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Moody's Corporation
MCO Research profile · latest available data
Price overview
$468.70
▲ +1.35 (+0.3%)
| 52w hi | $536.03 |
|---|---|
| 52w lo | $409.50 |
| Vol | 651.10K |
| As of | 25 Sep 2026 |
The Verdict
Our score +0.08
| Short | +0.06 |
|---|---|
| Medium | +0.09 |
| Long | +0.10 |
computed 2026-09-27
Key fundamentals
Moody's Corporation
Financial Services · Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
| Market cap | $81.17B |
|---|---|
| Enterprise value | $87.43B |
| Trailing P/E | 30.12x |
| Forward P/E | 24.77x |
| EV / EBITDA | 21.57x |
| P / S (ttm) | 9.95x |
| Profit margin | 34.3% |
| Return on equity | 76.9% |
| Revenue growth | +15.1% |
| Earnings growth | +56.7% |
| Debt / equity | 240.68 |
Layer Breakdown
| Layer | Raw | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental | +0.24 | |
| Sector | +0.02 | |
| Technical | +0.03 | |
| Earnings | +0.00 | |
| Sentiment | +0.00 |
macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27
Business overview
Moody's Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated risk assessment firm in the United States, the rest of the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through two segments, Moody's Analytics (MA) and Moody's Investors Service (MIS). The MA segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets. This segment also offers credit research, credit models and analytics, economic data and models, and structured finance solutions; data sets on companies and securities; and cloud-based SaaS subscription solutions supporting banking, insurance, and know-your-customer workflows. The MIS segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations, programs and facilities, and entities that issue such obligations, including corporate, financial institution, and governmental obligations, as well as structured finance securities. It also provides ratings, investment research, compliance and third-party risk, supplier risk, trade credit, business intelligence sales and marketing, financial and regulatory reporting, balance sheet management, capital management, credit portfolio management, and model risk and governance solutions; Maxsight, a unified risk platform; lending suite, origination, and monitoring solutions; and property, casualty, and sustainable insurance underwriting solutions. The company serves the financial, banking, insurance, corporate, public, and asset management sectors. The company was formerly known as Dun and Bradstreet Company and changed its name to Moody's Corporation in September 2000. Moody's Corporation was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Risk Metrics
| Beta vs SPX | 0.92 |
|---|---|
| Corr SPX | 0.54 |
| Annual vol | 27.3% |
| Annual ret | +1.0% |
| Sharpe | 0.04 |
| Max DD | -24.8% |
Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)
Analyst Coverage
| Mean PT | $535.00 |
|---|---|
| High / Low | $610.00 / $460.00 |
| Median | $532.50 |
| Analysts | 20 |
| Strong Buy | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buy | 12 | |
| Hold | 7 | |
| Sell | 0 | |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
Recent rating actions
| 2026-04-28 | Mizuho | → Neutral |
| 2026-04-23 | Wells Fargo | → Overweight |
| 2026-04-13 | Wells Fargo | → Overweight |
| 2026-04-07 | Morgan Stanley | → Equal-Weight |
| 2026-02-24 | Mizuho | → Neutral |
| 2026-02-23 | Barclays | → Overweight |
Officers & Board
| Founder | John Moody current |
|---|
Material Events
| Date | Event | 8-K |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2026-07-22 | Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2026-04-22 | Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2026-04-16 | Shareholder Vote | read |
| 2026-04-15 | Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-02-18 | Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2026-01-12 | Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2025-12-19 | Officer / Director Change, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-10-22 | Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2025-10-17 | Bylaws Amendment, Other Material Event… | read |
| 2025-08-21 | Officer / Director Change | read |
| 2025-07-23 | Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
Insider Trades
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Fauber Robert | President and CEO | Sell | 300 | $145.29K |
| 2026-08-03 | Fauber Robert | President and CEO | Option exercise | 592 | $67.10K |
| 2026-08-03 | Fauber Robert | President and CEO | Sell | 1.17K | $565.18K |
| 2026-08-03 | Fauber Robert | President and CEO | Option exercise | 575 | $96.31K |
| 2026-07-01 | Fauber Robert | President and CEO | Option exercise | 592 | $67.10K |
| 2026-07-01 | Fauber Robert | President and CEO | Option exercise | 575 | $96.31K |
| 2026-07-01 | Fauber Robert | President and CEO | Sell | 1.17K | $531.56K |
| 2026-07-01 | Kosmowski Christina | CEO, Moody's Analytics | Grant | 21.54K | — |
| 2026-07-01 | Fauber Robert | President and CEO | Sell | 300 | $136.65K |
| 2026-07-01 | Steele Richard G | SVP - General Counsel | Sell | 157 | $71.51K |
Flow & Concentration
| Insider 180d net | -$2.92M |
|---|---|
| Insider buys / sells | 0 / 13 |
| Insider bias | Sellers |
| 13F holders | 0 |
| Top-5 share | 0.0% |
| HHI | 0 (—) |
Connections
Parents: Moody's Ratings
Dividends
| Yield (TTM) | 0.42% |
|---|---|
| $ / share (TTM) | $1.97 |
| 5y CAGR | +10.9% |
Annual dividend per share
| 2021 | $2.48 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $2.80 |
| 2023 | $3.08 |
| 2024 | $3.40 |
| 2025 | $3.76 |
| 2026 | $1.03 |
Federal Contracts
| Amount | Agency | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $22.49M | Department of Agriculture | THE OBJECTIVE OF THE USDA FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION (FPAC) FARM SERVICES |
| $8.06M | Department of Defense | PURCHASE OF LICENSES FOR MOODY'S ANALYTICS ORBIS SOFTWARE (COTS ITEM) |
| $5.50M | Department of Agriculture | CREDIT REPORT PULLS, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M); DEVELOPMENT, MODERNIZATIO |
| $4.36M | Export-Import Bank of the United States | ELECTRONIC INFO RETRIEVAL PLATFORM |
| $3.26M | General Services Administration | GNMA ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES OF FINANCIAL DATA |
| $3.25M | Department of Housing and Urban Development | MOODY'S ANALYTICS SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES |
| $3.13M | Department of Agriculture | CREDIT LENS, RISK CALC AND MORTGAGE PORTFOLIO ANALYZER TOOLS FOR THE INNOVATION |
| $3.00M | U.S. International Development Finance Corporation | CONTINUED MAINTENANCE AND LICENSING OF THE CREDITLENS SOFTWARE PER SOLICITATION |
SEC Filings
The Long Run
FY 2009–2025 · 17 years
| Line | Latest | CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.92B | +6.2% | |
| Operating income | $2.14B | +7.3% | |
| Net income | $2.06B | +7.0% | |
| Cash from ops | $2.90B | +7.0% |
Indices
Recent Sessions
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | $466.37 | $469.61 | $461.53 | $468.70 | 651.10K |
| Sep 24 | $473.28 | $479.09 | $463.89 | $467.35 | 577.30K |
| Sep 23 | $468.00 | $478.00 | $467.24 | $473.85 | 789.60K |
| Sep 22 | $471.17 | $475.00 | $466.55 | $469.25 | 761.70K |
| Sep 21 | $472.87 | $474.15 | $466.39 | $467.22 | 685.10K |
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