Moodys (MCO) Acquisitions (2009 - 2026)
Moodys' (MCO) quarterly Acquisitions came in at $23.0 million in Q1 2026, down 89.69% year-over-year from $223.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 475.0% quarter-over-quarter from $4.0 million in Q3 2025.
Analysis
Moodys (MCO) Acquisitions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Moodys (MCO) has reported Acquisitions for 17 consecutive years, with $23.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Acquisitions fell 89.69% year-over-year to $23.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $27.0 million, a 93.75% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $227.0 million, up 2.71% from the prior year.
- Acquisitions was $23.0 million for Q1 2026 at Moodys, up from $4.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Acquisitions peaked at $223.0 million in Q1 2025 and troughed at $3.0 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $57.1 million and a median of $17.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Acquisitions.
- Across the five-year window, Acquisitions plunged 99.74% in 2022 and jumped 1758.33% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Acquisitions stood at $5.0 million in 2022, then sank by 40.0% to $3.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 3600.0% to $111.0 million in 2024, then sank by 96.4% to $4.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 475.0% to $23.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Acquisitions figures came in at $23.0 million (Q1 2026), $4.0 million (Q3 2025), and $223.0 million (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Acquisitions (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 130.73 Bn | 131.62 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 14.00 Mn |
| 2 | Moodys | 85.51 Bn | 84.15 Bn | 1.67 Bn | - |
| 3 | Msci | 41.67 Bn | 41.32 Bn | 717.10 Mn | 17.10 Mn |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 24.18 Bn | 23.63 Bn | 572.90 Mn | - |
| 5 | Factset Research Systems | 10.80 Bn | 10.50 Bn | 310.73 Mn | - |
| 6 | Morningstar | 7.86 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 423.90 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 223.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 111.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 98.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 83.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 153.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 138.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 198.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 2.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 696.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 41.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 84.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 37.00 Mn |