Moody's Corporation (MCO)
| Market Cap | 82.32B -2.6% |
| Revenue (ttm) | 8.16B +11.7% |
| Net Income | 2.80B +31.1% |
| EPS | 15.74 +34.0% |
| Shares Out | 173.18M |
| PE Ratio | 30.19 |
| Forward PE | 27.03 |
| Dividend | $4.12 (0.87%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Volume | 1,779,016 |
| Open | 488.82 |
| Previous Close | 481.26 |
| Day's Range | 474.76 - 494.36 |
| 52-Week Range | 402.28 - 546.88 |
| Beta | 1.35 |
| Analysts | Buy |
| Price Target | 551.38 (+16.0%) |
| Earnings Date | Oct 21, 2026 |
About MCO
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... [Read more]
Financial Performance
In 2025, Moody's's revenue was $7.72 billion, an increase of 8.89% compared to the previous year's $7.09 billion. Earnings were $2.46 billion, an increase of 19.48%.
Financial StatementsAnalyst Summary
According to 24 analysts, the average rating for MCO stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $551.38, which is an increase of 16.00% from the latest price.
News
Moody's Earnings release: Q3 2026
Moody's released its Q3 2026 earnings on October 21, 2026, summarizing the period's financial results.
Moody’s reports Q3 adjusted EPS $4.14, consensus $4.25
Reports revenue $2.02B, consensus $2.08B. “Moody’s (MCO) delivered another quarter of strong profitability and earnings growth, with disciplined execution and healthy cash generation amidst an increas...
The IPO drought is driving private equity-owned companies to the debt market to pay investors
Private equity firms are using more dividend recaps as IPOs and company sales remain subdued. Moody's says EMEA PE-backed companies have about 41 billion euros ($46 billion) of additional debt capacit...
Moody’s price target lowered to $555 from $570 at JPMorgan
JPMorgan analyst Andrew Steinerman lowered the firm’s price target on Moody’s (MCO) to $555 from $570 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm adjusted targets in the…
Moody’s price target lowered to $490 from $515 at BMO Capital
BMO Capital lowered the firm’s price target on Moody’s (MCO) to $490 from $515 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares as part of a broader research note…
Moody’s price target lowered to $470 from $512 at Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley analyst Toni Kaplan lowered the firm’s price target on Moody’s (MCO) to $470 from $512 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. Q3 issuance was weak,…
Moody’s, Allvue launch Moody’s Analytics EDF-X Private Credit Model
Moody’s (MCO) Corporation and Allvue Systems announced the launch of the Moody’s Analytics EDF-X Private Credit Model, a new forward-looking credit risk model purpose-built for the private credit mark...
Moody's Analytics and Allvue Launch Credit Risk Model to Identify Early Signs of Borrower Stress in Private Credit
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO), a global leader in risk assessment and credit analytics, and Allvue Systems, LLC, a leading technology and data provider for private capital...
HealthEquity appoints Noemie Heuland to board of directors
HealthEquity (HQY) announced that Noemie Heuland, Chief Financial Officer of Moody’s Corporation (MCO), has been elected to its board of directors effective Sept. 24, 2026. Heuland will also serve on…
HealthEquity Appoints Moody's CFO Noémie Heuland to Board of Directors
DRAPER, Utah, Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HealthEquity, Inc. (NASDAQ: HQY) (“HealthEquity” or the “Company”), the largest independent health savings account (HSA) custodian by account volume an...
Date Set For Moody's Earnings Release And Investor Teleconference
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) will release its third quarter 2026 results before the start of NYSE trading on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. A copy of the earnings release a...
Moody's Named #1 in Chartis RiskTech100® for Fifth Consecutive Year
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) today announced its fifth consecutive top ranking in the Chartis RiskTech100® 2027 report, with 18 individual category wins spanning risk man...
Moody's to Acquire Minority Stake in Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings)
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) today announced that it has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings), a leading domestic cre...
Moody’s announces connected intelligence available in Google Cloud’s Gemini
Moody’s (MCO) announced that its connected intelligence is now available in Google Cloud’s (GOOGL) Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services through the Moody’s Credit Model Context Protocol server. “D...
Moody's Brings Its Decision-Grade Intelligence to Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) today announced that its connected intelligence is now available in Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services through the Moody...
Moody's Corporation Elects Keith Demmings to Board of Directors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) today announced that Keith Demmings has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors, effective November 1, 2026. Mr. Demmings, 54, curren...
Hackers targeted US private equity, other firms including Blackstone, CME, data shows
Ransom-seeking hackers who use phone calls to compromise their victims targeted dozens of prominent U.S. financial institutions and other businesses over the past month, according to Google and inte...
Moody’s price target raised to $600 from $565 at Citi
Citi raised the firm’s price target on Moody’s (MCO) to $600 from $565 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.
Moody’s price target raised to $530 from $521 at Mizuho
Mizuho analyst Sean Kennedy raised the firm’s price target on Moody’s (MCO) to $530 from $521 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm says the company reported…
Moody’s price target raised to $505 from $490 at UBS
UBS analyst Alex Kramm raised the firm’s price target on Moody’s (MCO) to $505 from $490 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares.
Moody’s price target raised to $572 from $557 at Baird
Baird raised the firm’s price target on Moody’s (MCO) to $572 from $557 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm updated its model following exceptional quality Q2…
Moody’s price target raised to $597 from $590 at Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo raised the firm’s price target on Moody’s (MCO) to $597 from $590 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm notes the company delivered Q2 results…
Moody’s price target raised to $512 from $496 at Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley raised the firm’s price target on Moody’s (MCO) to $512 from $496 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. Q2 results were well ahead of expectations,…
Moody’s price target raised to $580 from $565 at BofA
BofA raised the firm’s price target on Moody’s (MCO) to $580 from $565 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. Moody’s Q2 revenue/EPS of $2.19B/$4.68 beat the firm’s and…
Moody's Earnings Call Transcript: Q2 2026
Second quarter results showed 15% revenue growth, 25% adjusted operating income growth, and 31% higher adjusted EPS, with broad-based strength across all segments. Guidance was raised for issuance and capital returns, and significant investments in AI and cloud-based solutions are driving future growth.