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Moodys (MCO) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Moodys (MCO) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 17 consecutive years, with $58.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 7.41% to $58.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $232.0 million, a 5.45% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $232.0 million, up 5.45% from a year prior.
  • Share-based Compensation was $58.0 million for Q4 2025 at Moodys, up from $57.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $61.0 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $38.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $49.4 million and a median of $49.0 million in 2021 define the central range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Peak YoY movement for Share-based Compensation: decreased 18.75% in 2022, then surged 31.58% in 2023.
  • Moodys' Share-based Compensation stood at $48.0 million in 2021, then fell by 18.75% to $39.0 million in 2022, then rose by 28.21% to $50.0 million in 2023, then increased by 8.0% to $54.0 million in 2024, then rose by 7.41% to $58.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MCO's Share-based Compensation are $58.0 million (Q4 2025), $57.0 million (Q3 2025), and $61.0 million (Q2 2025).