Moodys MCO
NYSE MCO
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As of: Oct 2, 2026 · 2:25 PM EDT

Moodys (MCO) Long-Term Investments (2009 - 2019)

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Moodys (MCO) reported Long-Term Investments of $121.4 million for Q2 2019, up 13.2% from $107.2 million a year earlier and up 8.8% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Moodys (MCO) Long-Term Investments (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

At the end of FY2018, Moodys posted Long-Term Investments of $104.6 million, up 5.5% from FY2017.

  • Long-Term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 22.8% (FY2013 to FY2018).
  • By year, Long-Term Investments came in at $99.1 million in FY2017 (+203.1%), $32.7 million in FY2016 (-40.5%), $55 million in FY2015 (+14.6%) and $48 million in FY2014 (+28.0%).
  • The Q2 2019 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Long-Term Investments in data going back to Q4 2009.
  • Year over year, Long-Term Investments has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with growth averaging 42.0% over the last eight quarters.
  • The high point for year-over-year Long-Term Investments in five years was Q4 2017 (growth of 203.1%); the low point was Q4 2016 (a decline of 40.5%).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2019 came in at $111.6 million (Q1 2019), $104.6 million (Q4 2018) and $98.3 million (Q3 2018).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Long-Term Investments (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 116.38 Bn 111.98 Bn 2.98 Bn 613.00 Mn
2 Moodys 78.67 Bn 71.10 Bn 1.67 Bn -
3 Msci 39.16 Bn 37.50 Bn 717.10 Mn -
4 Verisk Analytics 21.84 Bn 16.48 Bn 572.90 Mn -
5 Equifax 16.14 Bn 15.54 Bn 926.40 Mn -
6 TransUnion 11.72 Bn 8.70 Bn - -
7 Factset Research Systems 9.66 Bn 8.43 Bn 310.73 Mn -
8 Morningstar 7.13 Bn 5.03 Bn 423.90 Mn 49.80 Mn
9 Mastercard 480.27 Bn 440.19 Bn - 318.00 Mn
10 Cme 94.12 Bn 94.12 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2019 121.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 111.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 104.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 98.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 107.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 100.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 99.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 83.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 80.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 86.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 32.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 61.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 59.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 55.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 55.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 58.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 45.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 47.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 48.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 43.40 Mn
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