Moodys (MCO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Moodys (MCO) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.22 for Q1 2026, down 24.46% year-over-year from 0.29 in Q1 2025, and up 5577.13% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0 in Q4 2025.
Moodys (MCO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.22 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.22, down 24.46% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.19 (up 928.49% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.0, down 30.07% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio rose to 0.22 in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from 0.0 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.6 in Q2 2022 and troughed at 1.31 in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.15 and a median of 0.26 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 196.07% in 2022 and fell as far as 367.39% in 2022.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 1.31 in 2022, then surged by 126.67% to 0.35 in 2023, then tumbled by 322.53% to 0.78 in 2024, then soared by 100.5% to 0.0 in 2025, then surged by 5577.13% to 0.22 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MCO's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.22 in Q1 2026, 0.0 in Q4 2025, and 0.26 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 122.27 Bn | 125.38 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 0.29 |
| 2 | Cme | 88.49 Bn | 88.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 2.18 |
| 3 | Moodys | 79.74 Bn | 78.38 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 0.22 |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 76.18 Bn | 74.71 Bn | - | 0.24 |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 46.59 Bn | 45.91 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 0.24 |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.23 Bn | 42.70 Bn | 1.33 Bn | - |
| 7 | Msci | 42.63 Bn | 42.25 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 0.53 |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.37 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 0.04 |
| 9 | TransUnion | 12.50 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 1.32 |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 8.21 Bn | 7.92 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 0.22 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.78 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.31 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.60 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.20 |