Moodys (MCO) Shares Repurchased (2010 - 2026)
Moodys' Shares Repurchased came in at $388 million for Q3 2026, down 24.4% from $513 million a year earlier and down 44.1% from the prior quarter.
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Moodys (MCO) Shares Repurchased (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Moodys reported Shares Repurchased of $2.99 billion, up 81.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.61 billion, up 24.4% from FY2024.
- Shares Repurchased carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 26.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Repurchased was $1.29 billion in FY2024 (+163.7%), $490 million in FY2023 (-50.2%), $983 million in FY2022 (+31.1%) and $750 million in FY2021 (+49.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Repurchased since Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 96.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Repurchased over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 324.2%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 92.7%).
- Business Quant data shows MCO's Shares Repurchased at $694 million (Q2 2026), $1.47 billion (Q1 2026) and $437 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 136.14 Bn | 125.99 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 2.60 Bn |
| 2 | Moodys | 87.37 Bn | 80.29 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 388.00 Mn |
| 3 | Msci | 46.53 Bn | 45.01 Bn | 739.80 Mn | 552.60 Mn |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 25.76 Bn | 20.40 Bn | 572.90 Mn | 170.10 Mn |
| 5 | Equifax | 21.57 Bn | 20.84 Bn | 940.10 Mn | 92.00 Mn |
| 6 | TransUnion | 15.42 Bn | 12.11 Bn | - | 128.80 Mn |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 11.51 Bn | 10.36 Bn | 308.40 Mn | 137.96 Mn |
| 8 | Morningstar | 9.02 Bn | 6.91 Bn | 431.40 Mn | 100.00 Mn |
| 9 | Mastercard | 571.76 Bn | 531.85 Bn | - | 2.96 Bn |
| 10 | Cme | 109.34 Bn | 97.67 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 388.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 694.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 437.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 513.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 284.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 373.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 480.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 428.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 264.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 120.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 212.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 170.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 67.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 41.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 112.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 311.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 560.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 122.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 125.00 Mn |
API Access
Moodys Shares Repurchased API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-repurchased&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-repurchased", "ticker": "MCO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-repurchased&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();