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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% on a QoQ basis from $777.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 25.6% year-over-year to $844.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.7 billion (up 10.06% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.6 billion, up 2.14% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to $844.0 million in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from $777.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $844.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed 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.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow plunged 61.52%; it then soared 153.46% in 2023.
  • Tracing MCO's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $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, then climbed by 8.62% to $844.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MCO Free Cash Flow figures stand at $844.0 million (Q1 2026), $777.0 million (Q4 2025), and $658.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 1.01 Bn
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.24 Bn
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - 1.26 Bn
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 844.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 629.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn 182.74 Mn
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 280.80 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 1.94 Bn
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 19.00 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 Bn 314.28 Mn 185.69 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Sep 30, 2023 391.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 391.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 550.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 550.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 535.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 535.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 298.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 298.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 265.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 265.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 217.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 217.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 411.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 411.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 237.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 237.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 403.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 403.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 564.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 564.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 662.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 662.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 638.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 638.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 490.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 490.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 591.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 591.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 324.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 324.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 471.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 471.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 419.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 419.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 369.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 369.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 347.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 347.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 348.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 348.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 282.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 282.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 362.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 362.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 376.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 376.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 383.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 383.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 363.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 363.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 447.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 447.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -531.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -531.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 339.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 339.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 312.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 312.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 264.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 264.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 227.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 227.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 281.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 281.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 273.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 273.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 310.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 310.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 242.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 242.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 291.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 291.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 233.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 233.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 261.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 261.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 158.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 158.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 262.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 262.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 271.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 271.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 157.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 157.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 194.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 194.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 317.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 317.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 247.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 247.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 166.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 166.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 46.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 46.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 122.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 122.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 202.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 202.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 229.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 229.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 181.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 181.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 154.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 154.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 151.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 151.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 120.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 120.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 147.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 147.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 160.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 160.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 102.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 102.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 107.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 107.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 182.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 182.60 Mn