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Moody's Corporation (MCO) Stock Analysis

Moody's Corporation (MCO) is a Financial Data & Stock Exchanges stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

MCO

$481.05

+$5.70 (+1.20%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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MCO Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$470.15
Previous Close
$475.35
Day's Range
455.65–484.74
52-Week Range
402.28–546.88
Volume
1.92M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.35
Valuation
Market Cap
$83.31B
P/E Ratio
30.52
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
25.56
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.66
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
10.21
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
15.76
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$7.72B+8.89%
Net Income (FY)
$2.46B+19.48%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
34.25%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
173.18M
1-Year Return
+0.06%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$4.12+0.87%
Ex-Dividend Date
August 14, 2026
Earnings Date
October 21, 2026
Avg Volume
790.53K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, MCO closed at $481.05, +0.06% over 1 year.

Moody's Corporation (MCO) has a market capitalization of $83.31B.

In fiscal 2025, MCO reported revenue of $7.72B.

MCO Stock Return by Calendar Year

Moody's Corporation (MCO) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $10,006
+0.06%
5 years
$10,000 $13,344
+33.44%
10 years
$10,000 $51,673
+416.73%

If you had invested $10,000 in Moody's Corporation (MCO) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $51,673 at the close on October 21, 2026: +416.73% in total, +17.85% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−5.20%
2025+8.74%
2024+22.17%
2023+41.52%
2022−28.00%
2021+35.57%
2020+23.26%
2019+71.26%
2018−4.10%
2017+58.53%
2016 (partial year)−9.32%

As of October 21, 2026.

MCO Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$7.72B$2.46B31.9%
2024$7.09B$2.06B29.0%
2023$5.92B$1.61B27.2%
2022$5.47B$1.37B25.1%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$7.72B$5.75B$3.46B$2.46B31.9%
2024$7.09B$5.14B$2.98B$2.06B29.0%
2023$5.92B$4.23B$2.22B$1.61B27.2%
2022$5.47B$3.86B$2.00B$1.37B25.1%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

MCO Dividend History

$3.76+10.6% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$3.093—
2025$3.764+10.6%
2024$3.404+10.4%
2023$3.084+10.0%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$3.093—
2025$3.764+10.6%
2024$3.404+10.4%
2023$3.084+10.0%
2022$2.804+12.9%
2021$2.484+10.7%
2020$2.244+12.0%
2019$2.004+13.6%
2018$1.764+15.8%
2017$1.524+310.8%
2016$0.371—

Most recent payment: $1.03 per share, ex-dividend August 14, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

MCO Valuation vs Financial Data & Stock Exchanges Median

Median of 16 stocks
MetricMCOFinancial Data & Stock Exchanges medianvs median
P/E30.5224.5524% above
P/S ratio10.218.2224% above
Profit margin34.25%30.54%3.7 pts above

Medians across 16 Financial Data & Stock Exchanges stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Moody's Corporation (MCO) carries a market capitalisation of $83.31B. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry. The company reports 16,000 employees.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $402.28 to $546.88. The most recent close on file for MCO is $481.05, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$5.70 (+1.20%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 19.58% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $7.72B. That is +8.89% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $7.09B. Net income for the same year was $2.46B. That is +19.48% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 34.25%. That is 3.7 percentage points above the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median of 30.54%. Trailing earnings per share are 15.76.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $5.47B in 2022 to $7.72B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 30.52. That is 24.32% above the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median of 24.55. On forward earnings the ratio is 25.56. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.66. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 10.21 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 24.15% above the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median of 8.22. The medians here are taken across 16 Financial Data & Stock Exchanges companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.35. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 27.88%. The trailing one-year total return is +0.06%. Measured over 10 years, that is +17.85% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 0.87% on the latest price. That is 0.4 percentage points below the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median yield of 1.31%. At the indicated rate that is $4.12 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is August 14, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $3.09 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $3.76 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is −5.20%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +71.26%; the weakest is 2022 at −28.00%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Moody's Corporation (MCO) operates in the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Moody's Corporation MCO $83.31B 30.5
S&P Global Inc. SPGI $130.64B 27.0
CME Group Inc. CME $105.67B 24.9
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. ICE $88.53B 22.2

The Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry average P/E ratio is 24.6x. Moody's Corporation trades at a P/E of 30.5.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Moody's Corporation

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.

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