Moodys MCO
NYSE MCO
$457.22 +2.40 (+0.53%)
As of: Sep 30, 2026 · 1:39 PM EDT

Moodys Corp /De/ (MCO) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2019 - 2026)

Updated

Moodys' Dividend Coverage Ratio was 4.88 in Q2 2026, up 44.3% from 3.38 a year earlier and up 36.5% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Moodys Corp /De/ (MCO) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

On a trailing twelve-month basis, Moodys' Dividend Coverage Ratio was 3.99 through Jun 30, 2026, up 26.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.51, up 5.7% from FY2024.

  • Dividend Coverage Ratio has now increased for three consecutive years.
  • In earlier years, Dividend Coverage Ratio was 3.32 in FY2024 (+16.5%), 2.85 in FY2023 (+6.8%), 2.67 in FY2022 (-44.2%) and 4.78 in FY2021 (+13.0%).
  • The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio since Q2 2021.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Dividend Coverage Ratio has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 15.1% over the last eight quarters.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Dividend Coverage Ratio over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 44.3%); the worst was Q2 2022 (a decline of 49.0%).
  • Per Business Quant data, MCO's Dividend Coverage Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 3.57 (Q1 2026), 3.65 (Q4 2025) and 3.85 (Q3 2025).
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Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 4.88
Mar 31, 2026 3.57
Dec 31, 2025 3.65
Sep 30, 2025 3.85
Jun 30, 2025 3.38
Mar 31, 2025 3.21
Dec 31, 2024 2.55
Sep 30, 2024 3.42
Jun 30, 2024 3.58
Mar 31, 2024 3.72
Dec 31, 2023 2.43
Sep 30, 2023 2.76
Jun 30, 2023 2.65
Mar 31, 2023 3.55
Dec 31, 2022 1.92
Sep 30, 2022 2.37
Jun 30, 2022 2.53
Mar 31, 2022 3.83
Dec 31, 2021 3.68
Sep 30, 2021 4.12
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