Moodys (MCO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Moodys (MCO) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.27 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 24.82% year-over-year to 0.27 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.24 (down 19.41% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.27, up 5.1% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio grew to 0.27 in Q2 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from 0.22 in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for MCO reached as high as 0.6 in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 0.21 in Q4 2025.
• A 5-year average of 0.32 and a median of 0.28 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 196.07% — and 2023, when it sank 56.63%.
• Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.44 in 2022, then dropped by 20.0% to 0.35 in 2023, then dropped by 14.04% to 0.3 in 2024, then fell by 28.36% to 0.21 in 2025, then climbed by 27.81% to 0.27 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.27, 0.22, and 0.21 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.