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Moodys (MCO) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Moodys has reported FCF Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 40.6% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 567.0% to 40.6% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 34.89% through Mar 2026, up 35.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 33.36% for FY2025, 220.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 40.6% for Q1 2026 at Moodys, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 32.79% (2025), against an average of 31.18%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: crashed -2060bps in 2022 and later soared 2110bps in 2023.
  • Tracing MCO's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 23.1% in 2022, then grew by 18bps to 27.3% in 2023, then surged by 31bps to 35.89% in 2024, then grew by 15bps to 41.13% in 2025, then dropped by -1bps to 40.6% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods came in at 40.6%, 41.13%, and 32.79% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.