Moodys MCO
NYSE MCO
$503.32 +4.55 (+0.91%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:04 PM EDT

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

Moodys (MCO) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.03% for Q2 2026, up 2.0% year-over-year from 0.03% in Q2 2025, and up 44.92% quarter-over-quarter from 0.02% in Q3 2025.

Moodys (MCO) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Moodys (MCO) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.03% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.03% (up 2.0% YoY), while the FY2018 annual figure was 0.03%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital rose to 0.03% in Q2 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.03% in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.02% across 5 years, with a median of 0.02% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital declined 3 bps — and 2026, when it rose 2 bps.
  • Moodys' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then surged by 51 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then tumbled by 59 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then soared by 151 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then soared by 45 bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCO's Return on Invested Capital at 0.03% in Q2 2026, 0.02% in Q3 2025, and 0.01% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

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4 Moodys 87.63 Bn 86.13 Bn 1.67 Bn 0.03%
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7 Msci 41.09 Bn 40.73 Bn 717.10 Mn -
8 Cboe Global Markets 31.57 Bn 29.18 Bn 731.60 Mn 0.01%
9 TransUnion 16.37 Bn 15.54 Bn 765.00 Mn 0.00%
10 Factset Research Systems 10.82 Bn 10.52 Bn 310.73 Mn -

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 0.03%
Sep 30, 2025 0.02%
Jun 30, 2025 0.01%
Mar 31, 2025 0.01%
Dec 31, 2024 0.01%
Sep 30, 2024 0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 0.02%
Mar 31, 2024 0.02%
Dec 31, 2023 0.02%
Sep 30, 2023 0.02%
Jun 30, 2023 0.02%
Mar 31, 2023 0.01%
Dec 31, 2022 0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 0.01%
Jun 30, 2022 0.01%
Mar 31, 2022 0.03%
Dec 31, 2021 0.05%
Jun 30, 2020 0.03%
Mar 31, 2020 0.02%
Dec 31, 2019 0.01%