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Moodys (MCO) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2009 - 2026)

Moodys (MCO) reported Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) of $177.3 million for Q1 2026, down 1.88% year-over-year from $180.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.45% on a QoQ basis from $179.9 million in Q4 2025.

Moodys (MCO) has 12 years of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) data on file, last reported at $177.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) fell 1.88% year-over-year to $177.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $177.3 million (down 1.88% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $179.9 million, down 1.53% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) declined to $177.3 million in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from $179.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) topped out at $186.1 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $177.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) is $183.4 million (2024), against an average of $182.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) dropped 0.38%; it then declined 1.88% in 2026.
  • Tracing MCO's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) over 5 years: stood at $184.7 million in 2022, then retreated by 0.38% to $184.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 0.71% to $182.7 million in 2024, then dropped by 1.53% to $179.9 million in 2025, then dropped by 1.45% to $177.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MCO Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) figures stand at $177.3 million (Q1 2026), $179.9 million (Q4 2025), and $180.2 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Diluted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 297.60 Mn
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 363.21 Mn
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - 570.00 Mn
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 177.30 Mn
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn -
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn 264.78 Mn
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 73.40 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 105.00 Mn
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 194.50 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 Bn 314.28 Mn 37.34 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 177.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 179.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 180.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 180.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 180.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 182.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 182.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 183.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 183.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 184.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 184.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 184.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 184.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 184.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 184.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 184.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 186.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 187.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 187.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 187.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 188.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 189.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 189.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 189.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 189.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 191.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 191.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 191.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 192.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 194.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 194.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 194.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 239.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 237.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 237.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 238.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 236.50 Mn