Moody's Corporation (MCO) Stock: Price, Forecast & Analyst Target
Moody's Corporation (MCO) — MoonshotScore 75/100 (Strong band), calculated Oct 4, 2026. Price $441.36 (-1.34%), as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session; market cap $76.4B. Expected results Oct 21, 2026.
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Market value / cash and short-term investments: 51.07× (market value Oct 2, 2026; cash Jun 30, 2026) · expected results Oct 21, 2026
Moody's Corporation · MCO · NYSE · Financial Services · Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
Research dated 2026-09-12: Moody’s sells credit opinions on debt issuers and obligations alongside subscription research, data, software and analytical tools for institutional risk management. Its earnings case rests on whether the expanding analytics franchise and strong profitability can offset the issuance sensitivity and expected seasonal slowdown in the ratings business.
Price as of Oct 2, 2026
Key Statistics
MoonshotScore v2 · Moody's (MCO)
StrongWhy this rating? Method, drivers & history
Bands for the MoonshotScore: Exceptional 80-100 · Strong 65-79 · Fair 45-64 · Weak below 45.
- Business Quality — Is this a genuinely good business?
- Financial Safety — Could this blow up on me?
- Valuation — Am I paying a fair price?
- Growth Durability — Is the growth real and likely to last?
- Momentum — Is the market already moving on this?
Elite quality and durable growth, but a strained balance sheet and an expensive valuation, and the price trend has turned against it. Business Quality: Elite; Financial Safety: Strained; Valuation: Rich; Growth Durability: Growing; Momentum: Slipping.
Price relative to book value is the main valuation drag relative to sector peers.
- quarterly revenue $2.19B (Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 2026)
- EPS beat 8 of 8
- expected results Oct 21, 2026
Holding back: balance-sheet strain, a rich price, weak price trend
Helping: business quality, durable growth
What has the MoonshotScore done over time?
| Recorded | Score | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Exceptional | |
| 83 | Exceptional | |
| 82 | Exceptional | |
| 82 | Exceptional | |
| 79 | Strong | |
| 79 | Strong |
The score was 75 in the stored Oct 3, 2026 snapshot and remains 75 in the current publication computed Oct 4, 2026 (0).
Calculation uses the most recent completed US trading session. Live price changes do not update the score immediately.
Computed · Educational signal · not a buy or sell recommendation · How the MoonshotScore is computed →
Price & valuation
| Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Latest provided price | $441.36 | |
| Change on the day | -1.34% | |
| 52-week range | $402.28–$546.88 | |
| Market capitalisation | $76.4B | |
| Price / earnings (trailing) | 27.92 | |
| Shares traded on the day | 1.60M | |
| Beta (volatility vs the S&P 500) | 1.33 | |
| Dividends per share (last 12 months) | $4.03 | |
| Dividend yield (last 12 months) | 0.91% |
Price & events
Triangles mark reported quarters on the line: pointing up is above the recorded estimate, down is below, a diamond means no estimate on file or a dated event that is not a results report. Numbers key to the dated list. Point at or tab to any week for its close.
Events behind the price
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings call · management outlook
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
Results dates follow the earnings feed; call dates follow the transcript provider. Nearby dates do not establish that an event caused a price move.
Upcoming events
Management outlook
For MIS, we expect low single-digit revenue growth in Q3 as market activity slows through the summer with Q4 revenue roughly flat versus prior year, consistent with normal seasonality. We expect that MIS margin will follow a similar seasonal pattern.
Noemie Heuland · Statement from
For modeling purposes, we expect our tax rate for the full year to be towards the high end of the guidance range of 23% to 25%.
Noemie Heuland · Statement from
Statement dates identify the earnings call, not a deadline. Management expectations and provider estimates can change.
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Council score for Moody's (MCO): perspectives
Council is a separate blend of available disciplines; MoonshotScore above remains the five-pillar research rating.
5-Factor Breakdown
Legends Council
6 lenses, 0 current
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Read on: Oct 3, 2026 · older than the 27 hours refresh window; not a current reading
Munger's Mindset
Balance Sheet & Valuation · historical
Read on: Sep 10, 2026 · older than the 27 hours refresh window; not a current reading
How to read these bars and different assessments
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Bars show each model's ordered assessment on its own scale, not a probability or a comparable investment return. The adjacent words give the assessment; more filled segments indicate a stronger model reading.
