Moodys (MCO) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Moodys (MCO) reported EBITDA Margin of 44.35% for Q1 2026, up 38.0% year-over-year from 32.14% in Q1 2025, and up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter from 40.76% in Q4 2025.
Moodys (MCO) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 44.35% in Q1 2026.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 44.35%, up 38.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 43.53% (up 312.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 43.42%, up 286.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin grew to 44.35% in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from 40.76% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 45.69% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 23.72% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 38.83% and a median of 40.71% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBITDA Margin sank 1479 bps in 2022, then soared 993 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 23.72% in 2022, then soared by 42 bps to 33.65% in 2023, then dropped by 0 bps to 33.55% in 2024, then gained by 21 bps to 40.76% in 2025, then grew by 9 bps to 44.35% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MCO's EBITDA Margin at 44.35% in Q1 2026, 40.76% in Q4 2025, and 45.69% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 122.27 Bn | 125.38 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 48.74% |
| 2 | Cme | 88.49 Bn | 88.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 71.11% |
| 3 | Moodys | 79.74 Bn | 78.38 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 44.35% |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 76.18 Bn | 74.71 Bn | - | 55.93% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 46.59 Bn | 45.91 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 30.74% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.23 Bn | 42.70 Bn | 1.33 Bn | -1.52% |
| 7 | Msci | 42.63 Bn | 42.25 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 54.40% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.37 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 40.55% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 12.50 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 19.65% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 8.21 Bn | 7.92 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 30.27% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 44.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 43.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 43.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 33.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 40.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 44.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 37.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 36.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 43.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 33.40% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 44.30% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 51.58% |