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Moody's MCO

US equityMarket cap rank #204
$466.92
−$6.93 (-1.46%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $473.85 0.00%
Open$473.81
Prev close$473.85
Day range$463.89 – $479.09
Volume219.8K
Market cap$80.86B
P/E (TTM)29.6
Dividend yield0.84%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

MCO at a glance

Shares of Moody's are down 1.46% at $466.92. The company is worth $80.86B, number 204 out of 300 on our list.

The 52-week range is $399.61 to $543.25. Today's price is about 47% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are behind 0.8% over twelve months, but up 4.0% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($486.52) and 200-day ($470.56) moving averages; RSI is 47, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 24% annualized volatility.

For the quarter ended Jun 2026 it reported $2.19B in revenue, up 15.1% from a year earlier, with $879.00M of net profit (a 34.3% margin).

The stock changes hands at 29.6 times trailing earnings, 23% below its five-year average of 38.5.

18 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $568.00, sits 21.6% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Moody's: the business

Moody's rates corporate and government debt and sells analytics software and data to financial institutions.

What tends to move it. Bond issuance volume drives ratings revenue, while its analytics business adds subscriptions.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-1.5%
1 week
+0.3%
1 month
-8.7%
3 months
+4.0%
6 months
+9.5%
Year to date
-8.0%
1 year
-0.8%
Day range
$463.89$479.09
52-week range
$399.61$543.25

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong downtrend

1 bullish · 6 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-3.5%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-4.0%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-0.8%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)46.5Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-6.02Bearish
Bollinger band position26%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$466.73 / $467.29
Average price today$468.60
Volume219.8KAvg (90d) 881.8K
Turnover$102.99M
Turnover rate0.14%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.46vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude3.21%
Market cap$80.86B
Float market cap$74.02B
Shares outstanding158.52M
EPS (TTM)$13.67
P/E (TTM)29.63
P/B26.73
Book value / share$17.47
Earnings yield0.90%
Dividend (TTM)$3.94 / shareYield 0.84%
Net profit (TTM)$2.37B
Net assets$3.02B
30-day volatility24.2%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.34%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-23.6%-12.9% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How MCO ranks on BeStock

Market value#204 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#188 of 283
Dividend yield#187 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#157 of 300
Dollar volume today#240 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$2.19B+15.1% YoY
Operating profit$1.08B+27.4% YoY
Net profit$879.00M+51.8% YoY
Diluted EPS$5.03+56.7% YoY
Free cash flow$688.00M+47.0% YoY
Operating cash flow$779.00M

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$1.8BSep '24$1.7BDec '24$1.9BMar '25$1.9BJun '25$2.0BSep '25$1.9BDec '25$2.1BMar '26$2.2BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$534.0MSep '24$395.0MDec '24$625.0MMar '25$579.0MJun '25$647.0MSep '25$611.0MDec '25$661.0MMar '26$879.0MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin75.0%
Operating margin46.1%
Net margin34.3%
Return on equity80.2%
Return on assets18.5%
Return on invested capital27.2%
Current ratio1.19
Liabilities / assets78.4%
Cash & investments$1.50B
Total debt$7.43B
Net cash (debt)-$5.93B
Free cash flow / sales36.4%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Moody’s Investors Service (MIS)$1.31B 58.6%
  • Moody’s Analytics (MA)$928.00M 41.4%
Average move on report day±3.0%last 16 reports
Closed higher12 of 1675% of the time
Best reaction+6.5%
Worst reaction-7.9%

Stock move on the day after each report

-3.9%2024/Q3+4.4%2024/Q4+4.0%2025/Q1+1.8%2025/Q2-2.5%2025/Q3+6.5%2025/Q4+1.6%2026/Q1-0.2%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings29.7x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 12th percentile, 5-year average 38.5x

#2065 of 2974 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book26.8x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 89th percentile, 5-year average 22.9x

#5149 of 5298 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales9.9x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 22nd percentile, 5-year average 11.1x

#4380 of 5139 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

24x33x41x50xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$550.00
Price vs. fair value-15.1%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★★☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts18
Average target$568.00+21.6% vs. price
  • Buy 78%
  • Hold 22%
Low $505.00Now $466.92Avg $568.00High $610.00

Latest rating actions

  • 15 Sep 2026Wells FargoBUY · PT $597.00
  • 11 Sep 2026Clear StreetBUY · PT $581.00
  • 7 Sep 2026Goldman SachsBUY · PT $593.00
  • 4 Sep 2026RBC CapitalBUY · PT $610.00
  • 20 Aug 2026RBC CapitalBUY · PT $610.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership93.1%-0.05 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,730-5 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)8 buys / 2 sellsNet buying
Short interest1.47% of floatDays to cover 3.7 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share24.5%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

14%21%28%35%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$40.70M (4 inflow days, 16 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.84%
Last dividend$1.03Ex-date 14 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$1.03
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

1.7620182.0020192.2420202.4820212.8020223.0820233.4020243.762025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 11.5% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Goldman Sachs Maintains Moody's(MCO.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $593Market news · 8 Sep 2026
  • RBC Capital Maintains Moody's(MCO.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $610Market news · 5 Sep 2026
  • Wells Fargo Maintains Moody's(MCO.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $597Market news · 15 Sep 2026
  • Clear Street Maintains Moody's(MCO.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $581Market news · 11 Sep 2026
  • J.P. Morgan Maintains Moody's(MCO.US) With Buy Rating, Cuts Target Price to $570Market news · 29 Jul 2026
  • Mizuho Securities Maintains Moody's(MCO.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $530Market news · 29 Jul 2026

MCO stock: common questions

What is MCO's latest share price?

$466.92 is the latest print for MCO, a move of -1.46% against yesterday's close of $473.85. Today's low and high so far: $463.89 and $479.09.

How large is Moody's by market value?

Equity value comes to $80.86B at the current price. By that measure it is number 204 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does MCO sell for?

Buyers pay 29.6 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $13.67). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 38.5, and today's level ranks in the 12th percentile of its own history.

Where does MCO sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $399.61 and the ceiling $543.25. Shares are 14.1% away from that ceiling.

Does MCO send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.84% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 14, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Moody's?

Of 18 analysts, 78% say buy, 22% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $568.00, with the most cautious at $505.00 and the most optimistic at $610.00.

What does Moody's do?

Moody's rates corporate and government debt and sells analytics software and data to financial institutions.

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