Moodys (MCO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Moodys (MCO) reported Retained Earnings of -$519.0 million for Q1 2026, up 10.21% year-over-year from -$470.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 102.91% quarter-over-quarter from $17.9 billion in Q4 2025.
Moodys (MCO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$519.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at -$519.0 million, up 10.21% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$519.0 million (up 10.21% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $17.9 billion, up 11.09% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings fell to -$519.0 million in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, 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.
- A 5-year average of $6.8 billion and a median of -$503.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Retained Earnings sank 104.83% in 2023, then surged 3561.23% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $13.6 billion in 2022, then plunged by 104.16% to -$567.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 2934.39% to $16.1 billion in 2024, then gained by 11.09% to $17.9 billion in 2025, then sank by 102.91% to -$519.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MCO's Retained Earnings at -$519.0 million in Q1 2026, $17.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $17.4 billion in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 122.27 Bn | 125.38 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 24.80 Bn |
| 2 | Cme | 88.49 Bn | 88.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 59.40 Mn |
| 3 | Moodys | 79.74 Bn | 78.38 Bn | 1.55 Bn | -519.00 Mn |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 76.18 Bn | 74.71 Bn | - | 21.40 Bn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 46.59 Bn | 45.91 Bn | 1.41 Bn | -1.81 Bn |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.23 Bn | 42.70 Bn | 1.33 Bn | -13.31 Mn |
| 7 | Msci | 42.63 Bn | 42.25 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 5.68 Bn |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.37 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 3.85 Bn |
| 9 | TransUnion | 12.50 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 3.10 Bn |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 8.21 Bn | 7.92 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 2.53 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -519.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -519.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -578.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -503.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -608.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -567.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -652.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -589.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -599.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -462.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -425.00 Mn |