Moody's Corporation (MCO) Stock

Moody's Corporation (MCO) is a Technology stock trading at $510.70 (as of 2026-07-17), with a market capitalization of $89.22B and a trailing P/E of 35.8. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Moody’s Corporation operates through Moody’s Investors Service and Moody’s Analytics. The Investors Service publishes credit ratings and assesses debt obligations and issuers, with ratings disseminated through press releases and electronic information systems. Moody’s Analytics provides products and services supporting institutional risk management activities in financial markets.

Understand Moody's Corporation: how it makes money

Moody's Corporation provides credit ratings and risk assessment services (Moody's Investors Service) and financial decision support and analytics (Moody's Analytics). It makes money by publishing and disseminating credit ratings and related assessment services, and by selling Analytics offerings such as decision solutions, research and insights, and data and information.

Moody's Analytics is tracked via Annualized Recurring Revenue (ARR), which suggests the profit engine depends on maintaining recurring Analytics demand, while Moody's Investors Service depends on continuing issuance and coverage of credit ratings in many countries.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
MIS	$1.1B
MA	$0.9B

Business quality (Exceptional): Strong fit for investors focused on risk and information services, with high reported margins, but operating drivers should be monitored using Moody's Analytics ARR because the business spans both ratings dissemination and Analytics services.

Valuation: Trades at 32× trailing earnings · $79B market cap.

Bull case

High margin profile: For the period ended 2026-03-31, Moody's reported gross margin of 74.5% and operating margin of 44.3%.
Clear operating scale in Analytics: Moody's Analytics ARR is tracked at 3.1B, supporting the view that Analytics contributes a recurring component to the business.
Global reach of ratings business: Moody's Investors Service publishes credit ratings across approximately 140 countries.

Bear case

Two-part business can dilute focus: Moody's runs both Moody's Investors Service (credit ratings and assessments) and Moody's Analytics (decision solutions and data offerings), so weakness in one area may not be fully offset by the other.
Ratings and assessments depend on ongoing credit activity: Moody's Investors Service focuses on assessment services for debt obligations and programs, so demand for its ratings coverage is tied to the continued presence of those obligations and programs.

Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price	$510.70
Market Cap	$89.22B
P/E Ratio	35.8
EV / EBITDA	24.2
Price / Book	28.39
Price / Sales	11.33
FCF Yield	3.1%
DCF Value (model)	$168.00
DCF Upside vs Price	-67.1%

Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)	$7.72B
Net Margin	31.9%
Revenue Growth (YoY)	8.1%
EPS Growth (YoY)	7.8%
FCF Growth (YoY)	25.6%

Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score	7.61 (safe)
Piotroski F-Score	9/9 (strong)

Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E	35.8
Sector P/E (Technology)	34.7
Industry P/E (Business Services)	30.7
vs Sector	3.1%
vs Industry	16.4%

Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional Holder	Berkshire Hathaway Inc ($10.76B)
Institutional Holders Tracked	10
Congressional Trades (recent)	10

Company
Sector	Technology
Industry	Business Services
CEO	Robert Scott Fauber
Employees	15,795
Country	US
IPO Date	1994-10-31

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Data as of 2026-07-17.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.