Moody's Corporation
MCO · Price history
Price at last available close
$477.27
+$22.45 (+4.94%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Moody's Corporation
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 10, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Moody's Corporation operates as a global leader in risk assessment, divided into two main segments: Moody's Investors Service and Moody's Analytics. Moody's Investors Service is dedicated to issuing credit ratings and providing detailed assessments for a diverse range of debt obligations and the entities that issue them. This encompasses corporate, financial institution, governmental, and structured finance securities across approximately 140 nations.
How they make money
Moody's Corporation operates as a global risk assessment firm that generates revenue through two primary segments: Moody's Investors Service (MIS) and Moody's Analytics (MA). MIS provides credit ratings, research, and risk analysis for debt issuers and securities, while MA offers data, software, and analytical solutions to help organizations manage financial, climate, and cyber risks.
Products & services
Credit ratings, research, risk analysis, financial data, software solutions, and decision-support tools for financial, corporate, and public-sector entities.
Brands & revenue mix
The company's primary credit rating and research brand.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
The company's brand for data, software, and analytical solutions.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
Customer concentration
Moody's is not dependent on a single customer or a few customers, such that a loss of any one would have a material adverse effect on its business as of the period ended 2025-12-31.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Cloud service providers — The company utilizes various third-party cloud infrastructure and technology service providers to support its digital platforms and data operations; specific supplier names are unnamed.Source
Competitors
Strengths
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
49
Weak
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
83
Strong
Financial Strength
82
Business Quality / Moat
90
Management
100
Growth Quality
38
Risk / Durability
94
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
53
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
57/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 57/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as moderate rather than unusually attractive.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
- •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for MCO
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can MCO maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is MCO's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is MCO's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify MCO's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
49
Opportunity Score
53
Market Cap
$82.29B
P/E Ratio
28.8
EPS
$16.45
52-Week High
$546.88
52-Week Low
$402.28
Beta
1.35
Intrinsic Value
$540.35
Analyst Target
$530.00
Shares Outstanding
179.9M
Total Revenue
$8.18B
Total Debt
$7.49B
Dividend Yield (TTM)
0.84%
Liquidation Value / Share
$18.97
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$4.03
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for MCO
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on MCO.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Strong brand reputation and long-standing market position in credit ratings.
- +Diversified revenue streams across two distinct operating segments.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges industry.
- −Regulatory and legal risks associated with the credit rating industry.
- −Cybersecurity and data privacy threats.
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Scores
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Score Changes
5 historical score records availablePrevious Score
47
Oct 21, 2026
Change
+2.2
points
Current Score
49
Oct 28, 2026
Category Changes
MCO increased 2.2 points because Valuation improved by 12.6 points.
Positive Contributors
- + Valuation improved by 12.6 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
50
Projected Change
+0.2 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 0.2 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
UndervaluedCurrent Price
$477.27
Model Intrinsic Value
$540.35
Difference
−$63.08
-11.7% vs IV
Margin of Safety
11.7%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.18B | $7.72B | $7.09B | $5.92B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $2.20B | $2.46B | $2.38B | $2.06B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $5.98B | $5.26B | $4.71B | $3.85B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $1.85B | $1.80B | $1.74B | $1.63B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $2.31B | $1.80B | $1.74B | $1.63B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $3.85B | $3.94B | $3.33B | $2.52B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $3.67B | $3.46B | $2.97B | $2.22B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $203.0M | $189.0M | $204.0M | $207.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $3.70B | $3.13B | $2.70B | $1.94B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $809.0M | $668.0M | $640.0M | $327.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $2.88B | $2.46B | $2.06B | $1.61B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $16.45 | $13.73 | $11.32 | $8.77 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 173M | 179M | 182M | 183M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 173M | 180M | 183M | 184M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$2.02B
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$4.24
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-2.0%
Cash Change
-30.6%
Margin Change
+4.1 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Cash position declined
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, debt levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included cash levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 0.8%. EPS increased 17.8%. Cash declined 30.6%. Total debt declined 2.0%. Net income margin improved by 4.1 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
58
Smart Money
58
Number of Gurus
12
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
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Conservative Projected Values
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10 Years
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Conservative Projection Rate
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