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Moodys (MCO) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

Moodys has reported Retained Earnings over the past 18 years, most recently at -$519.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 10.21% to -$519.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$519.0 million through Mar 2026, up 10.21% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $17.9 billion for FY2025, 11.09% up from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was -$519.0 million for Q1 2026 at Moodys, down from $17.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $17.9 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$652.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$503.0 million (2024), against an average of $6.8 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Retained Earnings: plummeted 104.83% in 2023 and later skyrocketed 3561.23% in 2025.
  • Tracing MCO's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at $13.6 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 104.16% to -$567.0 million in 2023, then soared by 2934.39% to $16.1 billion in 2024, then rose by 11.09% to $17.9 billion in 2025, then plummeted by 102.91% to -$519.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods came in at -$519.0 million, $17.9 billion, and $17.4 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.