On Sep 10, 2026, the Munger lens read the price at that time as fairly valued against its own estimate of value.
Readings on this page are from Oct 5, 2026, except a card that shows its own read date.
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What is Moody's (MCO), and what does it report?
Short answer · as of
Moody’s is not primarily a trading venue or a stock-market data feed.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
Moody’s is not primarily a trading venue or a stock-market data feed. Moody’s Investors Service rates corporate, financial, governmental and structured debt, while Moody’s Analytics sells research, data, forecasts, credit measures and risk-management software to financial-market institutions.
The reported revenue line therefore combines issuance-sensitive ratings activity with a larger analytics segment built around subscriptions and risk tools. That mix matters because consolidated growth can remain resilient even when demand for new ratings softens.
What do the latest results show for Moody's (MCO)?
Short answer · as of
The most recent reported quarter, Q2 FY2026, carried revenue of $2.19B.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
Revenue, gross profit, operating profit, net income and diluted earnings all advanced from the preceding reported period, placing the latest result at the top of the supplied quarterly series. Reported revenue and adjusted earnings also exceeded consensus, extending a sustained run of earnings beats and largely consistent revenue outperformance.
Management nevertheless expects summer market activity to slow. Its outlook calls for modest growth in Moody’s Investors Service followed by little change from the comparable prior-year period, with the segment margin following the same seasonal shape.
Where is operating spending going?
Revenue alongside research and development, selling, general and administrative expenses, and the FMP standardized operating result.
- Latest quarter · revenue
- $2.19B Jun 30, 2026
- Latest quarter · SG&A
- $463.00M Jun 30, 2026
- Latest quarter · FMP standardized operating result
- $1.05B Jun 30, 2026
| Period end | Revenue | R&D | SG&A | FMP standardized operating result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | $2.19B | Not available | $463.00M | $1.05B |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $2.08B | Not available | $477.00M | $922.00M |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $1.89B | Not available | $468.00M | $795.00M |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $2.01B | Not available | $453.00M | $917.00M |
USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow.
Did results meet expectations?
Reported earnings and revenue alongside the estimates recorded by the provider.
- Latest report · revenue
- $2.19B Jul 22, 2026
- Latest report · revenue estimate
- $2.09B Jul 22, 2026
- Latest report · revenue vs estimate
- Above estimate Jul 22, 2026
- Latest report · EPS vs estimate
- Above estimate Jul 22, 2026
| Report date | Revenue · reported | Revenue · estimate | EPS · reported | EPS · estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | $2.19B | $2.09B | $4.6800 | $4.2600 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | $2.08B | $2.07B | $4.3300 | $4.2200 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $1.89B | $1.86B | $3.6400 | $3.4300 |
| Oct 22, 2025 | $2.01B | $1.96B | $3.9200 | $3.7000 |
Dates are report dates, not fiscal period ends. Revenue is in USD; EPS is USD per share, rounded to four decimals. The earnings feed does not establish a basic, diluted or adjusted basis. Earnings-feed EPS may differ from statement EPS; the two series are not combined.
Quarterly income statement — 4 quarters
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | $2.19B | $878M | $5.02 (diluted) |
| Q1 FY2026 | $2.08B | $661M | $3.73 (diluted) |
| Q4 FY2025 | $1.89B | $610M | $3.41 (diluted) |
| Q3 FY2025 | $2.01B | $646M | $3.60 (diluted) |
What are the financial strengths and risks for Moody's (MCO)?
Short answer
Cash and short-term investments were $1.50B at the Jun 30, 2026 balance-sheet date. Operating cash flow was $779.00M for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, meaning operations generated cash. These figures do not establish a cash runway.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
Moody’s converts its high-margin model into positive operating cash flow across the reported window, while trailing profitability and financial-quality screens remain strong. The balance sheet is not net cash, however: debt materially exceeds cash and investments, and cash plus short-term investments has declined sharply despite continuing cash generation.
That combination makes cash deployment and leverage more important than the current liquidity ratio alone suggests. A contraction in debt-market activity would pressure the issuance-sensitive ratings operation and its margin, while the reduced cash balance would provide less balance-sheet flexibility than it did earlier in the series.
How much cash does the business generate or use?
