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Moodys (MCO) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Historic Operating Expenses for Moodys (MCO) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to $1.1 billion.

  • Moodys' Operating Expenses rose 139.53% to $1.1 billion in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $4.4 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 673.36%. This contributed to the annual value of $4.2 billion for FY2024, which is 1148.45% up from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Moodys' Operating Expenses stood at $1.1 billion, which was up 139.53% from $1.1 billion recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Moodys' Operating Expenses' 5-year high stood at $1.1 billion during Q4 2024, with a 5-year trough of $747.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • In the last 5 years, Moodys' Operating Expenses had a median value of $982.0 million in 2023 and averaged $957.8 million.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Moodys' Operating Expenses surged by 2115.84% in 2021, and later tumbled by 400.0% in 2022.
  • Moodys' Operating Expenses (Quarter) stood at $1.0 billion in 2021, then dropped by 4.0% to $984.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 0.2% to $982.0 million in 2023, then grew by 13.14% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then fell by 1.89% to $1.1 billion in 2025.
  • Its Operating Expenses was $1.1 billion in Q3 2025, compared to $1.1 billion in Q2 2025 and $1.1 billion in Q1 2025.