Moody's Corporation (MCO)
Financials · Financial Information Services · NYSE
A leading global provider of credit ratings, risk management software, and financial intelligence that empowers essential decision-making in capital markets.
What Moody's Corporation does
Moody's Corporation provides credit ratings, research, and risk analysis to global financial markets through its Moody's Investors Service (MIS) and Moody's Analytics (MA) segments. The company offers data, software, and insight tools for credit assessment, economic forecasting, and regulatory compliance, including KYC and banking workflows. It serves a broad range of financial institutions, corporations, and governments.
Themes: capital markets data, credit ratings and research, risk management software, regulatory compliance / KYC, AI-powered financial analytics, cloud-based decisioning platforms
Fundamentals
- Price$503.32 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$87.2B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-1.2% 2025-08-21 close $509.47 → 2026-08-21 close $503.32
- P/E29.76 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+34.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+75.0% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+79.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity2.30 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+11.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+12.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.35 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-22 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.8%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How MCO compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 525 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 538 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 534 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 176 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 575 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 347 covered Financials peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 10% 453 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 10% 431 covered Financials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Financials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
MCO is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
59.5 #198 of 987 scored · #94 of 191 in Financials
Profitability 94th (operating margin 46.3%, return on equity 79.7%) and growth 75th (3-year revenue CAGR 12.2%, revenue growth year over year 11.7%); weakest is valuation (6th, price to book 28.8, price to earnings 31.9).
Short-term score
49.0 #860 of 1,704 scored · #149 of 277 in Financials
Setup 68th: no Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings; trend 58th: the price is 4% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; weakest is momentum 55th: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought). Its score is docked 10 points for overextended (RSI above 75 or stochastic above 90).
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, MCO's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 29%, free-cash-flow payout 27%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout29% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout27% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Moody's Corporation looks technically
Moody's Corporation (MCO) is trading 6.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 8 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-07-20, pushing above its recent trading range.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 6.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +6.6% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $477.79 | $477.79 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $472.16 | $472.16 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 22 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 22 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 470.485. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 8 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 8 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 6.6% above | +6.6% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend | 13.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 62.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($470.52 to $506.56) — its "stochastic" reading is 91 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 91.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 3 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $546.88 | $546.88 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 8.0% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -8.0% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 25.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +25.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 8.0% below its highest point of the past year | 8.0% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-07-20, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 26 trading days ago | 26 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $546.88 (set on 2026-01-15) | $546.88 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($412.23 to $539.61), and it has recovered well over two thirds of its fall from last year’s high — 72% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $490.95 to $495.03. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. Worth noting that the whole move happened in 27 days, so it is a narrow thing to be measuring a retracement against. | 71.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 8.0% below its all-time high | -8.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a resistance level at $505.81 — a price it turned at three times since 2024-11-27, most recently on 2026-07-07. Since 2024-08-21 it has 7 such levels below the current price and 3 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $6.88 (set on 1995-01-26) | $6.88 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 7221.0% above its all-time low | +7,221% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 79% of it) | 21st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $11.45 between its high and its low — about 2.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $11.45 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $468.98 and $499.40 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $468.98 – $484.19 – $499.40 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.3% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.3% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (6.6% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.88× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 8 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 8 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 7 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.5% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.5% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.7% gap down opened on 2026-07-21 has been "filled" 2 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 20 sessions to close | 2 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 4 sessions in a row, a +5.48% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 4 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 0.2 percentage points (the stock gained 2.6% while the market gained 2.3%) | +0.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 9.9 percentage points (the stock gained 13.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | +9.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 1.3 percentage points (the stock gained 12.4% while the market gained 11.1%) | +1.3% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 21.7 percentage points (the stock lost 1.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | -21.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 4.0% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-15 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.0% of the share price. | +4.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 9% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $460.92 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 159 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +9.2% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 4% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-22 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $483.84 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 22 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +4.0% |
Price levels it has turned at before
MCO last closed at $503.32 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 7 prices below its last close and 3 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $505.81 | Resistance | 0.5% above the last close | turned there three times · 2024-11-27 to 2026-07-07 |
| $496.18 | Support | 1.4% below the last close | turned there 12 times · 2024-09-20 to 2026-01-02 |
| $520.09 | Resistance | 3.3% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-08-07 to 2026-07-17 |
| $484.25 | Support | 3.8% below the last close | turned there six times · 2024-09-03 to 2026-04-22 |
| $468.20 | Support | 7.0% below the last close | turned there 12 times · 2024-09-11 to 2026-07-30 |
