Moodys MCO
NYSE MCO
$474.64 -6.61 (-1.37%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Moodys (MCO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Moodys' (MCO) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 31.49% in Q2 2026, up 683.0% year-over-year from 4.02% in Q2 2025, and down 22.44% quarter-over-quarter from 40.6% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Moodys (MCO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Moodys (MCO) has reported FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 31.49% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 683.0% year-over-year to 31.49% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 36.36%, a 391.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 33.36%, down 220.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 31.49% for Q2 2026 at Moodys, down from 40.6% 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 31.2% and a median of 32.71% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin slumped 2060 bps in 2022 and soared 2110 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 23.1% in 2022, then gained by 18 bps to 27.3% in 2023, then surged by 31 bps to 35.89% in 2024, then grew by 15 bps to 41.13% in 2025, then decreased by 23 bps to 31.49% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 31.49% (Q2 2026), 40.6% (Q1 2026), and 41.13% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 124.03 Bn 119.89 Bn 2.98 Bn 33.79%
2 Moodys 82.83 Bn 81.34 Bn 1.67 Bn 31.49%
3 Msci 40.50 Bn 40.15 Bn 717.10 Mn 38.92%
4 Verisk Analytics 23.26 Bn 22.71 Bn 572.90 Mn 36.95%
5 Factset Research Systems 10.11 Bn 9.81 Bn 310.73 Mn 40.78%
6 Morningstar 7.50 Bn 6.97 Bn 423.90 Mn 18.47%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 31.49%
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%