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

Moodys (MCO) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 32.18% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 875.0% year-over-year to 32.18% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 32.18% (up 875.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 26.41%, up 134.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed climbed to 32.18% in Q2 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from 29.45% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for MCO reached as high as 32.18% in Q2 2026 and fell as low as 15.14% in Q2 2023.
• A 5-year average of 21.66% and a median of 22.35% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 861 bps — and 2026, when it soared 875 bps.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.0% in 2022, then grew by 12 bps to 17.95% in 2023, then surged by 33 bps to 23.88% in 2024, then increased by 11 bps to 26.51% in 2025, then climbed by 21 bps to 32.18% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 32.18%, 29.45%, and 26.51% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.