Moodys MCO
NYSE MCO
$474.64 -6.61 (-1.37%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Moodys (MCO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Moodys' (MCO) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 24.94% in Q2 2026, down 6.0% year-over-year from 26.53% in Q2 2025, and up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter from 24.02% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 6.0% year-over-year to 24.94% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 22.17%, a 176.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 21.34%, down 237.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 24.94% for Q2 2026 at Moodys, up from 24.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 26.19% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate slumped 1724 bps in 2023 and jumped 2228 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 24.77% in 2022, then fell by 1 bps to 24.44% in 2023, then rose by 1 bps to 24.76% in 2024, then plunged by 55 bps to 11.06% in 2025, then soared by 125 bps to 24.94% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 24.94% (Q2 2026), 24.02% (Q1 2026), and 11.06% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 124.03 Bn 119.89 Bn 2.98 Bn 23.48%
2 Moodys 82.83 Bn 81.34 Bn 1.67 Bn 24.94%
3 Msci 40.50 Bn 40.15 Bn 717.10 Mn 18.04%
4 Verisk Analytics 23.26 Bn 22.71 Bn 572.90 Mn 24.65%
5 Factset Research Systems 10.11 Bn 9.81 Bn 310.73 Mn 17.78%
6 Morningstar 7.50 Bn 6.97 Bn 423.90 Mn 26.05%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 24.94%
Mar 31, 2026 24.02%
Dec 31, 2025 11.06%
Sep 30, 2025 25.37%
Jun 30, 2025 25.00%
Mar 31, 2025 22.26%
Dec 31, 2024 24.76%
Sep 30, 2024 24.04%
Jun 30, 2024 23.09%
Mar 31, 2024 23.27%
Dec 31, 2023 24.44%
Sep 30, 2023 19.92%
Jun 30, 2023 23.37%
Mar 31, 2023 0.99%
Dec 31, 2022 24.77%
Sep 30, 2022 20.47%
Jun 30, 2022 26.19%
Mar 31, 2022 18.23%
Dec 31, 2021 17.25%
Sep 30, 2021 23.42%