Moodys (MCO) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Moodys' Short-term Investments came in at $108 million for Q3 2026, up 38.5% from $78 million a year earlier and up 272.4% from the prior quarter.
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Moodys (MCO) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Moodys' Short-term Investments was $64 million, down 88.7% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -8.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Short-term Investments was $566 million in FY2024 (+798.4%), $63 million in FY2023 (-30.0%), $90 million in FY2022 (-1.1%) and $91 million in FY2021 (-8.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Short-term Investments since Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Short-term Investments increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 80.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Short-term Investments over five years came in Q4 2024 (growth of 798.4%), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a decline of 88.7%).
- Business Quant data shows MCO's Short-term Investments at $29 million (Q2 2026), $41 million (Q1 2026) and $64 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Msci | 235.55 Bn | 234.03 Bn | 739.80 Mn |
| 2 | S&P Global | 137.22 Bn | 132.42 Bn | 2.64 Bn |
| 3 | Moodys | 88.04 Bn | 81.11 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 26.17 Bn | 22.36 Bn | 567.00 Mn |
| 5 | Equifax | 22.05 Bn | 21.44 Bn | 940.10 Mn |
| 6 | TransUnion | 15.64 Bn | 12.48 Bn | - |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 11.49 Bn | 10.35 Bn | 308.40 Mn |
| 8 | Morningstar | 9.15 Bn | 7.04 Bn | 431.40 Mn |
| 9 | Mastercard | 570.55 Bn | 530.63 Bn | - |
| 10 | Cme | 110.48 Bn | 98.81 Bn | 359.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 108.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 41.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 64.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 78.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 116.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 62.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 566.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 573.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 63.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 58.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 63.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 73.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 57.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 78.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 90.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 89.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 86.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 103.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 91.00 Mn |
API Access
Moodys Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();