Moodys (MCO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Moodys (MCO) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 24.94% for Q2 2026, down 6.0% year-on-year from 26.53% in Q2 2025, and up 3.8% on a QoQ basis from 24.02% in Q1 2026.

Moodys (MCO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Moodys (MCO) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 24.94% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate fell 6.0% year-over-year to 24.94% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 22.17% (down 176.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 21.34%, down 237.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate climbed to 24.94% in Q2 2026 per MCO's latest filing, from 24.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Rate for MCO reached as high as 26.19% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 0.99% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 21.46% and a median of 23.7% in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate sank 1724 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 2228 bps.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 24.77% in 2022, then declined by 1 bps to 24.44% in 2023, then increased by 1 bps to 24.76% in 2024, then sank by 55 bps to 11.06% in 2025, then surged by 125 bps to 24.94% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 24.94%, 24.02%, and 11.06% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Bit Origin 1,110.84 Bn 1,110.84 Bn - -
2 S&P Global 130.72 Bn 128.91 Bn 2.94 Bn 21.17%
3 Cme 92.16 Bn 92.16 Bn 1.65 Bn 21.53%
4 Moodys 84.72 Bn 83.22 Bn 1.67 Bn 24.94%
5 Intercontinental Exchange 84.12 Bn 82.38 Bn - 24.51%
6 Nasdaq 53.10 Bn 52.38 Bn 1.50 Bn 22.36%
7 Coinbase Global 44.25 Bn 33.81 Bn 1.33 Bn 15.19%
8 Msci 41.65 Bn 41.29 Bn 717.10 Mn 18.04%
9 Cboe Global Markets 30.13 Bn 27.96 Bn 728.90 Mn 25.18%
10 TransUnion 14.77 Bn 14.04 Bn 726.20 Mn 6.45%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 24.94%
Jun 30, 2026 24.94%
Jun 30, 2026 24.94%
Mar 31, 2026 24.02%
Mar 31, 2026 24.02%
Mar 31, 2026 24.02%
Dec 31, 2025 11.06%
Dec 31, 2025 11.06%
Dec 31, 2025 11.06%
Sep 30, 2025 25.37%
Sep 30, 2025 25.37%
Sep 30, 2025 25.37%
Jun 30, 2025 25.00%
Jun 30, 2025 25.00%
Jun 30, 2025 25.00%
Mar 31, 2025 22.26%
Mar 31, 2025 22.26%
Mar 31, 2025 22.26%
Dec 31, 2024 24.76%
Dec 31, 2024 24.76%