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

Moodys has reported Return on Invested Capital over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.25% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 5.0% to 0.25% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.25% through Mar 2026, up 5.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.24% for FY2025, 3.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.25% for Q1 2026 at Moodys, up from 0.24% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.25% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.14% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.19% (2024), against an average of 0.19%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: dropped -8bps in 2022 and later increased 5bps in 2025.
  • Tracing MCO's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.15% in 2022, then rose by 17bps to 0.17% in 2023, then grew by 12bps to 0.19% in 2024, then grew by 24bps to 0.24% in 2025, then grew by 6bps to 0.25% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.25%, 0.24%, and 0.22% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.