Moodys MCO
NYSE MCO
$467.38 -7.20 (-1.52%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Moodys (MCO) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026)

Moodys' (MCO) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at -$51.0 million in Q2 2026, down 5000.0% year-over-year from $1.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 321.74% quarter-over-quarter from $23.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Moodys (MCO) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Moodys (MCO) has reported Deferred Taxes for 16 consecutive years, with -$51.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes fell 5000.0% year-over-year to -$51.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$62.0 million, a 11.43% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$17.0 million, up 72.58% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was -$51.0 million for Q2 2026 at Moodys, down from $23.0 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.
  • A 5-year average of -$6.1 million and a median of -$4.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
  • Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes soared 243.75% in 2025 and plunged 5000.0% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at -$10.0 million in 2022, then sank by 180.0% to -$28.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 153.57% to -$71.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 19.72% to -$57.0 million in 2025, then rose by 10.53% to -$51.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$51.0 million (Q2 2026), $23.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$57.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 121.34 Bn 117.20 Bn 2.98 Bn -64.00 Mn
2 Moodys 81.34 Bn 79.84 Bn 1.67 Bn -51.00 Mn
3 Msci 39.85 Bn 39.49 Bn 717.10 Mn 2.60 Mn
4 Verisk Analytics 22.97 Bn 22.42 Bn 572.90 Mn 5.70 Mn
5 Factset Research Systems 9.48 Bn 9.17 Bn 310.73 Mn 18.43 Mn
6 Morningstar 7.30 Bn 6.77 Bn 423.90 Mn 3.80 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -51.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 23.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -57.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 23.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 18.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -71.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -16.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 25.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -28.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -31.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -10.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -7.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 35.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 30.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -139.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -138.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 44.00 Mn