Moodys MCO
NYSE MCO
$503.32 +4.55 (+0.91%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:04 PM EDT

Moodys (MCO) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Moodys (MCO) posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $91.0 million for 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.

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.

  • In Q2 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 21.33% year-over-year to $91.0 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $352.0 million (up 15.03% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $326.0 million, up 2.84% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures eased to $91.0 million in Q2 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from $95.0 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.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $76.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $74.5 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures soared 321.43% — and 2023, when it fell 27.03%.
  • Moodys' Capital Expenditures stood at $79.0 million in 2022, then declined by 7.59% to $73.0 million in 2023, then grew by 1.37% to $74.0 million in 2024, then grew by 9.46% to $81.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 12.35% to $91.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCO's Capital Expenditures at $91.0 million in Q2 2026, $95.0 million in Q1 2026, and $81.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 127.26 Bn 123.12 Bn 2.98 Bn 38.00 Mn
2 Cme 99.13 Bn 99.13 Bn 1.65 Bn 23.60 Mn
3 Intercontinental Exchange 90.95 Bn 88.99 Bn - 118.00 Mn
4 Moodys 87.63 Bn 86.13 Bn 1.67 Bn 91.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 55.45 Bn 54.73 Bn 1.50 Bn 77.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 49.19 Bn 40.40 Bn 1.16 Bn -
7 Msci 41.09 Bn 40.73 Bn 717.10 Mn 33.40 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 31.57 Bn 29.18 Bn 731.60 Mn 33.10 Mn
9 TransUnion 16.37 Bn 15.54 Bn 765.00 Mn 69.20 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 10.82 Bn 10.52 Bn 310.73 Mn 30.48 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 91.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 91.00 Mn
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