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Moodys (MCO) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2017 - 2025)

Moodys (MCO) has disclosed Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for 11 consecutive years, with $179.9 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) fell 1.53% to $179.9 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $179.9 million, a 1.53% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $179.9 million, down 1.53% from a year prior.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) was $179.9 million for Q4 2025 at Moodys, roughly flat from $179.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) ranged from a high of $188.6 million in Q1 2021 to a low of $179.6 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $184.1 million and a median of $184.0 million in 2023 define the central range for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average).
  • Peak YoY movement for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average): fell 0.38% in 2023, then decreased 1.86% in 2025.
  • Moodys' Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) stood at $187.9 million in 2021, then dropped by 1.7% to $184.7 million in 2022, then dropped by 0.38% to $184.0 million in 2023, then fell by 0.71% to $182.7 million in 2024, then dropped by 1.53% to $179.9 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MCO's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) are $179.9 million (Q4 2025), $179.6 million (Q3 2025), and $180.5 million (Q2 2025).