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Moodys (MCO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Moodys has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.29% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 6.0% to 0.29% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.29% through Mar 2026, up 6.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.26% for FY2025, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.29% for Q1 2026 at Moodys, up from 0.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.29% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.15% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.22% (2024), against an average of 0.21%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: fell -9bps in 2022 and later rose 7bps in 2024.
  • Tracing MCO's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.16% in 2022, then increased by 12bps to 0.18% in 2023, then soared by 33bps to 0.24% in 2024, then increased by 11bps to 0.27% in 2025, then grew by 11bps to 0.29% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.29%, 0.27%, and 0.24% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.