7% 70.5% 71.5% 72.6% 74.4%
Operating margin 18.1% 43.3% 42.0% 41.4% 44.5% 45.7% 34.4% 36.1% 40.6% 43.4%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 47.1% 46.4% 45.5% 48.6% 49.9% 40.5% 42.4% 46.6% 49.6%
Net margin 7.4% 23.8% 29.5% 29.5% 33.1% 35.6% 25.1% 27.2% 29.0% 31.9%
FCF margin 31.7% 15.8% 30.8% 33.3% 38.0% 30.0% 21.8% 31.8% 35.6% 33.4%
Returns
Return on capital — 47.2% — — 38.2% 32.9% 17.7% 21.5% 26.6% 31.1%
Return on capital employed 19.2% 38.6% 26.8% 25.3% 25.8% 25.4% 15.6% 17.7% 23.9% 27.1%
Return on equity — — — 265.6% 163.0% 103.1% 52.4% 55.1% 59.8% 64.6%
Return on assets 5.1% 14.4% 14.5% 14.4% 15.7% 16.4% 9.5% 11.1% 13.7% 15.7%
Growth
Revenue growth 3.4% 16.6% 5.7% 8.7% 11.2% 15.8% −12.1% 8.2% 19.8% 8.9%
Net income growth −71.7% 275.5% 30.9% 8.6% 25.0% 24.5% −37.9% 17.0% 28.1% 19.5%
EPS growth −70.6% 278.7% 30.9% 10.1% 26.6% 25.5% −36.8% 17.3% 29.0% 21.4%
FCF growth 3.2% −42.0% 106.3% 17.2% 27.2% −8.7% −36.2% 57.9% 34.1% 2.1%
Share count change −3.9% −0.6% 0.1% −1.4% −1.2% −0.7% −1.7% −0.4% −0.7% −1.5%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 2.2x — 1.7x 1.4x 1.8x 2.5x 1.9x 1.4x 1.2x
Debt / equity — — — 9.1x 4.1x 2.7x 2.9x 2.1x 2.1x 1.7x
Interest coverage 4.8x 11.5x 10.2x 12.0x 18.1x 17.6x 9.5x 7.6x 10.3x 14.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.6x 1.9x 2.0x 1.6x 1.7x 1.7x 1.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.6x 1.9x 2.0x 1.6x 1.7x 1.7x 1.5x 1.7x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 3.2% 2.2% 2.1% 1.4% 1.9% 2.2% 5.2% 4.6% 4.5% 4.2%
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 2.9% 2.9% 2.8% 2.9% 2.8% 3.1% 3.3% 3.1% 3.0%
Payouts / FCF 89.5% 73.8% 39.4% 85.2% 45.2% 65.0% 125.8% 56.1% 75.8% 89.6%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 5.0 5.0 — — 8.0 6.0 6.0 9.0 7.0 9.0
Altman Z'' 5.8 4.6 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.1 5.0 5.4 5.7 6.4
Accruals ratio −19.0% 3.5% −1.7% −2.6% −3.3% 1.5% −0.7% −3.8% −5.2% −2.8%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001059556). Data updated October 21, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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