Moodys MCO
NYSE MCO
$474.64 -6.61 (-1.37%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Moodys (MCO) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Moodys' (MCO) quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 4.65 in Q2 2026, up 37.36% year-over-year from 3.39 in Q2 2025, and up 30.17% quarter-over-quarter from 3.57 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Moodys (MCO) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Moodys (MCO) has reported Dividend Coverage Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 4.65 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio rose 37.36% year-over-year to 4.65 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 3.92, a 30.07% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.51, up 11.39% from the prior year.
  • Dividend Coverage Ratio was 4.65 for Q2 2026 at Moodys, up from 3.57 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Dividend Coverage Ratio peaked at 4.65 in Q2 2026 and troughed at 1.89 in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 3.15 and a median of 3.34 in 2024 frame the typical range for Dividend Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Dividend Coverage Ratio plunged 50.25% in 2022 and surged 66.72% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 1.89 in 2022, then grew by 27.43% to 2.41 in 2023, then declined by 9.0% to 2.19 in 2024, then surged by 66.72% to 3.66 in 2025, then rose by 27.12% to 4.65 in 2026.
  • The last three Dividend Coverage Ratio figures came in at 4.65 (Q2 2026), 3.57 (Q1 2026), and 3.66 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Div. Cover (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 124.03 Bn 119.89 Bn 2.98 Bn 4.45
2 Moodys 82.83 Bn 81.34 Bn 1.67 Bn 4.65
3 Msci 40.50 Bn 40.15 Bn 717.10 Mn 2.28
4 Verisk Analytics 23.26 Bn 22.71 Bn 572.90 Mn 3.50
5 Factset Research Systems 10.11 Bn 9.81 Bn 310.73 Mn 3.14
6 Morningstar 7.50 Bn 6.97 Bn 423.90 Mn 5.72
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 4.65
Mar 31, 2026 3.57
Dec 31, 2025 3.66
Sep 30, 2025 3.74
Jun 30, 2025 3.39
Mar 31, 2025 3.21
Dec 31, 2024 2.19
Sep 30, 2024 3.30
Jun 30, 2024 3.54
Mar 31, 2024 3.72
Dec 31, 2023 2.41
Sep 30, 2023 2.60
Jun 30, 2023 2.62
Mar 31, 2023 3.55
Dec 31, 2022 1.89
Sep 30, 2022 2.31
Jun 30, 2022 2.50
Mar 31, 2022 3.83
Dec 31, 2021 3.68
Sep 30, 2021 3.98