Moodys (MCO) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Moodys' (MCO) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.51 in Q2 2026, up 13.86% year-over-year from 0.45 in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.51 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Moodys (MCO) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Moodys (MCO) has reported Debt Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.51 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 13.86% year-over-year to 0.51 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.51, a 13.86% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.44, down 15.69% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.51 for Q2 2026 at Moodys, roughly flat from 0.51 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.57 in Q2 2022 and troughed at 0.44 in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.5 and a median of 0.51 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio fell 15.69% in 2025 and gained 13.86% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.51 in 2022, then dropped by 7.02% to 0.48 in 2023, then climbed by 9.45% to 0.52 in 2024, then slipped by 15.69% to 0.44 in 2025, then increased by 15.94% to 0.51 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.51 (Q2 2026), 0.51 (Q1 2026), and 0.44 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 130.73 Bn | 131.62 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 0.28 |
| 2 | Moodys | 85.51 Bn | 84.15 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 0.51 |
| 3 | Msci | 41.67 Bn | 41.32 Bn | 717.10 Mn | 1.14 |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 24.18 Bn | 23.63 Bn | 572.90 Mn | 1.00 |
| 5 | Factset Research Systems | 10.80 Bn | 10.50 Bn | 310.73 Mn | 0.45 |
| 6 | Morningstar | 7.86 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 423.90 Mn | 0.44 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.51 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.52 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.51 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.51 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.54 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.57 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.55 |