Moodys Corp (MCO)
Financials · Financial Exchanges & Data · US stock · S&P 500 component
$485.07
▲ +1.38 (0.29%)
Fair valueFair
$434 −10.6% to fair value
$217fair band $304–$564$651
Day's range
$479.45 – $490.85
52-week range
$399.61 – $543.25
About Moodys Corp
Moody's is a provider of credit ratings and of research, data and analytics for financial markets. Its ratings agency assigns credit opinions on bonds and other debt, and it charges issuers fees when they bring securities to market. A second business sells subscription analytics, risk data and software to banks, insurers and corporations. Debt issuance volumes affect the ratings side, while subscriptions provide more recurring income.
Revenue for the last twelve months was $8.2 billion, and it grew by 12.2% a year over three years. The operating margin is 44.8%, and return on invested capital reached 31%. Net debt to EBITDA is 1.5 times. It pays a dividend with a yield of 0.8%. Its X-Ray Score is 59 out of 100. Any one measure gives only a partial picture of the business.
Written with AI from public information and the filing figures on this page, then checked automatically for unsupported numbers. It can contain mistakes: read the company's own filings below before relying on it.
Price chart
52-wk range $399.61 – $543.25Volume 750,400Daily, split-adjusted
Vitals
Market cap$84.6B
52-week range$399.61 – $543.25
Volume (last day)750,400
P/E (TTM)30.9
EBIT / EV yield4.0%
Free-cash-flow yield3.5%
Dividend yield0.8%
Revenue (TTM)$8.2B
Net income (TTM)$2.8B
Operating margin44.8%
Return on capital31.4%
Debt incl. leases$7.5B
Cash & securities$1.5B
Debt = borrowings plus lease liabilities. Cash & securities = cash, equivalents and short-term marketable securities (long-term securities are not counted, so net cash can be understated for companies like Apple). Net debt = debt minus cash & securities. Source: latest SEC 10-Q/10-K. EBIT / EV yield = operating profit divided by market cap plus net debt.
Fair value estimate
$434model spread $291 – $428
Fair
−10.6% to fair value
Equal blend of three models: peer multiples, a fundamentals-adjusted multiple (growth, ROIC and margin) and a 10-year DCF scaled to the market's average. Earnings-power value (no growth) is a floor and not part of the blend. Model uncertainty is Medium, so the safety margin is 30%.
Price $485
Undervalued < $304Fair $304 – $564Overvalued > $564
10-year DCF (market-scaled)
$720
Peer multiples
$217
Earnings power floor (not blended)
$193
Fundamentals-adjusted multiple
$364
Growth the price implies
7.2%/yr
A model estimate, not a price target or recommendation. Inputs: risk-free 5.09%, equity risk premium 4.23% (Damodaran). How it works.
What this means
Strong business at a fair price
The price sits inside our fair-value band. A high score does not guarantee a good outcome; it shifts the odds a little. Use the checklist as a prompt for your own research.
Before you invest · decision checklist
Ticked boxes are filled in from our data; the rest are yours to answer.
The five-lens scan
Every score explained in one sentence, ranked against Financials peers. Open a lens to see the numbers behind it.
Valuation
Weak
27/100
Expensive against its sector on earnings and cash flow.
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EBIT / EV yield4.0%
Free-cash-flow yield3.5%
Fair value vs price0.9×
Growth
Strong
75/100
Growing faster than most of its sector.
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Revenue growth (3y)12.2%
EPS growth (3y)22.5%
Growth consistency100%
Profitability
Strong
80/100
Earns high returns on the capital it uses.
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Return on invested capital31.4%
Operating margin44.8%
Gross profitability41.7%
Financial health
Strong
76/100
Balance sheet looks strong: debt is well covered.
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Piotroski F-Score9 / 9
Net debt / EBITDA1.5×
Interest coverNo interest cost
Dividends
Fair
50/100
Dividend is typical for its sector.
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Dividend yield0.8%
Dividends vs free cash flow24%
Dividend growth10.8%
Quarterly results: last 6 quarters
+7.7%
Mar '25
+4.5%
Jun '25
+10.7%
Sep '25
+13.0%
Dec '25
+8.1%
Mar '26
+15.1%
Jun '26
Revenue against the same quarter a year earlier. Latest quarter revenue $2.2B, diluted EPS $5.03.
Compare with peers
CBOE Cboe Global Markets, I...64 FDS Factset Research Syste...59 MSCI MSCI Inc.56 SPGI S&P Global Inc.51Other Financial Exchanges & Data companies by X-Ray Score.
