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Moodys (MCO) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Moodys has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 18 years, most recently at $58.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 3.57% to $58.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $234.0 million through Mar 2026, up 4.93% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $232.0 million for FY2025, 5.45% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $58.0 million for Q1 2026 at Moodys, roughly flat from $58.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $61.0 million in Q2 2025 and troughed 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.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Share-based Compensation: dropped 18.75% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 31.58% in 2023.
  • Tracing MCO's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $39.0 million in 2022, then grew by 28.21% to $50.0 million in 2023, then rose by 8.0% to $54.0 million in 2024, then grew by 7.41% to $58.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $58.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods came in at $58.0 million, $58.0 million, and $57.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.