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% quarter-over-quarter from $76.0 million in Q4 2025.
Moodys (MCO) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Moodys (MCO) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $209.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 came in at $209.0 million, up 16.76% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $698.0 million (up 8.39% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $668.0 million, up 4.37% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions rose to $209.0 million in Q1 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from $76.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Provisions peaked at $220.0 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at $5.0 million in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of $131.2 million and a median of $116.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Tax Provisions slumped 95.5% in 2023, then surged 3400.0% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $81.0 million in 2022, then surged by 35.8% to $110.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 18.18% to $130.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 41.54% to $76.0 million in 2025, then surged by 175.0% to $209.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MCO's Tax Provisions at $209.0 million in Q1 2026, $76.0 million in Q4 2025, and $220.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 122.27 Bn | 125.38 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 404.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cme | 88.49 Bn | 88.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 356.60 Mn |
| 3 | Moodys | 79.74 Bn | 78.38 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 209.00 Mn |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 76.18 Bn | 74.71 Bn | - | 465.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 46.59 Bn | 45.91 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 158.00 Mn |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.23 Bn | 42.70 Bn | 1.33 Bn | -70.59 Mn |
| 7 | Msci | 42.63 Bn | 42.25 Bn | 765.10 Mn | -16.80 Mn |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.37 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 129.80 Mn |
| 9 | TransUnion | 12.50 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 27.60 Mn |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 8.21 Bn | 7.92 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 |