Moodys (MCO) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026)
Moodys' Income from Continuing Operations came in at $736 million for Q3 2026, up 13.8% from $647 million a year earlier but down 16.3% from the prior quarter.
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Moodys (MCO) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Moodys reported Income from Continuing Operations of $2.89 billion, up 28.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.46 billion, up 19.6% from FY2024.
- Income from Continuing Operations has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Income from Continuing Operations was $2.06 billion in FY2024 (+28.0%), $1.61 billion in FY2023 (+17.0%), $1.37 billion in FY2022 (-37.9%) and $2.21 billion in FY2021 (+24.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Income from Continuing Operations is $246 million (Q4 2022) to $879 million (Q2 2026).
- Year-over-year, Income from Continuing Operations has increased for 15 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 22.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Income from Continuing Operations over five years came in Q4 2025 (growth of 54.7%), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a decline of 43.3%).
- Business Quant data shows MCO's Income from Continuing Operations at $879 million (Q2 2026), $661 million (Q1 2026) and $611 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income (Continuing) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 135.95 Bn | 125.80 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 1.41 Bn |
| 2 | Moodys | 87.18 Bn | 80.11 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 736.00 Mn |
| 3 | Msci | 46.24 Bn | 44.72 Bn | 739.80 Mn | 351.00 Mn |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 26.46 Bn | 21.10 Bn | 572.90 Mn | 228.60 Mn |
| 5 | Equifax | 22.29 Bn | 21.56 Bn | 940.10 Mn | 213.40 Mn |
| 6 | TransUnion | 15.65 Bn | 12.34 Bn | - | 160.50 Mn |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 11.79 Bn | 10.64 Bn | 308.40 Mn | 121.13 Mn |
| 8 | Morningstar | 9.04 Bn | 6.93 Bn | 431.40 Mn | 114.00 Mn |
| 9 | Mastercard | 577.18 Bn | 537.27 Bn | - | 4.63 Bn |
| 10 | Cme | 108.04 Bn | 96.37 Bn | - | 1.04 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 736.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 879.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 661.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 611.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 647.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 579.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 625.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 395.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 534.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 553.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 577.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 340.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 390.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 377.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 501.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 246.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 303.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 327.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 498.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 427.00 Mn |
API Access
Moodys Income from Continuing Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-from-continuing-operations", "ticker": "MCO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();