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% quarter-over-quarter from $81.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

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

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $95.0 million, up 11.76% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $336.0 million (up 3.7% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $326.0 million, up 2.84% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures improved to $95.0 million in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from $81.0 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 $76.0 million and a median of $74.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Capital Expenditures soared 321.43% in 2022, then fell 27.03% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $79.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 7.59% to $73.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 1.37% to $74.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 9.46% to $81.0 million in 2025, then gained by 17.28% to $95.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCO's Capital Expenditures at $95.0 million in Q1 2026, $81.0 million in Q4 2025, and $85.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn 27.00 Mn
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 21.80 Mn
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn 95.00 Mn
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - 64.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn 60.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn -
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn 26.00 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 19.20 Mn
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn 65.20 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 8.21 Bn 7.92 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