Moodys MCO
NYSE MCO
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Moodys (MCO) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026)

Moodys' (MCO) quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $277.0 million in Q2 2026, down 12.89% year-over-year from $318.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 11.24% quarter-over-quarter from $249.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Moodys (MCO) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Moodys (MCO) has reported Long-Term Deferred Tax for 18 consecutive years, with $277.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 12.89% year-over-year to $277.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $277.0 million, a 12.89% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $305.0 million, up 4.1% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax was $277.0 million for Q2 2026 at Moodys, up from $249.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax peaked at $347.0 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at $249.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $287.3 million and a median of $273.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Long-Term Deferred Tax.
  • The widest YoY moves for Long-Term Deferred Tax: up 44.58% in 2022, down 30.73% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $266.0 million in 2022, then declined by 3.01% to $258.0 million in 2023, then rose by 13.57% to $293.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 4.1% to $305.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 9.18% to $277.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Long-Term Deferred Tax figures came in at $277.0 million (Q2 2026), $249.0 million (Q1 2026), and $305.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 277.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 249.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 305.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 288.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 318.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 292.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 293.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 268.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 267.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 270.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 258.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 264.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 265.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 268.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 266.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 336.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 341.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 347.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 384.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 363.00 Mn