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Moodys (MCO) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

Moodys (MCO) has disclosed Retained Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with $17.9 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 2898.28% to $17.9 billion in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $17.9 billion, a 2898.28% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $17.9 billion, up 2898.28% from a year prior.
  • Retained Earnings was $17.9 billion for Q4 2025 at Moodys, up from $17.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $17.9 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$638.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $6.3 billion and a median of -$417.5 million in 2021 define the central range for Retained Earnings.
  • Peak YoY movement for Retained Earnings: crashed 104.34% in 2024, then surged 3561.23% in 2025.
  • Moodys' Retained Earnings stood at -$410.0 million in 2021, then surged by 3421.46% to $13.6 billion in 2022, then plummeted by 104.16% to -$567.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 12.52% to -$638.0 million in 2024, then soared by 2898.28% to $17.9 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MCO's Retained Earnings are $17.9 billion (Q4 2025), $17.4 billion (Q3 2025), and -$519.0 million (Q2 2025).