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Moodys (MCO) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Moodys has reported Debt Ratio over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.47 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 4.57% to 0.47 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.47 through Mar 2026, up 4.57% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.44 for FY2025, 7.78% down from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.47 for Q1 2026 at Moodys, up from 0.44 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.54 in Q3 2022 and troughed at 0.44 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.48 (2024), against an average of 0.48.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Debt Ratio: increased 5.65% in 2022 and later decreased 9.99% in 2023.
  • Tracing MCO's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.51 in 2022, then dropped by 7.02% to 0.48 in 2023, then grew by 0.06% to 0.48 in 2024, then decreased by 7.78% to 0.44 in 2025, then increased by 6.98% to 0.47 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.47, 0.44, and 0.45 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.