Moodys (MCO) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026)
Moodys (MCO) reported Deferred Taxes of $23.0 million for Q1 2026, up 27.78% year-over-year from $18.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 140.35% quarter-over-quarter from -$57.0 million in Q4 2025.
Moodys (MCO) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Moodys (MCO) has 16 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at $23.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 came in at $23.0 million, up 27.78% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$12.0 million (up 82.61% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$17.0 million, up 72.58% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes improved to $23.0 million in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, 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.
- A 5-year average of -$3.1 million and a median of -$1.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Deferred Taxes sank 342.86% in 2023, then jumped 243.75% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$10.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 180.0% to -$28.0 million in 2023, then sank by 153.57% to -$71.0 million in 2024, then grew by 19.72% to -$57.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 140.35% to $23.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MCO's Deferred Taxes at $23.0 million in Q1 2026, -$57.0 million in Q4 2025, and $23.0 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 122.27 Bn | 125.38 Bn | 2.94 Bn | -50.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cme | 88.49 Bn | 88.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | -13.40 Mn |
| 3 | Moodys | 79.74 Bn | 78.38 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 23.00 Mn |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 76.18 Bn | 74.71 Bn | - | 140.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 46.59 Bn | 45.91 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 12.00 Mn |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.23 Bn | 42.70 Bn | 1.33 Bn | -77.18 Mn |
| 7 | Msci | 42.63 Bn | 42.25 Bn | 765.10 Mn | -82.50 Mn |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.37 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 48.90 Mn |
| 9 | TransUnion | 12.50 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 726.20 Mn | -16.00 Mn |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 8.21 Bn | 7.92 Bn | 314.28 Mn | -658,000.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -43.00 Mn |