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Moodys (MCO) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Moodys (MCO) reported Capital Expenditures of $95.0 million for Q1 2026, up 11.76% year-over-year from $85.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 17.28% on a QoQ basis from $81.0 million in Q4 2025.

Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $95.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 11.76% year-over-year to $95.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $336.0 million (up 3.7% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $326.0 million, up 2.84% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures rose to $95.0 million in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from $81.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $95.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $54.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $74.0 million (2022), against an average of $76.0 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Capital Expenditures jumped 321.43%; it then dropped 27.03% in 2023.
  • Tracing MCO's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $79.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 7.59% to $73.0 million in 2023, then gained by 1.37% to $74.0 million in 2024, then gained by 9.46% to $81.0 million in 2025, then increased by 17.28% to $95.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MCO Capital Expenditures figures stand at $95.0 million (Q1 2026), $81.0 million (Q4 2025), and $85.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 27.00 Mn
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 21.80 Mn
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - 64.00 Mn
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 95.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 60.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn -
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 26.00 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 19.20 Mn
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 65.20 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 Bn 314.28 Mn 26.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 95.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 95.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 81.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 81.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 85.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 85.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 75.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 75.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 85.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 85.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 74.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 74.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 72.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 72.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 93.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 93.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 78.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 78.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 73.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 73.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 71.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 71.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 54.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 54.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 73.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 73.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 79.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 79.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 71.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 71.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 74.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 74.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 59.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 59.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 62.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 62.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 33.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 33.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 30.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 30.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 14.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 20.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 20.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 21.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 21.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 41.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 41.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 21.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 8.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 8.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 22.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 22.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 19.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 19.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 20.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 20.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 28.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 28.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 25.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 25.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 22.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 22.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 21.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 21.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 26.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 26.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 24.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 24.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 18.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 18.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 30.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 30.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 30.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 30.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 28.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 28.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 26.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 26.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 23.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 23.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 25.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 25.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 21.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 21.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 19.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 19.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 17.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 17.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 18.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 19.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 19.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 19.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 19.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 11.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 11.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 12.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 12.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 9.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 9.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 8.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 8.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 9.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 9.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 13.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 13.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 6.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 6.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 15.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 15.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 14.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 14.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 18.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 16.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 16.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 19.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 19.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 24.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 24.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 19.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 19.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 19.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 19.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 16.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 16.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 26.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 26.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 29.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 29.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 22.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 22.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 12.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 12.40 Mn