KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)
Growth Metrics

Moodys (MCO) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2026)

Moodys has reported Cost of Revenue over the past 18 years, most recently at $531.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cost of Revenue rose 8.15% to $531.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.0 billion through Mar 2026, up 2.23% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.0 billion for FY2025, 1.44% up from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue was $531.0 million for Q1 2026 at Moodys, up from $501.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cost of Revenue peaked at $531.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $393.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $467.0 million (2024), against an average of $455.8 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Cost of Revenue: decreased 15.46% in 2022 and later increased 24.27% in 2024.
  • Tracing MCO's Cost of Revenue over 5 years: stood at $410.0 million in 2022, then grew by 2.68% to $421.0 million in 2023, then grew by 18.05% to $497.0 million in 2024, then increased by 0.8% to $501.0 million in 2025, then increased by 5.99% to $531.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cost of Revenue over the past three periods came in at $531.0 million, $501.0 million, and $492.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.