Quarterly operating cash flow shows cash generated or used by operations.
- Latest quarter · operating cash flow
- $779.00M Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · operating cash flow
- $939.00M Mar 31, 2026
| Period end | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure (reported) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | $779.00M | Provider sign conflict |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $939.00M | −$95.00M |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $858.00M | −$81.00M |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $743.00M | $160.00M |
Operating cash-flow bars share one scale and show magnitude; negative values mean cash used.
USD. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. Capital expenditure keeps the provider’s reported sign; it is not added here to estimate free cash flow or runway.
What should you watch next at Moody's (MCO)?
Short answer · as of
The next earnings report is expected on Oct 21, 2026.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
Watch whether Moody’s Investors Service follows management’s expected seasonal path without a sharper loss of momentum or margin. Current consensus implies consolidated revenue easing from the latest high, so the composition of that change between ratings and analytics will be more informative than the headline alone.
Operating cash flow should also be read beside cash deployment and debt rather than in isolation. Longer-range consensus assumes continued revenue and earnings expansion, making sustained analytics growth and renewed ratings activity important tests of the expectations already attached to the business.
What management is planning
Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Selected verbatim excerpts; dates follow the transcript provider.
For MIS, we expect low single-digit revenue growth in Q3 as market activity slows through the summer with Q4 revenue roughly flat versus prior year, consistent with normal seasonality. We expect that MIS margin will follow a similar seasonal pattern.
Noemie Heuland ·
For modeling purposes, we expect our tax rate for the full year to be towards the high end of the guidance range of 23% to 25%.
Noemie Heuland ·
How does Moody's compare with its peers?
Short answer
Moody's's score ranks 6th of 13 in the bounded comparison shown, against 12 same-model peers. These are company scores, not expected investment returns. The set lists named competitors first, then companies in the same data-provider industry classification closest in market value; that classification is the provider's, not our judgment of business similarity.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
Unlike an exchange operator, Moody’s does not primarily earn from trading activity. It combines public credit ratings for debt issuers with a larger analytics franchise selling subscriptions, data and risk-management tools, giving it exposure to issuance cycles and recurring institutional demand within the same company.
Unlike a ratings-only business, Moody’s can keep serving customers through research, forecasts, credit measures and software after a financing transaction is complete. The trade-off is that ratings seasonality can still move consolidated growth and margins even as analytics broadens the revenue base.
| Company | Price | Market value | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| $263.14 Oct 2, 2026 | $94.6B | 87 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $266.00 Oct 2, 2026 | $9.46B | 87 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $90.33 Oct 2, 2026 | $50.5B | 80 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $91.19 Oct 2, 2026 | $111B | 79 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $183.55 Oct 2, 2026 | $6.89B | 79 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| Moody's (MCO) — this page | $441.36 | $76.4B | 75 |
| $150.15 Oct 2, 2026 | $84.3B | 73 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $165.70 Oct 2, 2026 | $116B | 72 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $535.95 Oct 2, 2026 | $39.0B | 72 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $40.50 Oct 2, 2026 | $380M | 68 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $386.27 Oct 2, 2026 | $114B | 66 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $10.89 Oct 2, 2026 | $133B | 57 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $183.00 Oct 2, 2026 | $48.3B | 37 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 |
Only 5-pillar scores are ranked together. Other models are not directly comparable. Price and score dates are shown separately; market-value dates are unavailable.
The records behind this page
Analyst targets & estimates
What analysts have on file
- Price target, low to high
- $500.00 – $597.00
- Consensus target
- $540.60
- Median target
- $532.50
Consensus record · Captured .
Measured against a quoted price of $441.36 (as of Oct 2, 2026).
Insider activity
Form 4 records via FMP · Of the newest 100 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Oct 1, 2026
- Transactions
- 59
- Identified insiders
- 10
- Purchases
- 0
- Sales
- 9
- Other transactions
- 50
Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent.
Who holds the shares?
Institutional ownership reported through 13F filings.
- Institutional ownership
- 90.9% Period end Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · ownership
- 90.9% Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
- Reporting holders
- 1,453 Period end Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · holders
- 1,425 Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
| Holders in provider snapshot | Shares |
|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway INC | 24,669,778 |
| Tci Fund Management Ltd | 14,334,027 |
| Blackrock, INC. | 12,461,878 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 9,757,973 |
| State Street Corp | 7,111,386 |
Quarterly filings lag the period end. Holder rows are names in the provider snapshot, not a verified ranking; individual filing dates are not supplied. Related managers may appear separately, so these positions are not summed. Holder snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.
