Moodys MCO
NYSE MCO
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As of: Sep 29, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Moodys (MCO) Current Taxes (2009 - 2019)

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Moodys (MCO) recorded Current Taxes of $75.1 million in Q2 2019, down 11.8% from $85.1 million a year earlier but up 14.8% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Moodys (MCO) Current Taxes (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

At the end of FY2018, Moodys reported Current Taxes of $71.4 million, down 9.8% from FY2017.

  • Annual Current Taxes has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.5% (FY2013 to FY2018).
  • Across earlier years, Current Taxes came in at $79.2 million in FY2017 (+371.4%), $16.8 million in FY2016 (+46.1%), $11.5 million in FY2015 (-28.6%) and $16.1 million in FY2014 (-66.1%).
  • Quarterly Current Taxes has ranged from $7.9 million in Q3 2016 to $86.7 million in Q1 2018 over the past five years.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Current Taxes has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 136.2% over the last eight quarters.
  • Peak year-over-year performance for Current Taxes in the last five years was growth of 530.4% in Q3 2017, against a decline of 66.1% in Q4 2014 at the low end.
  • Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $65.4 million (Q1 2019), $71.4 million (Q4 2018) and $79.9 million (Q3 2018).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Current Taxes (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 116.73 Bn 112.33 Bn 2.98 Bn 238.00 Mn
2 Moodys 79.69 Bn 72.12 Bn 1.67 Bn -
3 Msci 39.48 Bn 37.82 Bn 717.10 Mn 40.30 Mn
4 Verisk Analytics 21.83 Bn 16.47 Bn 572.90 Mn 5.30 Mn
5 Equifax 17.14 Bn 16.54 Bn 926.40 Mn -
6 TransUnion 12.68 Bn 9.66 Bn - -
7 Factset Research Systems 9.57 Bn 8.33 Bn 310.73 Mn 5.18 Mn
8 Morningstar 7.19 Bn 5.09 Bn 423.90 Mn 14.70 Mn
9 Mastercard 494.77 Bn 454.69 Bn - -
10 Cme 94.58 Bn 94.58 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2019 75.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 65.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 71.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 79.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 85.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 86.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 79.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 49.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 53.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 40.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 16.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 7.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 21.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 41.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 11.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 12.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 23.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 50.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 16.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 22.10 Mn
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