Moodys MCO
NYSE MCO
$474.64 -6.61 (-1.37%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Moodys (MCO) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Moodys' (MCO) quarterly Net Margin came in at 40.23% in Q2 2026, up 972.0% year-over-year from 3.75% in Q2 2025, and up 26.53% quarter-over-quarter from 31.79% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Moodys (MCO) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Moodys (MCO) has reported Net Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 40.23% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 972.0% year-over-year to 40.23% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 34.29%, a 510.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 31.9%, up 285.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 40.23% for Q2 2026 at Moodys, up from 31.79% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 40.23% in Q2 2026 and troughed at 19.07% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 29.08% and a median of 30.47% in 2025 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin sank 1348 bps in 2022 and soared 972 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 19.07% in 2022, then increased by 20 bps to 22.97% in 2023, then rose by 3 bps to 23.62% in 2024, then jumped by 37 bps to 32.35% in 2025, then gained by 24 bps to 40.23% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 40.23% (Q2 2026), 31.79% (Q1 2026), and 32.35% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 124.03 Bn 119.89 Bn 2.98 Bn 31.91%
2 Moodys 82.83 Bn 81.34 Bn 1.67 Bn 40.23%
3 Msci 40.50 Bn 40.15 Bn 717.10 Mn 39.45%
4 Verisk Analytics 23.26 Bn 22.71 Bn 572.90 Mn 28.35%
5 Factset Research Systems 10.11 Bn 9.81 Bn 310.73 Mn 20.34%
6 Morningstar 7.50 Bn 6.97 Bn 423.90 Mn 16.39%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 40.23%
Mar 31, 2026 31.79%
Dec 31, 2025 32.35%
Sep 30, 2025 32.24%
Jun 30, 2025 30.51%
Mar 31, 2025 32.48%
Dec 31, 2024 23.62%
Sep 30, 2024 29.45%
Jun 30, 2024 30.43%
Mar 31, 2024 32.31%
Dec 31, 2023 22.97%
Sep 30, 2023 26.49%
Jun 30, 2023 25.23%
Mar 31, 2023 34.08%
Dec 31, 2022 19.07%
Sep 30, 2022 23.76%
Jun 30, 2022 23.68%
Mar 31, 2022 32.72%
Dec 31, 2021 27.75%
Sep 30, 2021 31.06%