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Moodys (MCO) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Moodys has reported Gross Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 74.46% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 2.0% to 74.46% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 74.43% through Mar 2026, up 168.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 74.44% for FY2025, 188.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 74.46% for Q1 2026 at Moodys, up from 73.48% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 75.49% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 68.22% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 72.01% (2023), against an average of 72.33%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: tumbled -500bps in 2022 and later surged 373bps in 2025.
  • Tracing MCO's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 68.22% in 2022, then rose by 5bps to 71.55% in 2023, then fell by -2bps to 70.28% in 2024, then grew by 5bps to 73.48% in 2025, then increased by 1bps to 74.46% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 74.46%, 73.48%, and 75.49% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.