MCO Moody's Corporation
NYSE · Industrials · Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies · Market cap $76.4B · $441.36 on 2026-10-02
Above StickerTier CFiscal-year data · FY2025
Price moves
1 week-6%
1 month-11%
3 months-10%
6 months0%
YTD-17%
1 year-9%
Off 52w high-19%
52w range$402–$547
Price and total return
PriceTotal return (dividends reinvested)
Show year-end values
| Year | Price | Dividend-adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $94.27 | $86.16 |
| 2017 | $147.61 | $136.59 |
| 2018 | $140.04 | $130.99 |
| 2019 | $237.41 | $224.33 |
| 2020 | $290.24 | $276.51 |
| 2021 | $390.58 | $374.88 |
| 2022 | $278.62 | $269.91 |
| 2023 | $390.56 | $381.99 |
| 2024 | $473.37 | $466.67 |
| 2025 | $510.85 | $507.46 |
| 2026-10-02 (latest) | $441.36 | $441.36 |
Dividend-adjusted values are back-adjusted to today's price: the gap to the price column is the value of dividends reinvested since then.
Buy (MOS)
$81
$81
Ten Cap
$149
$149
Sticker
$163
$163
Payback Time
$184
$184
Price
$441
$441
Valuation
| Buy (MOS) 50% of Sticker | $81.40 | -82% |
|---|---|---|
| Ten Cap 10× owner earnings − net debt | $148.67 | -66% |
| Payback Time 8-year FCF payback | $183.80 | -58% |
| Sticker Rule #1 intrinsic value | $162.81 | -63% |
| Methods agree price under how many of Ten Cap, Payback, MOS | 0 of 3 | |
| Windage growth g | 9.6% | |
| P/E · 10y median | 32.3× | 36.2× |
| EPS FY2025 | $13.67 | |
| FCF yield | 3.4% | |
| Dividend (TTM) · yield | $4.03 | 0.9% |
| Dividend growth 5y, per year | 10.7% | |
| Total return per year, dividends reinvested · 5y · 10y | 5.3% | 17.2% |
| Revenue · net income last FY | $7.7B | $2.5B |
Big Five 7/15 tests ≥10%
| 10y | 5y | 1y | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROIC | 22% | 20% | 24% |
| Sales growth | 8% | 8% | 9% |
| EPS growth | 11% | 8% | 21% |
| BVPS growth | – | 22% | 15% |
| OCF growth | 9% | 6% | 2% |
| Debt payoff (yrs of FCF) | 2.7 |
Events
Event scan (8-Ks, insider buys, 13Ds) runs for stocks that pass the quality screen.
Discussed on InvestED 1 episode
- 468 · Ten BillionFrom the 2024 Berkshire meeting: Buffett says he "swings only at pitches he likes", would do the same as in 1955 with a small sum (read thousands of pages until something interests you), and doesn't try to predict markets, only to understand the businesses he buys.
Radar news and filings, judged against the event rules
Held by: Akre Capital 10.3% of 13F · Berkshire Hathaway (Buffett) 3.7% of 13F · Markel (Tom Gayner) 0.7% of 13F as of 2026-06-30. 13Fs lag up to 45 days and show names, not decisions.