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

Moodys (MCO) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $688.0 million for Q2 2026, up 47.01% year-on-year from $468.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 18.48% on a QoQ basis from $844.0 million in Q1 2026.

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

Moodys (MCO) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $688.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 47.01% year-over-year to $688.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $3.0 billion (up 25.14% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.6 billion, up 2.14% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to $688.0 million in Q2 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from $844.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for MCO reached as high as $844.0 million in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $217.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $538.8 million and a median of $571.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow slumped 61.52% — and 2023, when it jumped 153.46%.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow 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 dropped by 11.45% to $688.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $688.0 million, $844.0 million, and $777.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Bit Origin 1,110.84 Bn 1,110.84 Bn - -
2 S&P Global 130.72 Bn 128.91 Bn 2.94 Bn 1.01 Bn
3 Cme 92.16 Bn 92.16 Bn 1.65 Bn 923.50 Mn
4 Moodys 84.72 Bn 83.22 Bn 1.67 Bn 688.00 Mn
5 Intercontinental Exchange 84.12 Bn 82.38 Bn - 1.21 Bn
6 Nasdaq 53.10 Bn 52.38 Bn 1.50 Bn 634.00 Mn
7 Coinbase Global 44.25 Bn 33.81 Bn 1.33 Bn 182.74 Mn
8 Msci 41.65 Bn 41.29 Bn 717.10 Mn 361.40 Mn
9 Cboe Global Markets 30.13 Bn 27.96 Bn 728.90 Mn 1.94 Bn
10 TransUnion 14.77 Bn 14.04 Bn 726.20 Mn 19.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 688.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 688.00 Mn
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