Moodys (MCO) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Moodys (MCO) reported Tax Provisions of $209.0 million for Q1 2026, up 16.76% year-over-year from $179.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 175.0% on a QoQ basis from $76.0 million in Q4 2025.
Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $209.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Provisions rose 16.76% year-over-year to $209.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $698.0 million (up 8.39% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $668.0 million, up 4.37% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions grew to $209.0 million in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from $76.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $220.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $5.0 million in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $116.0 million (2022), against an average of $131.2 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Tax Provisions plunged 95.5%; it then soared 3400.0% in 2024.
- Tracing MCO's Tax Provisions over 5 years: stood at $81.0 million in 2022, then soared by 35.8% to $110.0 million in 2023, then gained by 18.18% to $130.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 41.54% to $76.0 million in 2025, then soared by 175.0% to $209.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MCO Tax Provisions figures stand at $209.0 million (Q1 2026), $76.0 million (Q4 2025), and $220.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 404.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 356.60 Mn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 465.00 Mn |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 209.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 158.00 Mn |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | -70.59 Mn |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | -16.80 Mn |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 129.80 Mn |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 27.60 Mn |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 28.06 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 209.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 76.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 220.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 193.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 179.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 130.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 169.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 166.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 175.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 110.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 97.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 115.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 81.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 78.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 116.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 111.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 89.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 145.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 181.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 126.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 86.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 132.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 157.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 77.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 91.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 130.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 121.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 38.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 69.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 100.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 117.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 64.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 379.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 146.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 148.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 105.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -40.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 112.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 120.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 89.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 73.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 109.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 115.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 113.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 64.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 109.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 160.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 89.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 92.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 76.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 108.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 76.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 74.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 77.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 88.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 83.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 57.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 52.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 73.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 78.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 33.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 44.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 55.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 67.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 64.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 61.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 63.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 50.50 Mn |