Moodys (MCO) Treasury Stock (2009 - 2026)
Moodys' Treasury Shares was 170.48 million in Q3 2026, up 3.6% from 164.51 million a year earlier and up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Moodys (MCO) Treasury Stock (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Treasury Shares at Moodys came in at 165.36 million, up 1.7% from FY2024.
- Treasury Shares has now increased for seven consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Treasury Shares was 162.59 million in FY2024 (+1.3%), 160.43 million in FY2023 (+0.5%), 159.7 million in FY2022 (+1.6%) and 157.26 million in FY2021 (+0.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Treasury Shares in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Treasury Shares has increased for 31 straight quarters, with growth averaging 2.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Treasury Shares ran from 0.1% in Q2 2023 to 3.8% in Q2 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, MCO's Treasury Shares in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 169.72 million (Q2 2026), 168.23 million (Q1 2026) and 165.36 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Treasury Stock (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Msci | 236.00 Bn | 234.48 Bn | 739.80 Mn | 10.96 Bn |
| 2 | S&P Global | 137.30 Bn | 132.50 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 40.41 Bn |
| 3 | Moodys | 87.63 Bn | 80.69 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 17.59 Bn |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 26.66 Bn | 22.85 Bn | 567.00 Mn | 12.66 Bn |
| 5 | Equifax | 22.03 Bn | 21.43 Bn | 940.10 Mn | 4.23 Bn |
| 6 | TransUnion | 15.46 Bn | 12.30 Bn | - | 428.90 Mn |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 11.73 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 308.40 Mn | 2.35 Bn |
| 8 | Morningstar | 9.14 Bn | 7.03 Bn | 431.40 Mn | 2.29 Bn |
| 9 | Mastercard | 572.29 Bn | 532.37 Bn | - | 95.20 Bn |
| 10 | Cme | 113.65 Bn | 101.99 Bn | 359.20 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.51 Bn |
API Access
Moodys Treasury Stock 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=treasury-shares&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "treasury-shares", "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=treasury-shares&ticker=MCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();