Moodys (MCO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Moodys (MCO) reported FCF Margin of 40.6% for Q1 2026, up 567.0% year-over-year from 6.09% in Q1 2025, and down 1.3% quarter-over-quarter from 41.13% in Q4 2025.
Moodys (MCO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 40.6% in Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 40.6%, up 567.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 34.89% (up 35.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 33.36%, down 220.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin declined to 40.6% in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from 41.13% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 41.13% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 15.71% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 31.18% and a median of 32.79% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Margin sank 2060 bps in 2022, then jumped 2110 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 23.1% in 2022, then advanced by 18 bps to 27.3% in 2023, then soared by 31 bps to 35.89% in 2024, then increased by 15 bps to 41.13% in 2025, then declined by 1 bps to 40.6% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MCO's FCF Margin at 40.6% in Q1 2026, 41.13% in Q4 2025, and 32.79% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 122.27 Bn | 125.38 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 24.21% |
| 2 | Cme | 88.49 Bn | 88.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 65.85% |
| 3 | Moodys | 79.74 Bn | 78.38 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 40.60% |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 76.18 Bn | 74.71 Bn | - | 42.39% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 46.59 Bn | 45.91 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 29.43% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.23 Bn | 42.70 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 12.93% |
| 7 | Msci | 42.63 Bn | 42.25 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 33.00% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.37 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 152.48% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 12.50 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 1.53% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 8.21 Bn | 7.92 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 30.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 40.60% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 41.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 32.79% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 35.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 34.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 39.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 36.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.40% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 26.41% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 36.32% |