Moodys (MCO) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Moodys (MCO) reported Share-based Compensation of $58.0 million for Q1 2026, up 3.57% year-over-year from $56.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $58.0 million in Q4 2025.
Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $58.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 3.57% year-over-year to $58.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $234.0 million (up 4.93% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $232.0 million, up 5.45% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation steadied at $58.0 million in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from $58.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $61.0 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $38.0 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $53.0 million (2024), against an average of $51.3 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Share-based Compensation fell 18.75%; it then soared 31.58% in 2023.
- Tracing MCO's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $39.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 28.21% to $50.0 million in 2023, then increased by 8.0% to $54.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 7.41% to $58.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $58.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MCO Share-based Compensation figures stand at $58.0 million (Q1 2026), $58.0 million (Q4 2025), and $57.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 39.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 21.80 Mn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 78.00 Mn |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 58.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 38.00 Mn |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 248.06 Mn |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 47.70 Mn |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 12.90 Mn |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 37.50 Mn |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 20.87 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 58.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 58.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 58.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 58.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 57.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 57.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 61.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 61.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 56.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 56.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 54.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 54.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 57.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 57.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 56.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 56.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 53.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 53.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 50.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 50.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 46.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 46.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 50.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 50.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 47.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 47.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 39.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 39.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 46.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 46.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 46.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 46.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 48.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 48.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 41.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 41.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 41.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 41.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 45.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 45.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 44.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 44.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 38.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 35.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 35.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 37.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 37.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 33.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 33.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 33.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 33.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 34.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 34.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 36.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 36.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 30.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 30.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 30.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 30.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 34.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 34.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 35.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 35.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 34.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 34.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 31.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 31.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 28.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 28.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 28.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 28.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 25.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 25.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 23.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 23.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 23.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 23.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 25.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 25.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 20.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 20.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 22.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 22.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 21.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 21.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 22.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 22.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 20.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 20.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 19.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 19.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 20.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 20.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 20.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 20.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 17.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 17.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 16.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 16.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 16.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 16.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 17.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 17.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 18.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 18.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 16.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 16.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 14.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 14.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 15.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 15.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 13.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 13.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 12.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 12.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 14.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 14.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 16.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 16.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 15.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 15.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 13.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 13.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 12.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 12.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 14.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 14.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 13.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 13.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 13.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 13.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 16.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 16.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 14.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 14.50 Mn |