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Moodys (MCO) Return on Assets (2016 - 2026)

Moodys has reported Return on Assets over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.16% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Assets rose 3.0% to 0.16% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.16% through Mar 2026, up 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.16% for FY2025, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Assets was 0.16% for Q1 2026 at Moodys, up from 0.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Assets peaked at 0.16% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.09% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Assets is 0.12% (2024), against an average of 0.12%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Assets: fell -6bps in 2022 and later rose 3bps in 2024.
  • Tracing MCO's Return on Assets over 5 years: stood at 0.1% in 2022, then increased by 15bps to 0.11% in 2023, then grew by 18bps to 0.13% in 2024, then grew by 20bps to 0.16% in 2025, then grew by 4bps to 0.16% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets over the past three periods came in at 0.16%, 0.16%, and 0.15% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.