Moodys (MCO) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Moodys' Debt Ratio came in at 0.47 for Q3 2026, up 2.9% from 0.45 a year earlier but down 1.5% 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 five-year range for quarterly Debt Ratio is 0.44 (Q4 2025) to 0.54 (Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 0.7% over the last eight quarters.
- 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 (Q2 2026), 0.47 (Q1 2026) and 0.44 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Msci | 236.00 Bn | 234.48 Bn | 739.80 Mn | 1.20 |
| 2 | S&P Global | 137.30 Bn | 132.50 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 0.27 |
| 3 | Moodys | 87.63 Bn | 80.69 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 0.47 |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 26.66 Bn | 22.85 Bn | 567.00 Mn | 0.99 |
| 5 | Equifax | 22.03 Bn | 21.43 Bn | 940.10 Mn | 0.44 |
| 6 | TransUnion | 15.46 Bn | 12.30 Bn | - | 0.45 |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 11.73 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 308.40 Mn | 0.33 |
| 8 | Morningstar | 9.14 Bn | 7.03 Bn | 431.40 Mn | 0.42 |
| 9 | Mastercard | 572.29 Bn | 532.37 Bn | - | 0.41 |
| 10 | Cme | 113.65 Bn | 101.99 Bn | 359.20 Mn | 0.02 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.47 |
| 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 |
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();