Moodys (MCO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 29.45% in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 29.45%, up 587.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 29.45% (up 587.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 26.41%, up 134.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed grew to 29.45% in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from 26.51% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 29.45% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 15.14% in Q2 2023.
• A 5-year average of 21.04% and a median of 22.12% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed sank 861 bps in 2022, then jumped 715 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 16.0% in 2022, then rose by 12 bps to 17.95% in 2023, then jumped by 33 bps to 23.88% in 2024, then gained by 11 bps to 26.51% in 2025, then gained by 11 bps to 29.45% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows MCO's Return on Capital Employed at 29.45% in Q1 2026, 26.51% in Q4 2025, and 24.26% in Q3 2025.