Moodys (MCO) Purchase of Investments (2009 - 2026)
Moodys (MCO) posted Purchase of Investments - Total of $91 million for Q3 2026, up 127.5% from $40 million a year earlier and up 152.8% from the prior quarter.
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Moodys (MCO) Purchase of Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Purchase of Investments - Total at Moodys was $195 million, up 4.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $188 million, down 71.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Purchase of Investments - Total shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Moodys' Purchase of Investments - Total was $651 million in FY2024 (+355.2%), $143 million in FY2023 (-41.9%), $246 million in FY2022 (+43.9%) and $171 million in FY2021 (-5.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Purchase of Investments - Total since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Purchase of Investments - Total increased in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 5.7%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Purchase of Investments - Total in the past five years was Q3 2024, with growth of 930.8%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 94.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Purchase of Investments - Total for the three prior quarters was $36 million (Q2 2026), $38 million (Q1 2026) and $30 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Investments Purchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 132.72 Bn | 128.33 Bn | 2.98 Bn | - |
| 2 | Moodys | 83.35 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 91.00 Mn |
| 3 | Msci | 44.14 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 739.80 Mn | - |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 25.49 Bn | 20.13 Bn | 572.90 Mn | - |
| 5 | Equifax | 21.35 Bn | 20.74 Bn | 940.10 Mn | - |
| 6 | TransUnion | 15.61 Bn | 12.59 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 11.68 Bn | 10.53 Bn | 308.40 Mn | 35.75 Mn |
| 8 | Morningstar | 8.44 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 423.90 Mn | 3.60 Mn |
| 9 | Mastercard | 542.86 Bn | 502.77 Bn | - | 66.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cme | 109.27 Bn | 97.61 Bn | - | 7.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 91.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 38.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 40.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 77.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 41.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 536.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 50.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 38.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 52.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 45.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 62.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 136.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 46.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 34.00 Mn |
API Access
Moodys Purchase of Investments 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=purchase-of-investments&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "purchase-of-investments", "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=purchase-of-investments&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();