MCO vs MORN vs TRU Stock Comparison

Moodys, Morningstar and TransUnion Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MCO Moodys Corp /De/
$514.71 +13.8% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$88.74B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.18B
Div. yield
0.78%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
6 wins
MORN Morningstar, Inc.
$247.17 +26.3% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.17B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
0.81%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins
TRU TransUnion
$82.91 +30.8% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.81B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.04B
Div. yield
0.61%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Moodys leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Moodys 6, TransUnion 3, Morningstar 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCOMORNTRULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.74B $9.17B $15.81B MCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.9x 20.8x 19.9x TRU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.7x 18.4x 15.9x TRU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +9.4% +13.4% TRU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.3% 17.0% 15.8% MCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.9% 17.8% 7.7% MCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.4x 2.9x MCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.78% 0.81% 0.61% MORN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.8% +16.3% +4.1% MORN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr -4.6%/yr -6.1%/yr MCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.8% 42.0% 43.4% MCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 63/100 60/100 MORN

Percentile Scorecard

MCOMORNTRU

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMCOMORNTRU
Valuation 17 #799 of 965 37 #607 of 965 39 #589 of 965
Growth 72 #232 of 825 82 #149 of 825 91 #73 of 825
Profitability 96 #33 of 848 76 #201 of 848 55 #386 of 848
Financial Health 53 #427 of 899 46 #485 of 899 55 #408 of 899
Shareholder Returns 53 #343 of 730 75 #184 of 730 62 #277 of 730
Overall 58 63 60
  • MCO ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • MORN ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • TRU ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMCOMORNTRUSPY
1 month +13.8%+26.3%+30.8% -5.9%
3 months +8.8%+25.7%+4.7% -4.6%
6 months +12.6%+38.9%+13.7% +0.2%
Year to date +0.8%+13.7%-3.3% +7.5%
1 year +5.8%+16.3%+4.1% +8.2%
3 years +54.4%-6.0%+63.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.6%-2.0%+17.9% +19.0%
5 years +33.0%-21.0%-27.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +5.9%-4.6%-6.1% +9.4%
10 years +427.3%+261.3%+167.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +18.1%+13.7%+10.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMCOMORNTRUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.8%42.0%43.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%43.4%43.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.000.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.200.390.10 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-60.5%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%0.0%-5.8% -5.9%
52-week high $539.61$247.17$87.97 $779.14
52-week low $412.23$141.84$61.15 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMCOMORNTRU
P/E now vs peer median 30.9xmedian 13.3x 20.8xmedian 13.3x 19.9xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 3.2x 3.5xmedian 3.2x 3.1xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 6.0x 12.2xmedian 6.0x 12.8xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 10.4x 18.6xmedian 10.4x 17.4xmedian 10.4x
P/B now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 1.2x 8.9xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.17median 0.89 0.22median 0.89 0.22median 0.89

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMCOMORNTRU
Revenue $8.18B $2.62B $5.04B
Gross profit $6.10B $1.65B –
Operating income $3.64B $643.50M $973.60M
Net income $2.89B $445.50M $812.20M
Free cash flow $2.98B $492.80M $910.10M
EPS (diluted) $16.64 $11.79 $4.14
Cash & equivalents $1.51B $496.70M $883.10M
Total debt $6.91B $1.68B $5.46B
Shares (diluted) 173.30M 37.80M 192.60M
Enterprise value $81.81B $7.06B $12.65B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMCOMORNTRU
P/E 30.9x 20.8x 19.9x
P/FCF 29.8x 18.6x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 26.7x 14.3x 13.1x
P/S 10.9x 3.5x 3.1x
P/B 26.0x 8.9x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 51.7x 19.3x 10.1x
EV/EBITDA 22.7x 12.2x 12.8x
EV/EBIT 25.8x 16.0x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 11.5x 3.9x 4.0x
EV/FCF 31.6x 21.0x 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.2x 16.1x 16.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.17 0.22 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCOMORNTRU
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 9.4% 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 9.9% 10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% 13.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 13.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.0% 20.2% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 55.3% 66.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.5% 18.5% 86.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.0% 84.5% 93.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.1% 32.6% 94.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 92.5% 89.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.5% 19.1% 31.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 31.5% 21.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.1% 25.0% 58.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 46.4% 36.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCOMORNTRU
Gross margin 74.6% 63.1% –
EBITDA margin 50.6% 32.4% 31.7%
Operating margin 44.6% 24.5% 19.3%
Pretax margin 45.2% 22.6% 19.5%
Net margin 35.3% 17.0% 15.8%
FCF margin 36.4% 18.8% 18.1%
Operating cash flow margin 40.7% 24.5% 24.0%
Return on equity 87.8% 43.5% 16.2%
Return on assets 19.6% 11.3% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 27.9% 17.8% 7.7%
Return on capital employed 31.8% 21.9% 8.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 2.5% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCOMORNTRU
Debt / assets 46.6% 42.5% 45.1%
Debt / equity 2.0x 1.6x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.4x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 3.4x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 77.0% 74.0% 58.6%
Equity / assets 23.0% 26.0% 41.4%
Interest coverage – – 3.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 7.95 3.98 2.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCOMORNTRU
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.8% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 3.3% 9.8% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 10.6% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 24.6% – 11.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.8% – 10.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.0% – 8.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – 5.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMCOMORNTRU
Forward P/E 28.7xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.93FY2026 $13.43FY2026 $5.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 +36.2%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.6% +8.6% +5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.68BFY2026 $2.52BFY2026 $4.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.0% +19.2% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCOMORNTRU
Held by institutions 90.8% 64.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,407 421 525
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +2.1% +0.0%
Institutions buying 645 199 242
Institutions selling 524 169 212
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.18 1.14

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MCOMORNTRU
MCO 1.00 0.60 0.64
MORN 0.60 1.00 0.56
TRU 0.64 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCO, MORN and TRU?

Moodys (MCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Moodys (MCO) $88.74B, Morningstar (MORN) $9.17B, TransUnion (TRU) $15.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCO, MORN and TRU?

TransUnion (TRU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Moodys (MCO) 30.9x, Morningstar (MORN) 20.8x, TransUnion (TRU) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransUnion (TRU) is cheapest (Moodys (MCO) 28.7x, Morningstar (MORN) 18.4x, TransUnion (TRU) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TransUnion (TRU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Moodys (MCO) +9.0%, Morningstar (MORN) +9.4%, TransUnion (TRU) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Moodys (MCO) has the highest net margin (Moodys (MCO) 35.3%, Morningstar (MORN) 17.0%, TransUnion (TRU) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Moodys (MCO) leads (Moodys (MCO) 27.9%, Morningstar (MORN) 17.8%, TransUnion (TRU) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Morningstar (MORN) returned the most: Moodys (MCO) +5.8%, Morningstar (MORN) +16.3%, TransUnion (TRU) +4.1%. Over five years, Moodys (MCO) compounded fastest (Moodys (MCO) +5.9%/yr, Morningstar (MORN) -4.6%/yr, TransUnion (TRU) -6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Morningstar (MORN) has the highest dividend yield: Moodys (MCO) 0.78%, Morningstar (MORN) 0.81%, TransUnion (TRU) 0.61%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Moodys (MCO) has been the steadiest (Moodys (MCO) 28.8%, Morningstar (MORN) 42.0%, TransUnion (TRU) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCO, MORN and TRU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Moodys (MCO) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.