Moodys vs MSCI
MCO and MSCI side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MCO and MSCI compare
Moodys is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as MSCI ($85.5B against $45.3B).
On earnings, Moodys is cheaper: it trades at 31.3× trailing earnings, against 34.1× for MSCI.
Moodys grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.7% versus 11.6% for MSCI).
MSCI keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 40.7% compared with 34.3% at Moodys.
Both pay dividends: Moodys yields 0.82% and MSCI 1.3%.
Moodys scores higher on the StockData Score (22 against 19 for MSCI), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | MCO | MSCI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $85.5B | $45.3B |
| Share price | $493.91 | $623.38 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.7% | 9.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 27.6% | −4.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.21 | 1.18 |
| Employees | 5,300 | 6,268 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 22 (better) | 19 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 31.3× (better) | 34.1× |
| P/S | 10.5× (better) | 13.6× |
| P/B | 28.3× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 22.0× (better) | 27.3× |
| P/FCF | 28.8× | 28.4× (better) |
| PEG | 1.39 (better) | 2.52 |
| FCF yield | 3.5% | 3.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $512.62 | $576.32 |
| Margin of safety | 3.6% (better) | −8.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.7% (better) | 11.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.5% | 13.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 31.1% (better) | 15.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 34.0% (better) | 21.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.8% | 17.1% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 75.0% | 83.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | 44.8% | 55.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 34.3% | 40.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | 36.4% | 47.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 80.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 33.3% | 47.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.30 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.31 (better) | 3.20 |
| Interest coverage | – | 7.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.19 (better) | 0.89 |
| Altman Z-score | 7.70 (better) | 6.40 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 8 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.82% | 1.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 25.0% | 42.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 11 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.9% | 19.8% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 3.6% | 6.0% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 4.5% | 7.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 91.5% | 92.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.12% | 3.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$13.0M | $8.5M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 12 (better) | 4 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.6% | 2.8% |
Go deeper
- MCO stock overview
- MCO income statement
- MCO valuation and score
- MSCI stock overview
- MSCI income statement
- MSCI valuation and score
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