Moodys (MCO) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Moodys (MCO) reported Debt Ratio of 0.47 for Q1 2026, up 4.57% year-over-year from 0.45 in Q1 2025, and up 6.98% on a QoQ basis from 0.44 in Q4 2025.
Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.47 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 4.57% year-over-year to 0.47 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.47 (up 4.57% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.44, down 7.78% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio climbed to 0.47 in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from 0.44 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.54 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.44 in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.48 (2024), against an average of 0.48.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt Ratio gained 5.65%; it then dropped 9.99% in 2023.
- Tracing MCO's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.51 in 2022, then slipped by 7.02% to 0.48 in 2023, then rose by 0.06% to 0.48 in 2024, then dropped by 7.78% to 0.44 in 2025, then grew by 6.98% to 0.47 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MCO Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.47 (Q1 2026), 0.44 (Q4 2025), and 0.45 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 0.22 |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 0.02 |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 0.11 |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 0.47 |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 0.33 |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 0.23 |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 1.15 |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 0.13 |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 0.47 |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 0.32 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.51 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.60 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.59 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.61 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.61 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.63 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.65 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.75 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.75 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.63 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.68 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.68 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.67 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.66 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.65 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.62 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.55 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.49 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.52 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 0.51 |