What has been published about Moody's (MCO)?
What Investors Ask About Moody's (MCO) — Financial Services
Research dated 2026-09-12; the answers below are from that research, and the full attribution is under Sources. The last 3 questions are answered from this page's own dated data, not from the research.
What does Moody’s Analytics sell besides credit ratings?
Moody’s Analytics supplies subscription research, data, economic forecasts, quantitative credit measures, commercial-property information and risk-management software. It is the larger reported segment, so Moody’s is more than an issuer-ratings franchise.
Why does debt issuance matter to Moody’s Investors Service?
The segment earns from rating debt obligations and their issuers, so changes in financing activity affect the flow of rating work. Management expects slower summer market activity to temper segment growth and produce a similar seasonal movement in margin.
Can Moody’s cash generation neutralize its balance-sheet leverage?
Operating cash flow has remained positive throughout the reported window, but debt still stands well above cash and investments. The falling cash balance means strong cash generation has not translated into a net-cash position.
Why is Berkshire Hathaway prominent in Moody’s ownership profile?
Berkshire Hathaway is the largest institution in the listed holder set, while institutional investors collectively hold the overwhelming majority of Moody’s shares. That makes the shareholder base heavily institutionally concentrated without establishing how any holder will act.
What is the MCO stock price today?
The last price recorded on this page for Moody's Corporation (MCO) is $441.36, as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session (source: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote). It is a provider snapshot, not a live exchange feed, so check a brokerage quote before you trade.
What is the MCO price target?
The analyst consensus price target for Moody's Corporation (MCO) is $540.60 (range $500.00 to $597.00, median $532.50), per FMP data captured Oct 4, 2026. Targets are analyst opinions and change often; they are not a Stock Expert AI forecast.
When are MCO's next earnings?
The next earnings date listed on this page for Moody's Corporation (MCO) is Oct 21, 2026. Companies sometimes move report dates, so the company's own announcement is the final word on timing.
Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research and consult a financial advisor.
Research written by Codex (gpt-5.6-sol) on 2026-09-12. AI-authored analysis; source dates are shown with each answer. Editorial oversight is systemic, not page-by-page. Editorially accountable: Sedat ANAK, Founder and Editor-in-Chief.
Sources — records for every figure on this page (80 figures)
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OFFICIAL — 2 facts from SEC filings and earnings calls
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
prod.outlook | Management outlook — call excerpts | Noemie Heuland (Jul 22, 2026): For MIS, we expect low single-digit revenue growth in Q3 as market activity slows through the summer with Q4 revenue roughly flat versus prior year, consistent with normal seasonality. We expect that MIS margin will follow a similar seasonal pattern. Noemie Heuland (Jul 22, 2026): For modeling purposes, we expect our tax rate for the full year to be towards the high end of the guidance range of 23% to 25%. | OFFICIAL | Company earnings call, transcript via Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) — Selected verbatim statements from the latest available call, dated by the transcript provider. Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Relative dates retain the speaker's wording. | |
id.hq | SEC filing business address | 7 World Trade Center, AT 250 Greenwich Street, NEW York, NY, 10007 | OFFICIAL | SEC EDGAR filer business address — The SEC filer business address. Our market-data provider separately lists "7 World Trade Center, New York City, NY, 10007, US". |
FMP — 68 facts from Financial Modeling Prep endpoint families
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
px.last | Latest provided price | $441.36 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Dated to the US trading session the price belongs to, derived from the quote record's timestamp (weekend and pre-open reads roll back to the previous weekday; exchange holidays are not modelled). The record does not establish an exchange execution time. Retrieved 2026-10-04T20:54:41.943Z. | |
px.change | Change on the day | -1.34% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.mcap | Market capitalisation | $76.4B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Date unknown Market cap record date: 2026-10-02. FMP quote timestamp: 2026-10-02T20:02:43.000Z. Captured from FMP at 2026-10-04T20:54:40.898Z. No share-count basis is inferred; this page preserves the reported amount instead of recalculating it from shares. | |
px.change_abs | Change on the day, in dollars | −$6.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
fin.q_revenue | Revenue, Q2 FY2026 | $2.19B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
px.range52 | 52-week range | $402.28–$546.88 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote | |
px.pe | Price / earnings (trailing) | 27.92 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.volume | Shares traded on the day | 1.60M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.beta | Beta | 1.33 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile | |
id.ceo | Chief executive | Robert Scott Fauber | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key executives (proxy-derived) — Titles and pay come from the company's proxy statement as our provider parsed it. | |
id.employees | Employees | 16,000 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) employee count, from the company's filing | |
fin.annual | Revenue and net result by fiscal year | 5 fiscal years, FY2021 through FY2025: FY2021 revenue $6.22B, net result $2.21B; FY2022 revenue $5.47B, net result $1.37B; FY2023 revenue $5.92B, net result $1.61B; FY2024 revenue $7.09B, net result $2.06B; FY2025 revenue $7.72B, net result $2.46B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements | |
