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Moodys (MCO) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2026)

Moodys has reported Deferred Taxes over the past 16 years, most recently at $23.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 27.78% to $23.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$12.0 million through Mar 2026, up 82.61% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$17.0 million for FY2025, 72.58% up from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was $23.0 million for Q1 2026 at Moodys, up from -$57.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $35.0 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$71.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$1.0 million (2025), against an average of -$3.1 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Deferred Taxes: crashed 342.86% in 2023 and later soared 243.75% in 2025.
  • Tracing MCO's Deferred Taxes over 5 years: stood at -$10.0 million in 2022, then plummeted by 180.0% to -$28.0 million in 2023, then plummeted by 153.57% to -$71.0 million in 2024, then rose by 19.72% to -$57.0 million in 2025, then soared by 140.35% to $23.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods came in at $23.0 million, -$57.0 million, and $23.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.