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% on a QoQ basis from $1.66 in Q4 2025.
Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $2.22 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 25.27% year-over-year to $2.22 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.22 (up 25.27% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.66, down 16.55% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity climbed to $2.22 in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from $1.66 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $3.09 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $1.66 in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $2.01 (2023), against an average of $2.19.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Debt to Equity sank 33.57%; it then rose 25.27% in 2026.
- Tracing MCO's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $2.75 in 2022, then fell by 26.7% to $2.01 in 2023, then declined by 1.05% to $1.99 in 2024, then decreased by 16.55% to $1.66 in 2025, then soared by 33.2% to $2.22 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MCO Debt to Equity figures stand at $2.22 (Q1 2026), $1.66 (Q4 2025), and $1.76 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 0.43 |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 0.13 |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 0.69 |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 2.22 |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 0.74 |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 0.48 |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | -2.31 |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 0.27 |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 1.18 |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 0.64 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.85 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.64 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.77 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 5.14 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 7.89 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 6.72 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 7.52 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 9.37 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 17.07 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 8.65 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.17 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 11.57 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 13.11 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -47.05 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -14.65 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -10.45 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -5.63 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -3.27 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -9.55 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -9.26 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -5.90 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -10.15 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -6.65 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -30.04 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -21.17 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 59.38 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 5.28 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 4.72 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 5.33 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 6.04 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 7.46 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 3.59 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 3.53 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 4.21 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 5.48 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 11.43 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 14.96 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -7.85 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -6.76 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -73.07 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -5.53 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -4.08 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -4.07 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -0.76 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -1.38 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -1.26 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -1.14 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -1.28 |