fin.rev_mix | Reported revenue segments | Moodys Analytics $4.84B · Moodys Investors Service $2.88B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) revenue segmentation, from the company's 10-K | |
fin.gross_margin | Gross margin (trailing twelve months) | 71.9% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2026-06-30 | $2.19B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2026-06-30 | $463.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-06-30 | $1.05B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2026-03-31 | $2.08B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2026-03-31 | $477.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-03-31 | $922.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2025-12-31 | $1.89B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2025-12-31 | $468.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-12-31 | $795.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2025-09-30 | $2.01B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2025-09-30 | $453.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-09-30 | $917.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-22.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-07-22 | $2.19B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-22.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-07-22 | $2.09B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-22.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-07-22 | $4.6800 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-22.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-07-22 | $4.2600 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-22.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-04-22 | $2.08B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-22.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-04-22 | $2.07B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-22.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-04-22 | $4.3300 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-22.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-04-22 | $4.2200 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-18.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-02-18 | $1.89B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-18.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-02-18 | $1.86B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-18.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-02-18 | $3.6400 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-18.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-02-18 | $3.4300 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-22.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2025-10-22 | $2.01B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-22.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2025-10-22 | $1.96B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-22.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2025-10-22 | $3.9200 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-22.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2025-10-22 | $3.7000 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
fin.q_table | Quarterly income statement | 4 quarters through Q2 FY2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly), as filed | |
fin.cash_investments | Cash and short-term investments | $1.50B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. | |
fin.opcf_latest | Latest-quarter operating cash flow | $779.00M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Period end: 2026-06-30. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. This figure is not a cash-runway estimate. | |
fin.long_term_investments | Long-term investments (classification unverified) | $606.00M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | |
fin.total_debt | Total debt | $7.52B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | |
fin.price_to_book | Price to book value | 25.61× | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2026-06-30 | $779.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-03-31.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2026-03-31 | $939.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-03-31.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-03-31 | −$95.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2025-12-31 | $858.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-12-31 | −$81.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-09-30.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2025-09-30 | $743.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-09-30.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-09-30 | $160.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
earn.pt_range | Analyst price target, low to high | $500.00 – $597.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 4, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_consensus | Consensus analyst price target | $540.60 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 4, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_median | Median analyst price target | $532.50 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 4, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
own.insiders | Insider transactions via FMP | 59 transactions · 0 purchases, 9 sales, 50 other transactions · 10 identified insiders · of the newest 100 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Oct 1, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), carrying Form 4 transaction records — Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent. | |
