Moodys (MCO) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Moodys' Debt Ratio came in at 0.47 for Q2 2026, up 5.2% from 0.45 a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Moodys (MCO) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Moodys' Debt Ratio was 0.44, down 7.8% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.48 in FY2024 (+0.1%), 0.48 in FY2023 (-7.0%), 0.51 in FY2022 (+2.0%) and 0.50 in FY2021 (-2.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 5.6%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 10.0%).
- Business Quant data shows MCO's Debt Ratio at 0.47 (Q1 2026), 0.44 (Q4 2025) and 0.45 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 115.73 Bn | 111.34 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 0.24 |
| 2 | Moodys | 78.77 Bn | 71.20 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 0.47 |
| 3 | Msci | 39.23 Bn | 37.58 Bn | 717.10 Mn | 1.14 |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 21.59 Bn | 16.23 Bn | 572.90 Mn | 1.00 |
| 5 | Equifax | 16.56 Bn | 15.96 Bn | 926.40 Mn | 0.46 |
| 6 | TransUnion | 12.32 Bn | 9.30 Bn | - | 0.46 |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 9.30 Bn | 8.06 Bn | 310.73 Mn | 0.33 |
| 8 | Morningstar | 6.99 Bn | 4.89 Bn | 423.90 Mn | 0.00 |
| 9 | Mastercard | 490.78 Bn | 450.70 Bn | - | 0.43 |
| 10 | Cme | 94.57 Bn | 94.57 Bn | - | 0.02 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.47 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.51 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.54 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.53 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.52 |
API Access
Moodys Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "MCO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();