Moodys MCO
NYSE MCO
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As of: Sep 11, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Moodys (MCO) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Moodys' (MCO) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $91.0 million in Q2 2026, up 21.33% year-over-year from $75.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 4.21% quarter-over-quarter from $95.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Moodys (MCO) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Moodys (MCO) has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 consecutive years, with $91.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 21.33% year-over-year to $91.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $352.0 million, a 15.03% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $326.0 million, up 2.84% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $91.0 million for Q2 2026 at Moodys, down from $95.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $95.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $54.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $76.8 million and a median of $74.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures surged 321.43% in 2022 and declined 27.03% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $79.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 7.59% to $73.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 1.37% to $74.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 9.46% to $81.0 million in 2025, then rose by 12.35% to $91.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $91.0 million (Q2 2026), $95.0 million (Q1 2026), and $81.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 121.38 Bn 117.24 Bn 2.98 Bn 38.00 Mn
2 Moodys 82.63 Bn 81.13 Bn 1.67 Bn 91.00 Mn
3 Msci 40.41 Bn 40.05 Bn 717.10 Mn 33.40 Mn
4 Verisk Analytics 23.07 Bn 22.51 Bn 572.90 Mn 68.10 Mn
5 Factset Research Systems 9.39 Bn 9.08 Bn 310.73 Mn 30.48 Mn
6 Morningstar 7.23 Bn 6.71 Bn 423.90 Mn 33.20 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 91.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 95.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 81.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 85.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 75.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 85.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 74.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 72.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 93.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 78.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 73.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 71.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 54.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 73.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 79.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 71.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 74.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 59.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 62.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 33.00 Mn