Fundamentals checklist
● 12 Good · ● 2 Average · ● 2 BadCash quality
Earnings backed by cashGood
Free-cash-flow yieldBad
Risk models
Altman Z''Good
Piotroski F-ScoreGood
Growth
EPS growth (3y)Good
Free-cash-flow growth (3y)Good
Revenue growth (3y)Good
Growth consistencyGood
Balance sheet
Current ratioGood
Net debt / EBITDAAverage
Interest coverGood
Valuation
Fair value vs priceAverage
EBIT / EV yieldBad
Profitability
Return on invested capitalGood
Operating marginGood
Gross profitabilityGood
Each check is graded against the company's sector, not a fixed number. Checklist score 65/100.
Financials
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.2B | $5.5B | $5.9B | $7.1B | $7.7B |
| Operating income | $2.8B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.9B | $3.4B |
| Net income | $2.2B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $2.1B | $2.5B |
| Operating cash flow | $2.0B | $1.5B | $2.2B | $2.8B | $2.9B |
| Operating margin | 45.7% | 34.4% | 36.1% | 40.6% | 43.4% |
| Free cash flow | $1.9B | $1.2B | $1.9B | $2.5B | $2.6B |
| Diluted EPS | $11.78 | $7.44 | $8.73 | $11.26 | $13.67 |
Fiscal years, from SEC filings.
Technical summary
Daily
Bullish
11 bullish · 1 neutral · 4 bearish
Weekly
Strongly bullish
11 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish
Monthly
Strongly bullish
7 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish
Moving averages (daily)
| SMA 10 | 463.9 | Bullish |
| EMA 10 | 468.5 | Bullish |
| SMA 20 | 462.2 | Bullish |
| EMA 20 | 466.8 | Bullish |
| SMA 50 | 477.5 | Bullish |
| EMA 50 | 471.3 | Bullish |
| SMA 100 | 473.5 | Bullish |
| EMA 100 | 471.6 | Bullish |
| SMA 200 | 467.5 | Bullish |
| EMA 200 | 470.8 | Bullish |
Oscillators (daily)
| RSI (14) | 60.76 | Neutral |
| MACD (12, 26) | -0.43 | Bearish |
| Momentum (12) | 6.81 | Bullish |
| Stochastic %K (14) | 89.06 | Bearish |
| Williams %R (14) | -10.94 | Bearish |
| CCI (20) | 163.6 | Bearish |
Pivot points (classic, last session)
S3 468.0 | S2 473.7 | S1 479.4 | Pivot 485.1 | R1 490.8 | R2 496.5 | R3 502.2 |
Signals describe what the chart is doing, not what to do. Moving averages: price above the average is bullish. Oscillators use the usual thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20; MACD and momentum above zero are bullish). Weekly and monthly views use closing prices only.
Dividends
Paid, last 12 months
4.03 USD
Yield on today's price
0.83%
Frequency
Quarterly
Next ex-dividend date
Not announced
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 | 1.0300 |
| 15 May 2026 | 1.0300 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 1.0300 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | 0.9400 |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 0.9400 |
| 16 May 2025 | 0.9400 |
| 25 Feb 2025 | 0.9400 |
| 22 Nov 2024 | 0.8500 |
| 16 Aug 2024 | 0.8500 |
| 16 May 2024 | 0.8500 |
| 22 Feb 2024 | 0.8500 |
| 22 Nov 2023 | 0.7700 |
Ex-dividend dates and amounts from EODHD. Shown as declared, before tax.
MCO SEC filings
12 Aug 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Director or officer change; Regulation FD disclosure
23 Jul 2026
10-QSEC EDGAR
Quarterly report
22 Jul 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Results of operations; Regulation FD disclosure
23 Apr 2026
10-QSEC EDGAR
Quarterly report
22 Apr 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Results of operations; Regulation FD disclosure
16 Apr 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Shareholder vote results
15 Apr 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Regulation FD disclosure
4 Mar 2026
DEF 14ASEC EDGAR
Proxy statement
Where the numbers come from
Statements SEC EDGAR filings (10-K, 10-Q), quarters derived from year-to-date figures.
Prices end-of-day closes, split-adjusted.
Industry inputs beta, multiples and equity risk premium from Damodaran Online (NYU Stern).
StocksXray is for education only and is not financial advice. Scores and fair values are model estimates from public filings and carry uncertainty.