own.institutions.depth.ownership_pct | Institutional ownership | 90.9% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.ownership_pct_previous_quarter | Previous quarter · ownership | 90.9% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.holders | Reporting holders | 1,453 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.holders_previous_quarter | Previous quarter · holders | 1,425 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_0.shares | Berkshire Hathaway INC — shares in provider snapshot | 24,669,778 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_1.shares | Tci Fund Management Ltd — shares in provider snapshot | 14,334,027 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_2.shares | Blackrock, INC. — shares in provider snapshot | 12,461,878 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_3.shares | Vanguard Capital Management LLC — shares in provider snapshot | 9,757,973 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_4.shares | State Street Corp — shares in provider snapshot | 7,111,386 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. |
UNRECORDED — 2 facts from stored observations whose source was not recorded
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
earn.next | Next earnings date | Oct 21, 2026 | UNRECORDED | Stored earnings-calendar observation — Captured 2026-09-30 | |
earn.history | Reported versus estimated, recent quarters | EPS beat 8 of 8 | UNRECORDED | Stored earnings-history observation — Captured 2026-10-01 · Expired observation |
COMPUTED — 5 facts from our arithmetic, formula restated
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
fin.mcap_to_cash | Market value per dollar of cash and short-term investments | 51.07× | — | COMPUTED | Computed on this page from the figures above — The market capitalisation printed on this page divided by cash and short-term investments of $1.50B at Jun 30, 2026. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. Market cap record date: 2026-10-02. Balance-sheet reference date: 2026-06-30. The inputs do not establish a single common source date for this ratio. |
div.ttm_per_share | Dividends per share, last 12 months (split-adjusted) | $4.03 | COMPUTED | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) split-adjusted dividend history — Sum of 4 split-adjusted declared dividends with an ex-date in the 365 days to 2026-10-03, per current share. Ex-dates are not payment dates; special dividends are included. Not a declared annual rate. | |
div.ttm_yield | Dividend yield, last 12 months | 0.91% | COMPUTED | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) split-adjusted dividend history and quote — Split-adjusted dividends with ex-dates in the trailing 365-day window divided by the packet price, on the same current-share basis. Price date follows the quote, latest price bar or packet-build day when unstamped. Not a forecast or declared annual rate. | |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-22.revenue_actual.comparison | Latest report · revenue vs estimate | Above estimate | Report date · | COMPUTED | Computed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported revenue ($2.19B) with the recorded estimate ($2.09B) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns. |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-22.eps_actual.comparison | Latest report · EPS vs estimate | Above estimate | Report date · | COMPUTED | Computed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported EPS ($4.6800) with the recorded estimate ($4.2600) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns. |
OURS — 3 facts from Stock Expert AI's own score and rank
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ours.moonshot | MoonshotScore v2 | 75 of 100 · Strong · pillars 99 / 33 / 21 / 78 / 21 | OURS | Stock Expert AI MoonshotScore v2 engine | |
ours.valuation_driver | Recorded valuation score driver | Price relative to book value is the main valuation drag relative to sector peers. | OURS | Stock Expert AI MoonshotScore v2 engine · stored factor contributions | |
ours.moonshot_change | MoonshotScore movement | 75 (stored snapshot Oct 3, 2026) → 75 (current publication computed Oct 4, 2026) (0) | OURS | Stock Expert AI current score publication and immutable score snapshots |
Fact-family notes
- Quarterly statement note. Source series as of 2026-06-30. USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow. Applies to Fact IDs:
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.revenue_k,fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.sga_k,fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.operating_result_k,fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.revenue_k,fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.sga_k,fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.operating_result_k,fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.revenue_k,fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.sga_k,fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.operating_result_k,fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.revenue_k,fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.sga_k,fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.operating_result_k. - Earnings-history note. Source series as of 2026-07-22. Dates are report dates, not fiscal period ends. Revenue is in USD; EPS is USD per share, rounded to four decimals. The earnings feed does not establish a basic, diluted or adjusted basis. Earnings-feed EPS may differ from statement EPS; the two series are not combined. Applies to Fact IDs:
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| Evidence | Captured value | Source date | Source type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business description | 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. These ratings are made publicly available through press releases, digital media, and real-time financial information systems. Its vast scope includes ratings for thousands of non-financial corporations, financial institutions, public finance issuers, sovereign and sub-sovereign governments, supranational bodies, infrastructure projects, and structured finance deals. The Moody's Analytics segment develops and provides a comprehensive suite of products and services designed to support the risk management needs of institutional participants in financial markets. This includes subscription-based research, data, and analytical tools such as credit ratings, quantitative credit scores, economic forecasts, business intelligence, commercial real estate data, and specialized training and certification programs. Additionally, this segment offers offshore analytical and research services, along with advanced software solutions for risk management. Originally founded in 1900 and headquartered in New York, New York, the company was known as Dun and Bradstreet Company before officially becoming Moody's Corporation in September 2000. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| Revenue by segment | Moodys Analytics: $4.84B; Moodys Investors Service: $2.88B | 2025-12-31 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) revenue segmentation, from the company's 10-K |
