Moodys Corp /De/ (MCO) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2019 - 2026)
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.
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).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Moodys Corp /De/ Dividend Coverage Ratio API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "MCO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();