Moodys (MCO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Moodys (MCO) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 32.18% for Q2 2026, up 875.0% year-over-year from 3.3% in Q2 2025, and up 9.28% quarter-over-quarter from 29.45% in Q1 2026.
Moodys (MCO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Moodys (MCO) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 32.18% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 875.0% year-over-year to 32.18%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 32.18% (up 875.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 26.41%, up 134.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 32.18% in Q2 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from 29.45% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 32.18% in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 15.14% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 21.66% across 5 years, with a median of 22.35% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 861 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 875 bps.
- Moodys' Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.0% in 2022, then gained by 12 bps to 17.95% in 2023, then surged by 33 bps to 23.88% in 2024, then advanced by 11 bps to 26.51% in 2025, then rose by 21 bps to 32.18% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MCO's Return on Capital Employed at 32.18% in Q2 2026, 29.45% in Q1 2026, and 26.51% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 32.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.95% |