MCO vs NOW vs TW Stock Comparison

Moodys, ServiceNow and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCO Moodys Corp /De/
$483.45 +2.0% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$83.73B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$158.99 +12.9% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$162.99B
P/E
97.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$122.57 +22.3% 1M +10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$26.23B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Exchanges Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Moodys leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Moodys 4, Tradeweb Markets 4, ServiceNow 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCONOWTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $83.73B $162.99B $26.23B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.0x 97.6x 29.2x MCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.8x 41.3x 29.2x MCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +22.2% +14.0% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.3% 11.3% 40.7% TW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.8x — NOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% MCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.9% -15.4% +10.7% TW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr +3.0%/yr +7.4%/yr TW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 58.7% 30.8% MCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 50/100 77/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

MCONOWTW

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

AxisMCONOWTW
Valuation 18 #771 of 945 27 #74 of 101 52 #47 of 97
Growth 73 #219 of 822 58 #41 of 97 74 #19 of 69
Profitability 97 #26 of 835 81 #19 of 94 97 #3 of 70
Financial Health 53 #424 of 905 51 #54 of 109 98 #3 of 101
Shareholder Returns 58 #304 of 726 35 #42 of 64 64 #15 of 40
Overall 60 50 77
  • MCO ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • TW ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMCONOWTWSPY
1 month +2.0%+12.9%+22.3% -1.0%
3 months +2.5%+61.0%+22.8% +2.9%
6 months +6.0%+76.3%+8.2% +6.4%
Year to date -5.4%+3.8%+14.0% +11.4%
1 year +0.9%-15.4%+10.7% +13.1%
3 years +58.2%+43.4%+46.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +16.5%+12.8%+13.7% +21.5%
5 years +26.7%+15.8%+43.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.8%+3.0%+7.4% +10.9%
10 years +372.9%+893.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.8%+25.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMCONOWTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%58.7%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.2%61.5%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.510.62-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.260.35 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-64.5%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.4%-16.0%-3.2% -2.5%
52-week high $539.61$189.26$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $412.23$83.00$91.50 $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.

MultipleMCONOWTW
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 13.4x 98.2xmedian 29.9x 29.0xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 3.2x 11.2xmedian 2.8x 13.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 5.9x 48.9xmedian 17.4x 22.0xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 11.1x 35.9xmedian 16.9x 25.1xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 1.2x 13.1xmedian 3.1x 3.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 0.89 18.89median 0.86 0.75median 0.51

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 monthsMCONOWTW
Revenue $8.18B $14.73B $2.21B
Gross profit $6.10B $11.02B –
Operating income $3.64B $1.68B $963.90M
Net income $2.89B $1.67B $1.02B
Free cash flow $2.98B $4.58B $1.14B
R&D – $3.26B –
EPS (diluted) $16.64 $1.61 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $1.51B $2.50B $2.06B
Total debt $6.91B $7.52B –
Shares (diluted) 173.30M 1.03B 212.80M
Enterprise value $76.65B $141.45B $18.24B

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
MetricMCONOWTW
P/E 29.0x 98.2x 29.0x
P/FCF 28.0x 35.9x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 31.0x 24.0x
P/S 10.2x 11.2x 13.0x
P/B 24.4x 13.1x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 48.5x 18.8x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 48.9x 22.0x
EV/EBIT 24.3x 99.6x 27.6x
EV/Revenue 10.8x 11.4x 12.1x
EV/FCF 29.8x 36.5x 23.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.6x 31.5x 22.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 18.89 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCONOWTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 22.2% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 22.5% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% 16.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 20.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.0% 4.9% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 49.1% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.5% 0.5% 60.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.0% 5.5% 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.1% 1.7% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 5.2% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.5% 13.0% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 22.2% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.1% 19.0% 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 25.7% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCONOWTW
Gross margin 74.6% 74.8% –
EBITDA margin 50.6% 23.2% 54.9%
Operating margin 44.6% 11.4% 43.7%
Pretax margin 45.2% 15.9% 58.9%
Net margin 35.3% 11.3% 40.7%
FCF margin 36.4% 31.1% 51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 40.7% 36.0% 54.2%
Return on equity 87.8% 13.8% 13.9%
Return on assets 19.6% 6.0% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 27.9% – –
Return on capital employed 31.8% 10.6% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 3.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 12.3% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCONOWTW
Debt / assets 46.6% 23.7% –
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 2.3x 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 77.0% 60.5% 11.1%
Equity / assets 23.0% 39.5% 88.9%
Interest coverage – – 469.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.7x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 7.67 5.92 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCONOWTW
Dividend yield 0.8% – 0.4%
Net buyback yield 3.5% 1.9% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 1.9% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 24.6% – 10.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.8% – 9.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.0% – 18.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – 15.9%

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.

ConsensusMCONOWTW
Forward P/E 26.8xFY2026 41.3xFY2026 29.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.07FY2026 $3.85FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.2% +27.3% +16.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.74BFY2026 $15.24BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.8% +17.7% +20.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCONOWTW
Held by institutions 90.8% 81.6% 49.9%
Institutions holding 1,404 2,224 561
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -2.1% +0.3%
Institutions buying 644 1,285 300
Institutions selling 522 779 211
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.65 1.42

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.

MCONOWTW
MCO 1.00 0.44 0.27
NOW 0.44 1.00 0.21
TW 0.27 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCO, NOW and TW?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Moodys (MCO) $83.73B, ServiceNow (NOW) $162.99B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $26.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCO, NOW and TW?

Moodys (MCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Moodys (MCO) 29.0x, ServiceNow (NOW) 97.6x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Moodys (MCO) is cheapest (Moodys (MCO) 26.8x, ServiceNow (NOW) 41.3x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 29.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ServiceNow (NOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Moodys (MCO) +9.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) has the highest net margin (Moodys (MCO) 35.3%, ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tradeweb Markets (TW) returned the most: Moodys (MCO) +0.9%, ServiceNow (NOW) -15.4%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +10.7%. Over five years, Tradeweb Markets (TW) compounded fastest (Moodys (MCO) +4.8%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +3.0%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Moodys (MCO) has the highest dividend yield: Moodys (MCO) 0.01%, ServiceNow (NOW) 0.00%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.00%. ServiceNow (NOW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Moodys (MCO) has been the steadiest (Moodys (MCO) 28.5%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.7%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCO, NOW and TW?

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 4. 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.