Moodys (MCO) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Moodys (MCO) reported Debt to Equity of $2.22 for Q1 2026, up 25.27% year-over-year from $1.77 in Q1 2025, and up 33.2% quarter-over-quarter from $1.66 in Q4 2025.

Moodys (MCO) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $2.22 in Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $2.22, up 25.27% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.22 (up 25.27% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.66, down 16.55% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity advanced to $2.22 in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from $1.66 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $3.09 in Q2 2022 and troughed at $1.66 in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $2.19 and a median of $2.01 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Debt to Equity tumbled 33.57% in 2023, then advanced 25.27% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $2.75 in 2022, then decreased by 26.7% to $2.01 in 2023, then retreated by 1.05% to $1.99 in 2024, then dropped by 16.55% to $1.66 in 2025, then surged by 33.2% to $2.22 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCO's Debt to Equity at $2.22 in Q1 2026, $1.66 in Q4 2025, and $1.76 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn 0.43
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 0.13
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn 2.22
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - 0.69
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn 0.74
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn 0.48
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn -2.31
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 0.27
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn 1.18
10 Factset Research Systems 8.21 Bn 7.92 Bn 314.28 Mn 0.64

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.22
Dec 31, 2025 1.66
Sep 30, 2025 1.76
Jun 30, 2025 1.70
Mar 31, 2025 1.77
Dec 31, 2024 1.99
Sep 30, 2024 1.86
Jun 30, 2024 1.76
Mar 31, 2024 1.86
Dec 31, 2023 2.01
Sep 30, 2023 2.04
Jun 30, 2023 2.18
Mar 31, 2023 2.44
Dec 31, 2022 2.75
Sep 30, 2022 3.08
Jun 30, 2022 3.09
Mar 31, 2022 3.02
Dec 31, 2021 2.54
Sep 30, 2021 2.85
Jun 30, 2021 2.67