Moodys MCO
NYSE MCO
$467.38 -7.20 (-1.52%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Moodys (MCO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Moodys' (MCO) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 76.29% in Q2 2026, up 206.0% year-over-year from 24.93% in Q2 2025, and up 2.46% quarter-over-quarter from 74.46% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Moodys (MCO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Moodys (MCO) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 76.29% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 206.0% year-over-year to 76.29% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 74.98%, a 220.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 74.44%, up 188.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 76.29% for Q2 2026 at Moodys, up from 74.46% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 76.29% in Q2 2026 and troughed at 68.22% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 72.55% and a median of 72.31% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin slumped 500 bps in 2022 and surged 373 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 68.22% in 2022, then climbed by 5 bps to 71.55% in 2023, then fell by 2 bps to 70.28% in 2024, then gained by 5 bps to 73.48% in 2025, then advanced by 4 bps to 76.29% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 76.29% (Q2 2026), 74.46% (Q1 2026), and 73.48% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 121.34 Bn 117.20 Bn 2.98 Bn 71.90%
2 Moodys 81.34 Bn 79.84 Bn 1.67 Bn 76.29%
3 Msci 39.85 Bn 39.49 Bn 717.10 Mn 82.71%
4 Verisk Analytics 22.97 Bn 22.42 Bn 572.90 Mn 71.05%
5 Factset Research Systems 9.48 Bn 9.17 Bn 310.73 Mn 49.88%
6 Morningstar 7.30 Bn 6.77 Bn 423.90 Mn 63.92%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 76.29%
Mar 31, 2026 74.46%
Dec 31, 2025 73.48%
Sep 30, 2025 75.49%
Jun 30, 2025 74.24%
Mar 31, 2025 74.48%
Dec 31, 2024 70.28%
Sep 30, 2024 71.76%
Jun 30, 2024 74.19%
Mar 31, 2024 73.85%
Dec 31, 2023 71.55%
Sep 30, 2023 72.01%
Jun 30, 2023 71.49%
Mar 31, 2023 70.88%
Dec 31, 2022 68.22%
Sep 30, 2022 69.18%
Jun 30, 2022 71.54%
Mar 31, 2022 72.60%
Dec 31, 2021 68.49%
Sep 30, 2021 74.18%