Moodys MCO
NYSE MCO
$474.64 -6.61 (-1.37%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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