Moodys (MCO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Moodys (MCO) reported Free Cash Flow of $844.0 million for Q1 2026, up 25.6% year-over-year from $672.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 8.62% quarter-over-quarter from $777.0 million in Q4 2025.

Moodys (MCO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $844.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $844.0 million, up 25.6% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.7 billion (up 10.06% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.6 billion, up 2.14% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow advanced to $844.0 million in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from $777.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $844.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $217.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $530.1 million and a median of $550.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow slumped 61.52% in 2022, then surged 153.46% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $298.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 35.57% to $404.0 million in 2023, then surged by 48.51% to $600.0 million in 2024, then rose by 29.5% to $777.0 million in 2025, then increased by 8.62% to $844.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCO's Free Cash Flow at $844.0 million in Q1 2026, $777.0 million in Q4 2025, and $658.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn 1.01 Bn
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.24 Bn
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn 844.00 Mn
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - 1.26 Bn
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn 629.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn 182.74 Mn
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn 280.80 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 1.94 Bn
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn 19.00 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 8.21 Bn 7.92 Bn 314.28 Mn 185.69 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 844.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 844.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 777.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 777.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 658.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 658.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 468.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 468.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 672.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 672.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 600.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 600.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 631.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 631.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 593.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 593.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 697.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 697.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 404.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 404.00 Mn