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Moodys (MCO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Moodys (MCO) reported Gross Margin of 74.46% for Q1 2026, down 2.0% year-over-year from 75.98% in Q1 2025, and up 1.33% on a QoQ basis from 73.48% in Q4 2025.

Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 74.46% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 2.0% year-over-year to 74.46% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 74.43% (up 168.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 74.44%, up 188.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin advanced to 74.46% in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from 73.48% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 75.49% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 68.22% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 72.01% (2023), against an average of 72.33%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin tumbled 500 bps; it then jumped 373 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing MCO's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 68.22% in 2022, then advanced by 5 bps to 71.55% in 2023, then declined by 2 bps to 70.28% in 2024, then rose by 5 bps to 73.48% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 74.46% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MCO Gross Margin figures stand at 74.46% (Q1 2026), 73.48% (Q4 2025), and 75.49% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 70.39%
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 97.21%
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - -
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 74.46%
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 65.84%
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn 94.06%
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 89.93%
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 57.27%
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 58.30%
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 Bn 314.28 Mn 51.43%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 76.50%
Mar 31, 2021 75.44%
Dec 31, 2020 68.29%
Sep 30, 2020 73.16%
Jun 30, 2020 74.77%
Mar 31, 2020 73.64%
Dec 31, 2019 71.21%
Sep 30, 2019 71.77%
Jun 30, 2019 71.99%
Mar 31, 2019 70.05%
Dec 31, 2018 71.26%
Sep 30, 2018 71.67%
Jun 30, 2018 72.75%
Mar 31, 2018 72.06%
Dec 31, 2017 70.80%
Sep 30, 2017 70.31%
Jun 30, 2017 71.53%
Mar 31, 2017 71.77%
Dec 31, 2016 72.58%
Sep 30, 2016 72.39%
Jun 30, 2016 72.13%
Mar 31, 2016 69.46%
Dec 31, 2015 70.91%
Sep 30, 2015 71.72%
Jun 30, 2015 73.43%
Mar 31, 2015 71.77%
Dec 31, 2014 70.88%
Sep 30, 2014 71.00%
Jun 30, 2014 74.57%
Mar 31, 2014 71.85%
Dec 31, 2013 71.64%
Sep 30, 2013 71.16%
Jun 30, 2013 73.93%
Mar 31, 2013 72.56%
Dec 31, 2012 70.62%
Sep 30, 2012 69.89%
Jun 30, 2012 71.82%
Mar 31, 2012 71.32%
Dec 31, 2011 68.05%
Sep 30, 2011 67.81%
Jun 30, 2011 71.83%
Mar 31, 2011 72.14%
Dec 31, 2010 67.94%
Sep 30, 2010 70.06%
Jun 30, 2010 71.89%
Mar 31, 2010 71.49%
Dec 31, 2009 69.76%
Sep 30, 2009 70.10%
Jun 30, 2009 71.60%
Mar 31, 2009 70.07%