| Trailing twelve-month ratio set | Quick ratio: 1.19; Current ratio: 1.19; Debt to equity: 2.49; Net margin: 34.3%; Gross margin: 71.9%; Operating margin: 45.1%; Return on assets: 19%; Return on equity: 79.7% Price-based multiples captured at research time are not repeated here; the page shows each once, from current figures with their own dates. A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm |
| Management outlook — dated call excerpts | Captured record · 2 entries
Selected verbatim statements from the latest available call, dated by the transcript provider. Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Relative dates retain the speaker's wording. | 2026-07-22 | OFFICIAL | Company earnings call, transcript via Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) |
| Sector / industry (provider taxonomy) | Financial Services / Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges The company's SEC filings classify it under SIC 7320 — Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| Quarterly income statement (USD thousands) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements |
| Annual revenue and net result (USD millions) | Captured record · 5 entries
| 2025-12-31 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements |
| Reported versus estimated, last 8 quarters | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-07-22 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings |
| Most recent periodic reports | 2026-07-23 | OFFICIAL | SEC EDGAR filer submissions | |
| Operating cash flow by quarter (USD millions) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements |
| Cash, investments and debt | Total debt: $7.52B; Liquidity basis: cash and short-term investments; Total liabilities: $11.51B; Cash and short-term investments: $1.50B; Cash and investments: $2.10B; Long-term investments: $606.00M; Long-term investments classification: unclassified Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet |
| Cash and investment components | Total basis: cash short and long-term investments; Total: $2.10B; Cash and short-term investments: $1.50B; Long-term investments: $606.00M; Long-term investments classification: unclassified Sums the balance sheet's cash and short-term investments with its long-term investments.; The long-term investment field does not establish marketability; the sum is not a measure of available liquidity.; These provider fields do not establish investment access restrictions or explain differences from third-party cash figures. | 2026-06-30 | COMPUTED | Computed from the balance sheet |
| Cash and short-term investments over time (USD millions) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's quarterly balance sheets |
| Cash decline over the reported window | To: 2026-06-30; From: 2024-09-30; Periods: 7; Cash basis: cash and short-term investments; Closing balance: $1.50B; Decline: $1.72B; Opening balance: $3.21B; Average change per period: $245.60M Change in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments between the 2024-09-30 and 2026-06-30 balance sheets.; This is a balance change, not operating burn: financing and investing move it too.; Averaged over 7 reporting periods of unequal length. | 2026-06-30 | COMPUTED | Computed from reported balances |
| Cash against market value | As of: 2026-06-30; Cash basis: cash and short-term investments; Net cash: -$6.03B; Total debt: $7.52B; Cash and investments: $1.50B Price-based multiples captured at research time are not repeated here; the page shows each once, from current figures with their own dates. Cash is the latest reported cash and short-term investment balance; long-term investments are excluded. Market capitalization is the latest provider value.; The reported balance does not establish unrestricted availability or liquidation value.; The two are measured on different dates — the balance sheet is a quarter-end, the market cap is a recent close.; Debt is total debt as reported, including operating lease liabilities where the filer includes them. | 2026-06-30 | COMPUTED | Computed from the balance sheet and the latest market capitalization |
| Distress and quality screens | Altman Z-score: 7.5; Piotroski F-score: 8 Altman Z below 1.8 is the conventional distress zone. For a company holding large cash against negative retained earnings the score mostly reflects the retained-earnings term. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) financial scores |
| Next earnings report | Date: 2026-10-28; EPS estimate: $4.26 per share; Revenue estimate: $2.07B The date is our provider's estimate until the company confirms it. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings calendar |
| Analyst revenue and earnings estimates (average) | Captured record · 4 entries
| 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) analyst estimates |
| Institutional ownership (13F) | Holders: 1,449; Quarter: 2026-06-30; Ownership: 90.9%; Holders previous quarter: 1,424; Ownership previous quarter: 91 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. | 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings |
| Largest 5 institutional holders | Captured record · 5 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings |
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ETFs that hold MCO
Funds in our ETF coverage that list MCO among the top 10 holdings on their fund page, largest weight first. Each weight is the fund's reported holding weight as of the date in its row.
| ETF | Weight | Holdings as of |
|---|---|---|
| Invesco Bloomberg Financial Data Providers ETF (FDIQ) | 4.46% |