MORN vs MCO vs TW Stock Comparison

Morningstar, Moodys and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MORN Morningstar, Inc.
$215.78 +10.1% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.19B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.57B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins
MCO Moodys Corp /De/
$473.76 +1.0% 1M -4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$82.23B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
5 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$119.67 +18.3% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.22B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Exchanges Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Moodys leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Moodys 5, Tradeweb Markets 5, Morningstar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMORNMCOTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.19B $82.23B $25.22B MCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x 28.5x 28.1x MORN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 26.4x 28.5x MORN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% +9.0% +14.0% TW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 35.3% 40.7% TW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.6% 27.9% — MCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.3x — MCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% MCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.2% -4.3% +8.9% TW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr +3.1%/yr +6.5%/yr TW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 28.4% 31.0% MCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 60/100 73/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

MORNMCOTW

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

AxisMORNMCOTW
Valuation 44 #530 of 940 19 #758 of 940 48 #50 of 96
Growth 80 #134 of 655 73 #179 of 655 63 #25 of 66
Profitability 82 #114 of 633 96 #25 of 633 95 #4 of 64
Financial Health 47 #377 of 714 53 #338 of 714 98 #3 of 93
Shareholder Returns 77 #166 of 709 61 #279 of 709 60 #16 of 38
Overall 66 60 73
  • MORN ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • MCO ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • TW ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMORNMCOTWSPY
1 month +10.1%+1.0%+18.3% -0.2%
3 months +11.2%-2.2%+14.8% +3.9%
6 months +17.4%+3.4%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date -0.7%-7.3%+11.3% +12.9%
1 year -1.2%-4.3%+8.9% +12.3%
3 years -10.7%+56.9%+36.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.7%+16.2%+10.9% +23.3%
5 years -32.8%+16.5%+36.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.6%+3.1%+6.5% +10.9%
10 years +205.4%+363.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.8%+16.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMORNMCOTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%28.4%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.5%30.3%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.48-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.03-0.150.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.5%-42.2%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.2%-12.2%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $225.29$539.61$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $141.84$412.23$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.

MultipleMORNMCOTW
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 13.0x 28.4xmedian 13.0x 28.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.2x 10.0xmedian 3.2x 12.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 7.4x 21.0xmedian 7.4x 21.4xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 10.8x 27.4xmedian 10.8x 24.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.2x 23.9xmedian 1.2x 3.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.87 1.07median 0.87 0.73median 0.54

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 monthsMORNMCOTW
Revenue $2.57B $8.18B $2.21B
Gross profit $1.60B $6.10B –
Operating income $603.90M $3.64B $963.90M
Net income $421.60M $2.89B $1.02B
Free cash flow $497.50M $2.98B $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $11.07 $16.64 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $489.50M $1.51B $2.06B
Total debt $1.71B $6.91B –
Shares (diluted) 38.10M 173.30M 212.80M
Enterprise value $6.09B $75.16B $17.23B

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
MetricMORNMCOTW
P/E 19.3x 28.4x 28.3x
P/FCF 16.3x 27.4x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 24.5x 23.4x
P/S 3.2x 10.0x 12.7x
P/B 7.9x 23.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 17.8x 47.5x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 21.0x 21.4x
EV/EBIT 15.4x 23.9x 26.9x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 10.6x 11.8x
EV/FCF 18.7x 29.2x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 26.1x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 1.07 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMORNMCOTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% 9.0% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 12.6% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 10.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 14.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.5% 16.0% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 69.6% 23.3% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.3% 28.5% 60.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.4% 24.0% 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.4% 33.1% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 174.9% 26.5% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.8% 22.5% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% 17.5% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.6% 24.1% 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 58.9% 18.8% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMORNMCOTW
Gross margin 62.2% 74.6% –
EBITDA margin 31.3% 50.6% 54.9%
Operating margin 23.5% 44.6% 43.7%
Pretax margin 21.9% 45.2% 58.9%
Net margin 16.4% 35.3% 40.7%
FCF margin 19.4% 36.4% 51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 40.7% 54.2%
Return on equity 41.3% 87.8% 13.9%
Return on assets 10.6% 19.6% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 16.6% 27.9% –
Return on capital employed 20.2% 31.8% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 2.8% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMORNMCOTW
Debt / assets 43.4% 46.6% –
Debt / equity 1.7x 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 3.4x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 74.1% 77.0% 11.1%
Equity / assets 25.9% 23.0% 88.9%
Interest coverage – – 469.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 3.68 7.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMORNMCOTW
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.9% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 11.9% 3.6% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 12.9% 4.5% 1.7%
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.

ConsensusMORNMCOTW
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 26.4xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.66FY2026 $17.93FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% -1.5% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.50BFY2026 $8.69BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.2% -2.0% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMORNMCOTW
Held by institutions 64.1% 90.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 419 1,404 561
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% -1.6% +0.3%
Institutions buying 199 644 300
Institutions selling 169 522 211
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.23 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.

MORNMCOTW
MORN 1.00 0.60 0.38
MCO 0.60 1.00 0.27
TW 0.38 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MORN, MCO and TW?

Moodys (MCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morningstar (MORN) $8.19B, Moodys (MCO) $82.23B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $25.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, MORN, MCO and TW?

Morningstar (MORN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morningstar (MORN) 19.4x, Moodys (MCO) 28.5x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Morningstar (MORN) is cheapest (Morningstar (MORN) 17.0x, Moodys (MCO) 26.4x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Morningstar (MORN) +9.3%, Moodys (MCO) +9.0%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) has the highest net margin (Morningstar (MORN) 16.4%, Moodys (MCO) 35.3%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%). On return on invested capital, Moodys (MCO) leads (Morningstar (MORN) 16.6%, Moodys (MCO) 27.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tradeweb Markets (TW) returned the most: Morningstar (MORN) -1.2%, Moodys (MCO) -4.3%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +8.9%. Over five years, Tradeweb Markets (TW) compounded fastest (Morningstar (MORN) -7.6%/yr, Moodys (MCO) +3.1%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Moodys (MCO) has been the steadiest (Morningstar (MORN) 41.6%, Moodys (MCO) 28.4%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MORN, MCO 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 5. 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.