Moody's Corporation
MCO Financial Services Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges NYSE
$517.03
$-1.84 (-0.36%)
Open: $516.71 | High: $521.24 | Low: $514.32 | Prev Close: $518.87
Market Cap: $92.73B
Volume: 87K | Avg: 756K
Last updated: January 28, 2026 at 04:04 PMInvestment Rating
Neutral
Overall Score: 60/100
Rating Breakdown:
Stock Score Analysis
Stock Score: 535
Comprehensive Quality Assessment
Component Breakdown:
Valuation Metrics
| P/E Ratio | 41.53 |
| P/B Ratio | 23.45 |
| P/S Ratio | 12.36 |
| EPS | $12.45 |
| Beta | 1.45 |
| Shares Outstanding | 179.36M |
| 52-Week High | $546.88 |
| 52-Week Low | $378.71 |
| SMA 50 | $504.54 |
| SMA 200 | $490.83 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.73% |
| Annual Dividend | $3.76 |
| Next Earnings | February 18, 2026 12:00 PM ET |
Financial Ratios
| Gross Margin | 67.5% |
| Operating Margin | 43.5% |
| Net Margin | 29.9% |
| ROE | 59.2% |
| ROA | 14.6% |
| Debt/Equity | 1.93 |
| Current Ratio | 1.84 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.84 |
Balance Sheet
| Total Assets | $15.51B |
| Total Liabilities | $11.78B |
| Total Equity | $3.56B |
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| Cash | $2.41B |
| Total Debt | $7.75B |
| Net Debt | $5.34B |
Income Statement
| Revenue | $7.09B |
| Gross Profit | $4.71B |
| Operating Income | $2.97B |
| Net Income | $2.06B |
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| EBITDA | $3.33B |
| Revenue/Share | $41.79 |
Cash Flow
| Operating CF | $2.84B |
| CapEx | $317.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | $2.52B |
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| Book Value/Share | $22.91 |
| Tangible Book/Share | $-23.78 |
| Equity/Share | $22.04 |
Technical Indicators
| RSI (14) | 38.26 Neutral |
| MACD |
4.58
Signal: 7.39
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| Volatility | 24.36% |
| Trading Signal | Bearish |
Performance & Returns
| 1 Year | +22.22% |
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.99 Fair |
| Volatility (Ann.) | 21.99% Moderate |
| MCO (1Y) | +22.22% |
| S&P 500 (1Y) | +32.51% |
| Alpha (Excess Return) | -10.29% |
Sector Comparison (Financial Services)
| Metric | MCO | Sector Avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 41.53 | 49.87 | 94% |
| P/B Ratio | 23.45 | 4.82 | 94% |
| ROE (%) | 59.17% | 18.75% | 95% |
| Net Margin (%) | 29.92% | 19.01% | 88% |
| Stock Score | 535 | 404.0 | 86% |
| 1Y Return (%) | +22.22 % | +25.06 % | 42% |
📊 Historical Price Analysis (Last 200 Days)
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Technical Analysis
| Ticker | Close | SMA 5 | SMA 8 | SMA 13 | SMA 50 | SMA 200 | RSI (14) | MACD | Volatility (%) | Volume | Signal | SMA Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCO | $517.03 | $523.79 | $525.00 | $529.02 | $505.13 | $491.31 | 38.26 | 4.58 | 24.36% | 85095 | Strong Short | Bearish Stack |
Candlestick Patterns
There wasn't any recognizable pattern for the MCO stock
News Sentiment
| 📊 Ticker | 📰 Headline | 💭 Sentiment | 📡 Source | 🔗 URL |
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| MCO | Date Set For Moody's Earnings Release And Investor Teleconference | Neutral | businesswire.com | Read More |
| MCO | VIRT or MCO: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now? | Neutral | zacks.com | Read More |
| MCO | 35% of Warren Buffett's $309 Billion Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio Is Invested in These 5 Financial Stocks. Here's the Best of the Bunch for 2026. | Neutral | fool.com | Read More |
| MCO | BAM Wealth Management LLC Makes New $871,000 Investment in Moody’s Corporation $MCO | Neutral | defenseworld.net | Read More |
| MCO | Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages | Neutral | defenseworld.net | Read More |
Recent Insider Trading
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Company Information
Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. It operates in two segments, Moody's Investors Service and Moody's Analytics. The Moody's Investors Service segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations, programs and facilities, and entities that issue such obligations, such as various corporate, financial institution, and governmental obligations, as well as and structured finance securities. This segment provides ratings in approximately 140 countries. Its ratings are disseminated through press releases to the public through electronic media, including the internet and real-time information systems used by securities traders and investors. This segment has rated approximately 5,000 non-financial corporates; 3,600 financial institutions; 16,000 public finance issuers; 145 sovereigns; 47 supranational institutions; 459 sub-sovereigns; and 1,000 infrastructure and project finance issuers, as well as 9,100 structured finance deals. The Moody's Analytics segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets; and offers subscription based research, data, and analytical products comprising credit ratings, credit research, quantitative credit scores and other analytical tools, economic research and forecasts, business intelligence and company information products, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and on-line and classroom-based training services, as well as credentialing and certification services. It also offers offshore analytical and research services with learning solutions and certification programs; and software solutions, as well as related risk management services. The company was formerly known as Dun and Bradstreet Company and changed its name to Moody's Corporation in September 2000. Moody's Corporation was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
| CEO | Robert Scott Fauber |
| Employees | 15795 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1994-10-31 |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Website | https://www.moodys.com |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Industry | Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges |
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Rating Metrics Explained
DCF Score (Discounted Cash Flow)
Measures the intrinsic value of the stock based on projected future cash flows. A higher score indicates the stock is undervalued relative to its DCF valuation.
ROE Score (Return on Equity)
Evaluates how efficiently a company generates profit from shareholders' equity. Higher ROE indicates better profitability and management effectiveness.
ROA Score (Return on Assets)
Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit. A higher ROA means better asset utilization and operational efficiency.
D/E Score (Debt-to-Equity)
Assesses the company's financial leverage and risk. Lower debt-to-equity ratios indicate less financial risk and better balance sheet health.
P/E Score (Price-to-Earnings)
Compares stock price to earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate the stock is undervalued, while a higher ratio could suggest overvaluation or growth expectations.
P/B Score (Price-to-Book)
Compares market price to book value per share. Lower P/B ratios may indicate undervaluation relative to the company's net asset value.
Rating Recommendations:
Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, where the scores are determined by comparing the company's performance against industry benchmarks and historical data:
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Strong Buy (5/5): Excellent score - strong positive indicator
- The metric significantly outperforms industry averages (top 20% of companies)
- Indicates exceptional financial health or attractive valuation in that category
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Buy (4/5): Good score - positive indicator
- Above-average performance (top 40% of companies)
- Shows strong fundamentals with room for improvement
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Neutral (3/5): Average score - neutral indicator
- Performance in line with industry median (middle 20%)
- Neither significantly positive nor negative signal
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Sell (2/5): Below average - negative indicator
- Below-average performance (bottom 40% of companies)
- Suggests weakness in this particular metric
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Strong Sell (1/5): Poor score - strong negative indicator
- Significantly underperforms industry (bottom 20%)
- Indicates potential risk or overvaluation in that category