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

Moodys (MCO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2017 - 2025)

Moodys' (MCO) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 16.74 in Q4 2025, up 40.24% year-over-year from 11.94 in Q4 2024, and up 40.24% quarter-over-quarter from 11.94 in Q4 2024.

Analysis

Moodys (MCO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2017 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Moodys (MCO) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 9 consecutive years, with 16.74 the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 40.24% year-over-year to 16.74 in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 72.85, a 19.09% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 72.85, up 19.09% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 16.74 for Q4 2025 at Moodys, up from 11.94 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 16.74 in Q4 2025 and troughed at 6.85 in Q4 2021.
  • A 5-year average of 12.16 and a median of 11.94 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio surged 48.83% in 2022 and slipped 20.9% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 6.85 in 2021, then soared by 48.83% to 10.2 in 2022, then surged by 47.95% to 15.09 in 2023, then declined by 20.9% to 11.94 in 2024, then surged by 40.24% to 16.74 in 2025.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 16.74 (Q4 2025), 11.94 (Q4 2024), and 15.09 (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 121.34 Bn 117.20 Bn 2.98 Bn 20.83
2 Moodys 81.34 Bn 79.84 Bn 1.67 Bn -
3 Msci 39.85 Bn 39.49 Bn 717.10 Mn 6.87
4 Verisk Analytics 22.97 Bn 22.42 Bn 572.90 Mn 6.89
5 Factset Research Systems 9.48 Bn 9.17 Bn 310.73 Mn 12.02
6 Morningstar 7.30 Bn 6.77 Bn 423.90 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 16.74
Dec 31, 2024 11.94
Dec 31, 2023 15.09
Dec 31, 2022 10.20
Dec 31, 2021 6.85
Dec 31, 2020 6.00
Dec 31, 2019 5.66
Dec 31, 2018 125.33
Dec 31, 2017 9.78