Moodys (MCO) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Moodys' Payables was $1.09 billion in Q2 2026, up 12.2% from $968 million a year earlier but down 5.8% from the prior quarter.
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Moodys (MCO) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Payables at Moodys came in at $1.3 billion, down 3.0% from FY2024.
- Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Payables was $1.34 billion in FY2024 (+24.9%), $1.08 billion in FY2023 (+6.4%), $1.01 billion in FY2022 (-11.5%) and $1.14 billion in FY2021 (+9.9%).
- Quarterly Payables has moved between $805 million (Q1 2023) and $1.34 billion (Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 7.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 52.2%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 25.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, MCO's Payables in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $1.15 billion (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.03 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 116.73 Bn | 112.33 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 611.00 Mn |
| 2 | Moodys | 79.69 Bn | 72.12 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 3 | Msci | 39.48 Bn | 37.82 Bn | 717.10 Mn | 17.20 Mn |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 21.83 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 572.90 Mn | 254.30 Mn |
| 5 | Equifax | 17.14 Bn | 16.54 Bn | 926.40 Mn | 126.60 Mn |
| 6 | TransUnion | 12.68 Bn | 9.66 Bn | - | 404.90 Mn |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 9.57 Bn | 8.33 Bn | 310.73 Mn | 205.48 Mn |
| 8 | Morningstar | 7.19 Bn | 5.09 Bn | 423.90 Mn | 110.10 Mn |
| 9 | Mastercard | 494.77 Bn | 454.69 Bn | - | 1.13 Bn |
| 10 | Cme | 94.58 Bn | 94.58 Bn | - | 68.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 968.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 976.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 938.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 877.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 805.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 807.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 866.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 856.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.08 Bn |
API Access
Moodys Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "ticker": "MCO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();