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Moodys Corp (MCO) stock

MCONYSEServices-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection AgenciesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 23, 2026Score 22/304% below fair value
$493.91+5.08 (+1.04%)

Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $85.55BP/E 31.3Yield 0.76%

Earnings

Moodys's quarterly results as reported in its earnings releases, with the company's own outlook. Hover a number to see the sentence it came from.

Next report
Feb 17, 2027
Q4 FY2026 · estimated, before the open
Revenue, Q3 FY2026
$2.02B
+1.2% on a year earlier
MCO Adjusted Diluted EPS 1, Q3 FY2026
$4.14
$3.92 a year earlier
Latest guidance
Lowered
Oct 21, 2026 · 10 items

Quarterly results

Revenue and earnings per share from each of Moodys's earnings releases, newest first

QuarterReportedRevenueYoYEPSAdj. EPSSource
Q4 FY2026ended Dec 31, 2026Feb 17, 2027Expected–––––
Q3 FY2026ended Sep 30, 2026Oct 21, 2026before the open$2.02B+1.2%$4.24$4.14Release
Q2 FY2026ended Jun 30, 2026Jul 22, 2026before the open$2.19B+15.0%$5.03$4.68Release
Q1 FY2026ended Mar 31, 2026Apr 22, 2026before the open$2.10B+9.1%$3.73$4.33Release
Q4 FY2025ended Dec 31, 2025Feb 18, 2026before the open––––Release
Q3 FY2025ended Sep 30, 2025Oct 22, 2025before the open$2.00B+10.3%$3.60$3.92Release
Q2 FY2025ended Jun 30, 2025Jul 23, 2025before the open$1.90B+4.6%$3.21$3.56Release
Q1 FY2025ended Mar 31, 2025Apr 22, 2025before the open$1.92B+7.7%$3.46$3.83Release
Q4 FY2024ended Dec 31, 2024Feb 13, 2025before the open$1.67B+11.5%$2.17$2.62Release
Q3 FY2024ended Sep 30, 2024Oct 22, 2024before the open$1.81B+23.2%$2.93$3.21Release
Q2 FY2024ended Jun 30, 2024Jul 23, 2024before the open$1.82B+21.6%$3.02$3.28Release
Q1 FY2024ended Mar 31, 2024May 2, 2024before the open$1.79B+21.5%$3.15$3.37Release

Figures as first announced; later restatements appear under Financials. Expected dates are estimated from the company's past reporting pattern.

Current guidance

Moodys's latest outlook for periods it has not reported yet, compared with what it said before

MetricPeriodGuidanceBeforeChangeGiven
Adjusted Operating Marginnon-GAAPFY202652% – 53%52% – 53%ReaffirmedJul 22, 2026
Adjusted Operating Margin (1)non-GAAPFY202652% – 53%–NewOct 21, 2026
Operating marginGAAPFY202645%–NewApr 22, 2026
Operating MarginGAAPFY202644% – 45%–NewOct 21, 2026
Operating MarginFY202644% – 45%–NewJul 22, 2026
Diluted EPSGAAPFY2026$16.00 – $16.50–NewOct 21, 2026
Diluted EPSGAAPFY2026$16.00 – $16.50$16.00 – $16.60LoweredJul 22, 2026
Adjusted Diluted EPSnon-GAAPFY2026$16.50 – $17.00$16.40 – $17.00RaisedJul 22, 2026
Adjusted Diluted EPS (1)non-GAAPFY2026$16.50 – $17.00–NewOct 21, 2026
Free Cash Flownon-GAAPFY2026$2.70B – $2.90B$2.80B – $3.00BLoweredJul 22, 2026
Free Cash Flow (1)non-GAAPFY2026$2.70B – $2.90B–NewOct 21, 2026
Capital expendituresGAAPFY2026$450.00M–NewOct 21, 2026
Capital expendituresFY2026$450.00M$450.00MReaffirmedJul 22, 2026
Effective Tax RateGAAPFY202623% – 25%–NewOct 21, 2026
Effective Tax RateFY202623% – 25%–NewJul 22, 2026
Interest Expense, NetGAAPFY2026$220.00M – $240.00M–LoweredOct 21, 2026
Interest Expense, NetFY2026$220.00M – $240.00M–NewJul 22, 2026
Non-operating (Expense)/IncomeFY2026$70.00M – $90.00M–LoweredJul 22, 2026
Non-operating (Expense)/Income (2)GAAPFY2026$70.00M – $90.00M–LoweredOct 21, 2026
Operating Cash FlowGAAPFY2026$3.15B – $3.35B–NewOct 21, 2026
Operating Cash FlowFY2026$3.15B – $3.35B–RaisedJul 22, 2026

Guidance history

Every forecast Moodys put in an earnings release, newest first

GivenMetricPeriodGuidanceChange
Oct 21, 2026Capital expendituresFY2026$450.00MNew
Oct 21, 2026Adjusted Diluted EPS (1)FY2026$16.50 – $17.00New
Oct 21, 2026Diluted EPSFY2026$16.00 – $16.50New
Oct 21, 2026Free Cash Flow (1)FY2026$2.70B – $2.90BNew
Oct 21, 2026Operating MarginFY202644% – 45%New
Oct 21, 2026Adjusted Operating Margin (1)FY202652% – 53%New
Oct 21, 2026Non-operating (Expense)/Income (2)FY2026$70.00M – $90.00MLowered
Oct 21, 2026Effective Tax RateFY202623% – 25%New
Oct 21, 2026Operating Cash FlowFY2026$3.15B – $3.35BNew
Oct 21, 2026Interest Expense, NetFY2026$220.00M – $240.00MLowered
Jul 22, 2026Capital expendituresFY2026$450.00MReaffirmed
Jul 22, 2026Adjusted Diluted EPSFY2026$16.50 – $17.00Raised
Jul 22, 2026Diluted EPSFY2026$16.00 – $16.50Lowered
Jul 22, 2026Free Cash FlowFY2026$2.70B – $2.90BLowered
Jul 22, 2026Operating MarginFY202644% – 45%New
Jul 22, 2026Adjusted Operating MarginFY202652% – 53%Reaffirmed
Jul 22, 2026MA Adjusted Operating MarginFY202634% – 35%Lowered
Jul 22, 2026MIS Adjusted Operating MarginFY202665%Raised
Jul 22, 2026Interest Expense, NetFY2026$220.00M – $240.00MNew
Jul 22, 2026Effective Tax RateFY202623% – 25%New

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Press releases

Releases Moodys filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K

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