Moodys (MCO) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Moodys (MCO) reported EBT Margin of 41.85% for Q1 2026, up 6.0% year-over-year from 39.48% in Q1 2025, and up 15.06% on a QoQ basis from 36.37% in Q4 2025.
Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 41.85% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBT Margin rose 6.0% year-over-year to 41.85% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 40.59% (up 252.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 40.55%, up 248.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin advanced to 41.85% in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from 36.37% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 43.2% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 25.35% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 36.37% (2025), against an average of 36.11%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBT Margin slumped 1673 bps; it then jumped 768 bps in 2024.
- Tracing MCO's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 25.35% in 2022, then gained by 20 bps to 30.41% in 2023, then advanced by 3 bps to 31.4% in 2024, then advanced by 16 bps to 36.37% in 2025, then increased by 15 bps to 41.85% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MCO EBT Margin figures stand at 41.85% (Q1 2026), 36.37% (Q4 2025), and 43.2% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 45.74% |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 80.36% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 63.72% |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 41.85% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 31.68% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | -32.89% |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 45.75% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 40.50% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 34.37% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 26.37% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 41.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 36.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 43.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 40.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 41.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 39.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 42.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.41% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.08% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 32.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 34.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 32.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 33.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 40.56% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 48.81% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 53.88% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 31.01% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 44.17% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 46.41% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 43.72% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 36.74% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 41.37% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 35.58% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 36.08% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 30.43% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 38.19% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 42.17% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 39.14% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 35.00% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 43.82% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 46.18% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 46.28% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -53.36% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 40.24% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 40.79% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 33.77% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 36.07% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 41.15% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 41.30% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 39.80% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 38.27% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 40.24% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 55.55% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 40.62% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -4.03% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 37.35% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 44.55% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 36.51% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -60.70% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 38.40% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 41.29% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 39.98% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 27.44% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 34.78% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 43.65% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 40.76% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -38.63% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 35.34% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 37.23% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 38.29% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -18.94% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 36.01% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 38.74% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 34.63% |