Moodys Corp (MCO) stock

MCONYSEServices-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection AgenciesFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 21, 2026Score 21/302% below fair value

$508.20+1.64 (+0.32%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $87.61BP/E 31.0Yield 0.74%

Moodys statistics

110 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 17, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Aug 14, 2026
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $87.61B; $792.38M
Enterprise Value: $93.05B; $779.89M
PE Ratio: 30.97; 25.88
PS Ratio: 10.72; 2.33
PB Ratio: 26.81; 2.73
P/FCF Ratio: 29.43; 15.38
P/OCF Ratio: 26.32; 12.99

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 11.38; 2.10
EV / EBITDA: 22.48; 16.18
EV / EBIT: 25.53; 21.00
EV / FCF: 31.26; 15.48

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 172M; 59M
Shares Change (YoY): -2.52%; 1.88%
Float: 172M; 53M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.12%; 13.1%
Shares Held by Institutions: 91.9%; 62.6%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 3M; –
Short Interest Change: 6.23%; -3.30%
Short % of Float: 1.82%; 5.82%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 1.82%; 4.22%
Days to Cover: 2.86; 3.54

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $546.88; –
52-Week Low: $402.28; –
20-Day Moving Average: $497.06; –
50-Day Moving Average: $478.34; –
200-Day Moving Average: $466.10; –
Average True Range (14): $12.82; –
Price Change (1 Week): 0.50%; 0.50%
Price Change (1 Month): 5.07%; -1.81%
Price Change (3 Months): 6.50%; -4.67%
Price Change (6 Months): 18.5%; 0.47%
Price Change (YTD): -0.52%; -13.6%
Price Change (1 Year): 3.54%; -13.9%
Price Change (3 Years): 44.7%; -16.1%
Price Change (5 Years): 31.0%; -57.0%
Price Change (10 Years): 407.9%; 46.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 844,842; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 988,514; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 832,541; –
Relative Volume: 0.66; 0.64
Relative Strength Index (14): 57.7; 47.4
Volatility (1 Year): 28.5%; 65.4%
Beta (5 Years): 1.19; 1.19

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 74.6%; 55.6%
Operating Margin: 44.6%; -2.03%
Pretax Margin: 45.2%; -0.85%
Profit Margin: 35.3%; -2.58%
EBITDA Margin: 50.6%; 0.72%
FCF Margin: 36.4%; 9.88%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 79.8%; 1.34%
Return on Assets (ROA): 19.1%; -3.24%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 33.0%; -0.09%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 31.6%; -0.55%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.29; 1.37
Quick Ratio: 1.05; 0.94
Debt / Equity: 2.11; 0.51
Debt / EBITDA: 1.67; 2.60
Debt / FCF: 2.32; 2.79
Net Debt / EBITDA: 1.28; 1.41

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 9.00%; 9.45%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 28.5%; 9.41%
EPS Growth (YoY): 31.9%; 12.3%
FCF Growth (YoY): 24.1%; 14.3%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 12.2%; 7.44%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 7.52%; 12.3%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 22.5%; 13.7%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 7.80%; 12.4%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.54; 0.64
Revenue Per Employee: $1.54M; $394.08K
Profits Per Employee: $543.96K; -$7.02K
Employee Count: 5,300; 525
WACC: 10.7%; 10.3%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $8.18B; $257.79M
Gross Profit: $6.10B; $158.22M
Operating Income: $3.64B; -$638.82K
Pretax Income: $3.70B; -$315.88K
Net Income: $2.88B; -$309.55K
EBITDA: $4.14B; -$78.29K
EPS (Diluted): $16.41; $0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $1.62B; $41.99M
Total Debt: $6.91B; $179.41M
Net Cash (Debt): -$5.29B; $1.76M
Net Cash Per Share: -$30.68; $0.12
Equity (Book Value): $3.27B; $51.00M
Book Value Per Share: $18.96; $1.98
Tangible Book Value: -$4.73B; $2.87M
Working Capital: $942.00M; $16.25M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $3.33B; $5.65M
Capital Expenditures: -$352.00M; -$5.67M
Free Cash Flow: $2.98B; $35.58M
FCF Per Share: $17.27; $0.53

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 3.29%; 0.37%
FCF Yield: 3.40%; 4.39%
Dividend Yield: 0.74%; 1.31%
Buyback Yield: 3.41%; 3.39%
Shareholder Yield: 4.15%; 3.74%
Dividend Per Share: $3.76; $1.04
Dividend Growth (YoY): 10.6%; 6.12%
Years of Dividend Growth: 16; 1
Payout Ratio: 24.6%; 30.7%
FCF Payout Ratio: 23.8%; 23.2%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $809.00M; $1.63M
Effective Tax Rate: 21.9%; 22.4%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $83.66; $16.88
Graham Upside: -83.5%; -55.0%
Altman Z-Score: 7.89; 1.96
Piotroski F-Score: 8; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.48; -2.82
Lynch Fair Value: $128.00; –
Lynch Upside: -74.8%; -35.3%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	MCO	S&P 500	Difference	MCO per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+9.5%	-3.0%	+12.5 pts
3 months	+4.3%	-2.8%	+7.1 pts
Year to date	+0.1%	+11.5%	−11.3 pts
1 year	+4.4%	+13.5%	−9.0 pts
3 years	+51.6%	+77.7%	−26.1 pts	+14.9%	+21.1%
5 years	+36.7%	+72.6%	−35.9 pts	+6.4%	+11.5%
10 years	+455.7%	+308.2%	+147.5 pts	+18.7%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

3M MCO shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 6.2% from the previous report, or 1.82% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 66.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	3,141,840	+6.2%	1,097,499	2.9
Oct 15, 2026	2,957,468	+5.5%	868,024	3.4
Sep 30, 2026	2,802,723	-1.0%	806,523	3.5
Sep 15, 2026	2,830,137	+11.5%	656,046	4.3
Aug 31, 2026	2,538,683	-1.0%	692,074	3.7
Aug 14, 2026	2,563,886	-16.5%	699,419	3.7
Jul 31, 2026	3,069,888	-3.7%	1,021,294	3.0
Jul 15, 2026	3,187,463	+7.7%	738,038	4.3
Jun 30, 2026	2,958,381	-13.7%	1,347,020	2.2
Jun 15, 2026	3,429,477	-8.0%	861,037	4.0
May 29, 2026	3,727,482	-4.8%	1,113,273	3.4
May 15, 2026	3,913,423	+9.4%	1,008,596	3.9