MCO
Moody's Corporation
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- YTD
- -3.32%
- 1 year
- +3.12%
- Open
- 491.93
- Prev close
- 488.83
- Mkt cap
- 85.16B
- Vol
- 1.63M
- Avg vol
- 794.78K
- EPS
- 16.04
- P/E
- 30.79
- Div yield
- 0.84%
More statistics
- Low
- 489.14
- High
- 497.16
- Forward P/E
- 26.44
- Beta
- 1.35
- Short ratio
- 3.57
- Inst. own
- 79.17%
- Dividend
- 4.12
- Ex-div date
- Nov 19, 2026
- Earnings
- Feb 17, 2027
- 50-d avg
- 477.43
- 200-d avg
- 467.01
- 1y target
- 552.14
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 85.18B
- Enterprise value
- 90.43B
- Trailing P/E
- 30.14
- Forward P/E
- 26.44
- PEG ratio
- 1.71
- Price / sales
- 10.42
- Price / book
- 26.06
- EPS (TTM)
- 16.39
- Beta
- 1.35
- Dividend yield
- 0.84%
- Payout ratio
- 24.59%
- Profit margin
- 35.26%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 8.18B
- Revenue growth
- 0.80%
- Free cash flow
- 2.53B
- Total cash
- 1.62B
- Total debt
- 7.62B
- Return on equity
- 76.74%
- Shares outstanding
- 172.42M
- Short % of float
- 2.00%
- 50-day average
- 477.43
- 200-day average
- 467.01
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 480.00
- Target (mean)
- 552.14
- Target (high)
- 600.00
- Strong buy5
- Buy13
- Hold6
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Feb 17, 2027
Expected Feb 17, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 3.58.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 3.62 | — | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 4.25 | 4.14 | -0.11 | -2.59% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 4.26 | 4.68 | +0.42 | +9.86% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 4.22 | 4.33 | +0.11 | +2.61% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 3.43 | 3.64 | +0.21 | +6.12% |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 3.70 | 3.92 | +0.22 | +5.95% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 22, 2026 | B of A Securities | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 22, 2026 | BMO Capital | main | Market Perform | Market Perform |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Stifel | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 16, 2026 | RBC Capital | main | Outperform | Outperform |
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.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
- Country
- United States
- Website
- moodys.com
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- B of A Securities Maintains Buy on Moodys, Lowers Price Target to $575
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- Wells Fargo Maintains Overweight on Moodys, Lowers Price Target to $595
- Stifel Maintains Buy on Moodys, Lowers Price Target to $537
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERMUDEZ JORGE A | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Sep 3, 2026 | 22,956 |
| FAUBER ROBERT | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | Aug 31, 2026 | 73,988 |
| FORLENZA VINCENT A | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Sep 3, 2026 | 8,778 |
| HILL KATHRYN | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 13, 2025 | 19,611 |
| KOSMOWSKI CHRISTINA | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 30, 2026 | 21,542 |
| SEIDMAN LESLIE F | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Sep 3, 2026 | 12,207 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc | 14.31% | 24,669,778 | 12.19B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| TCI Fund Management Ltd | 8.31% | 14,334,027 | 7.08B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 7.23% | 12,461,878 | 6.16B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 5.66% | 9,757,973 | 4.82B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 4.12% | 7,111,386 | 3.51B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| FMR, LLC | 2.89% | 4,985,040 | 2.46B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.73% | 4,714,241 | 2.33B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.26% | 3,892,612 | 1.92B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.15% | 1,984,245 | 980.21M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 1.13% | 1,950,277 | 963.43M | Aug 30, 2026 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 1.07% | 1,842,627 | 910.25M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Growth Index Fund | 0.98% | 1,690,259 | 834.98M | Jun 29, 2026 |