MCO Stock Chart & Stats
$8335.27
$0.00(0.00%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
$8335.27
$0.00(0.00%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$900.00 - $9,999.00
Previous CloseN/A
Volume0.00
Average Volume (3M)19.00
Market Cap
$1.55T
Enterprise Value$84.72B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$1.62B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$7.49B
Price to Earnings (P/E)29.4
Beta0.25
Next Earnings
Feb 05, 2027EPS Estimate
66.43Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)16.45
Shares Outstanding172,400,000
10 Day Avg. Volume2
30 Day Avg. Volume19
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.75
Price to Book (P/B)22.57
Price to Sales (P/S)11.85
P/FCF Ratio35.53
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$10,393.23Price Target Upside24.69% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering15
EPS Forecast (FY)314.08
Revenue Forecast (FY)$154.00B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Recurring Analytics RevenueThe Analytics segment’s high recurring mix, strong retention, and ARR growth provide durable revenue visibility beyond debt-market issuance cycles. Embedded data and software workflows can deepen customer relationships, support cross-selling, and improve the resilience of consolidated earnings over the next several quarters.
High Margins And Cash GenerationStrong margins and substantial free cash flow indicate that Moody’s converts its information, ratings, and analytics franchise into meaningful financial resources. This supports ongoing technology investment, debt service, and shareholder returns while preserving flexibility to pursue growth opportunities.
Expanding Risk-Data FranchiseGrowth across insurance, banking, lending, and compliance shows that Moody’s is extending beyond traditional ratings into recurring risk-management workflows. Broader customer use cases and multi-year agreements can strengthen competitive relevance and diversify the company’s long-term revenue base.
Bears Say
Elevated And Rising LeverageHigher leverage reduces financial flexibility and makes the business more sensitive to weaker operating conditions or refinancing pressure. Although cash generation is strong, rising debt relative to equity can constrain capital allocation and amplify downside if issuance activity deteriorates.
Capital-Markets CyclicalityMoody’s ratings business remains exposed to debt issuance volumes, product mix, refinancing conditions, and investor access to capital. Weak leveraged-finance activity and an expected fourth-quarter decline could pressure transaction revenue and demonstrate that the franchise remains cyclical.
Pressure In Transactional BusinessesDeclining transactional revenue creates a headwind to growth even as subscription businesses expand. The contrast highlights dependence on sustained recurring-revenue execution to offset weaker episodic activity, while mix changes may make near-term segment performance less predictable.
Moody's News
MCO FAQ
What was Moody's Corp.’s price range in the past 12 months?
Moody's Corp. lowest stock price was $900.00 and its highest was $9999.00 in the past 12 months.
What is Moody's Corp.’s market cap?
Moody's Corp.’s market cap is $1.55T.
When is Moody's Corp.’s upcoming earnings report date?
Moody's Corp.’s upcoming earnings report date is Feb 05, 2027 which is in 100 days.
How were Moody's Corp.’s earnings last quarter?
Moody's Corp. released its earnings results on Oct 21, 2026. The company reported $76.816 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $78.931 by -$2.115.
Is Moody's Corp. overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Moody's Corp.’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Moody's Corp. pay dividends?
Moody's Corp. does not currently pay dividends.
What is Moody's Corp.’s EPS estimate?
Moody's Corp.’s EPS estimate is 66.43.
How many shares outstanding does Moody's Corp. have?
Moody's Corp. has 172,400,000 shares outstanding.
What happened to Moody's Corp.’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Moody's Corp. reported an EPS of $76.816 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of $78.931. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 9.657%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Moody's Corp.?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in MX:MCO
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Moody's Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$10,393.23 (24.69% Upside)
$10,393.23 (24.69% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
MX:MCO Sentiment 71%
Sector Average 58%
Sector Average 58%
News Sentiment
Bullish
Bullish news 69%
Bearish news 31%
Bearish news 31%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-0.44%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
86.44%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
-3.79%
Trailing 12-Months
Learn more about TipRanks Smart Score
Company Description
Moody's Corp.
Moody's Corporation operates as a global leader in risk assessment, divided into two main segments: Moody's Investors Service and Moody's Analytics. Moody's Investors Service is dedicated to issuing credit ratings and providing detailed assessments for a diverse range of debt obligations and the entities that issue them. This encompasses corporate, financial institution, governmental, and structured finance securities across approximately 140 nations. These ratings are made publicly available through press releases, digital media, and real-time financial information systems. Its vast scope includes ratings for thousands of non-financial corporations, financial institutions, public finance issuers, sovereign and sub-sovereign governments, supranational bodies, infrastructure projects, and structured finance deals. The Moody's Analytics segment develops and provides a comprehensive suite of products and services designed to support the risk management needs of institutional participants in financial markets. This includes subscription-based research, data, and analytical tools such as credit ratings, quantitative credit scores, economic forecasts, business intelligence, commercial real estate data, and specialized training and certification programs. Additionally, this segment offers offshore analytical and research services, along with advanced software solutions for risk management. Originally founded in 1900 and headquartered in New York, New York, the company was known as Dun and Bradstreet Company before officially becoming Moody's Corporation in September 2000.
MCO Company Deck
MCO Earnings Call
Q3 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call was predominantly positive. Moody's reported strong profitability, recurring revenue growth, record or near-record activity in several ratings areas, accelerating AI adoption, expanding customer relationships, strong cash generation, and reaffirmed full-year guidance. These strengths were partly offset by declines in overall issuance, leveraged finance, MIS transaction revenue, MA transactional revenue, and the expected mid-teens fourth-quarter issuance decline, along with macro and market-volatility risks.View all MX:MCO earnings summariesMCO Revenue Breakdown
55.93% Moody’s Investors Service
46.79% Moody’s Analytics
-2.72% Eliminations
MCO Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$10,393.23
▲(24.69% Upside)