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

Moodys has reported Return on Equity over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.68% for Q1 2026.

Quarterly Return on Equity rose 12.0% to 0.68% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.68% through Mar 2026, up 12.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.62% for FY2025, 5.0% up from the prior year.
Return on Equity was 0.68% for Q1 2026 at Moodys, up from 0.6% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, Return on Equity peaked at 0.72% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.45% in Q2 2023.
The 5-year median for Return on Equity is 0.54% (2025), against an average of 0.55%.
Biggest five-year swings in Return on Equity: dropped -30bps in 2022 and later increased 12bps in 2026.
Tracing MCO's Return on Equity over 5 years: stood at 0.54% in 2022, then fell by -12bps to 0.47% in 2023, then increased by 12bps to 0.53% in 2024, then increased by 14bps to 0.6% in 2025, then grew by 13bps to 0.68% in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.68%, 0.6%, and 0.56% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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