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% quarter-over-quarter from 36.37% in Q4 2025.
Moodys (MCO) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 41.85% in Q1 2026.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 41.85%, up 6.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 40.59% (up 252.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 40.55%, up 248.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin grew to 41.85% in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from 36.37% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 43.2% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 25.35% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 36.11% and a median of 36.37% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EBT Margin plunged 1673 bps in 2022, then soared 768 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 25.35% in 2022, then climbed by 20 bps to 30.41% in 2023, then grew by 3 bps to 31.4% in 2024, then grew by 16 bps to 36.37% in 2025, then gained by 15 bps to 41.85% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MCO's EBT Margin at 41.85% in Q1 2026, 36.37% in Q4 2025, and 43.2% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 122.27 Bn | 125.38 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 45.74% |
| 2 | Cme | 88.49 Bn | 88.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 80.36% |
| 3 | Moodys | 79.74 Bn | 78.38 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 41.85% |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 76.18 Bn | 74.71 Bn | - | 63.72% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 46.59 Bn | 45.91 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 31.68% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.23 Bn | 42.70 Bn | 1.33 Bn | -32.89% |
| 7 | Msci | 42.63 Bn | 42.25 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 45.75% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.37 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 40.50% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 12.50 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 34.37% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 8.21 Bn | 7.92 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% |