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Moodys (MCO) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Moodys has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $844.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 25.6% to $844.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.7 billion through Mar 2026, up 10.06% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.6 billion for FY2025, 2.14% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $844.0 million for Q1 2026 at Moodys, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $550.0 million (2023), against an average of $530.1 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: plummeted 61.52% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 153.46% in 2023.
  • Tracing MCO's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $298.0 million in 2022, then soared by 35.57% to $404.0 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 48.51% to $600.0 million in 2024, then increased by 29.5% to $777.0 million in 2025, then grew by 8.62% to $844.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $844.0 million, $777.0 million, and $658.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.