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Moodys (MCO) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Moodys (MCO) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $777.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 29.5% to $777.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $2.6 billion, a 2.14% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $2.6 billion, up 2.14% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow was $777.0 million for Q4 2025 at Moodys, up from $658.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $777.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $217.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $501.6 million and a median of $542.5 million in 2023 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: tumbled 62.85% in 2021, then surged 153.46% in 2023.
  • Moodys' Free Cash Flow stood at $237.0 million in 2021, then increased by 25.74% to $298.0 million in 2022, then surged by 35.57% to $404.0 million in 2023, then soared by 48.51% to $600.0 million in 2024, then grew by 29.5% to $777.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MCO's Free Cash Flow are $777.0 million (Q4 2025), $658.0 million (Q3 2025), and $468.0 million (Q2 2025).