| $543.44 | Resistance | 8.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-01-07 to 2026-01-15 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $470.49.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $556.28 and $609.31 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $470.49.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Broke out to a new 20-day high · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.75 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 21 analysts
- Mean price target$560.48 range $505.00 – $610.00; median $570.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for MCO
- Consensus EPS estimate$4.25 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["dependency on global capital market conditions and debt issuance volume","regulatory and legal risks associated with credit rating methodologies and independence","cybersecurity and data privacy threats to sensitive financial information"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of MCO's 10-Q filed 2026-04-23 against the prior one filed 2025-10-23.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added language describing Moody's offerings as 'distinguished by our vast proprietary and curated data and validated analytical models' in THE COMPANY section (newer filing)
- Added phrase 'which provide the trusted foundation that enables our customers to navigate an increasingly complex risk landscape' describing Moody's data and models (newer filing)
- Added description of Moody's solutions as enabling 'transformation of information into decision-grade intelligence, which is deeply interconnected across risk domains' (newer filing)
- Added statement that 'Moody's also offers valuable insights into financial stability and creditworthiness for organizations, debt instruments, and securities, serving a key role in bringing transparency to the global debt markets' (newer filing)
- Revised MA business description from 'comprised of' three businesses to 'comprises' three interconnected businesses with updated descriptions emphasizing interconnection, subscription structures, and proprietary data assets (newer filing)
- Changed reference year in Critical Accounting Estimates from 'December 31, 2024' to 'December 31, 2025' (newer filing)
- Removed extensive goodwill impairment discussion section that appeared in older filing (removed from newer filing)
- Changed reportable segments as-of date from 'September 30, 2025' to 'March 31, 2026' (newer filing)
- Changed Note reference from 'Note 17' to 'Note 16' for consolidated financial statements (newer filing)
- Changed comparison period from 'Three months ended September 30, 2025 compared with three months ended September 30, 2024' to 'Three months ended March 31, 2026 compared with three months ended March 31, 2025' (newer filing)
- Removed:
- Removed phrase 'With a rich history of experience in global markets and a diverse workforce of approximately 16,000 across more than 40 countries, Moody's gives customers the comprehensive perspective needed to act with confidence and thrive' from THE COMPANY section opening (older filing had this; newer filing moved it later)
- Removed language describing MA as 'comprised of' with enumeration of 'a premier fixed income and economic research business', 'a data business powered by', and 'three cloud-based subscription businesses' (older filing)
- Removed statement 'Since the date of the annual report on Form 10-K, there have been no material changes to the Company's critical accounting estimates disclosures other than the update below relating to the Company's assessment of goodwill for impairment' (older filing)
- Removed entire Goodwill subsection discussing MA's reporting unit reorganization in Q1 2025 and July 31, 2025 assessments (older filing)
- Removed Forward-Looking Statements reference to page 86 (older filing references page 63 in newer filing)
- Reworded:
- Changed MA description from 'provides data, intelligence and analytical tools' to 'provides curated data, intelligence and analytical tools' (newer filing emphasizes curation)
- Expanded closing phrase in THE COMPANY from 'thrive' to 'thrive in a dynamic global environment' (newer filing)
- Changed MA business description structure from 'is comprised of: i) a premier...; ii) a data business...; iii) three cloud-based...' to 'comprises three interconnected businesses: i) Research & Insights, which provides...; ii) Data & Information, which is powered by...; iii) Decision Solutions, a set of...' with added emphasis on interconnection (newer filing)
- Notes:
- The two filings cover different quarterly periods (Q1 2026 vs Q3 2025) and therefore the results of operations tables contain different comparative data
- The older filing's goodwill section is extensive and completely removed in the newer filing; this appears to be routine removal of period-specific disclosure rather than a change in accounting policy
- Forward-Looking Statements page reference changed from page 86 to page 63, likely due to document length changes between filings
Risk Factors
- Added:
- ABS definition added (Asset backed securities; a component of SFG) - filed 2026-04-23
- AUD definition added (Australian dollar) - filed 2026-04-23
- Fintellix definition added (A company specializing in data-driven risk and analytics for banks and financial institutions; acquired by ICRA in October 2025) - filed 2026-04-23
- MERIS definition added (Middle East Rating & Investors Service is an Egypt-based domestic credit rating agency acquired by Moody's in Q1 2026) - filed 2026-04-23
- Removed:
- Fintellix definition removed - filed 2025-10-23
- Numerated definition removed (A provider of commercial lending platforms; the Company acquired Numerated in November 2024) - filed 2026-04-23
- OBBBA definition removed (The 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' enacted into U.S. law on July 4, 2025) - filed 2026-04-23
- OCI(L) definition entry removed - filed 2026-04-23
- Reworded:
- Data and Information (D&I) definition changed from 'provides vast data sets on companies and securities via data feeds and data applications products' to 'LOB within MA which is powered by the world's largest database on companies and credit and serves as a critical input to financial analysis and AI model development/risk assessment' - filed 2026-04-23
- Decision Solutions (DS) definition changed from 'that provides subscription-based solutions supporting banking, insurance, and KYC workflows. This LOB utilizes components from the Data & Information and Research & Insights LOBs to provide risk assessment solutions' to 'LOB within MA; a set of cloud-based platforms embedding Moody's data and analytics directly into regulated banking, insurance, and KYC workflows' - filed 2026-04-23
- Notes:
- Page numbering differs between filings (Risk Factors at page 66 in newer vs. page 89 in older); this appears to be a formatting/pagination difference rather than content change
- The glossary section is truncated in the older filing text provided (ends at 'NRSRO Nationally Recognized' without completion), limiting full comparison of later alphabetical entries
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 8 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 2 sells ($710468) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 8 sells ($2M) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 11 sells ($3M) — 2 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-03. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about MCO's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 6 matched disclosures for MCO from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding MCO as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 50,287,887
- Reported value $21,938,090,296
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 1 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
MCO had 3,069,888 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
MCO had 1.77% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.01 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 3,069,888
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.77%
- Prior settlement (shares) 3,187,463
- Reported change -3.69%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.01
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- S&P Global (SPGI)
- Fitch Ratings (Hearst)
- MSCI (MSCI)
- FactSet Research Systems (FDS)
- London Stock Exchange Group
- Morningstar (MORN)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Moody's Corporation (MCO) do?
Moody's Corporation provides credit ratings, research, and risk analysis to global financial markets through its Moody's Investors Service (MIS) and Moody's Analytics (MA) segments. The company offers data, software, and insight tools for credit assessment, economic forecasting, and regulatory compliance, including KYC and banking workflows. It serves a broad range of financial institutions, corporations, and governments.
What sector is Moody's Corporation (MCO) in?
Moody's Corporation (MCO) is classified in the Financials sector. Its industry is Financial Information Services. It trades on NYSE.
Does MCO pay a dividend?
Yes — Moody's Corporation (MCO) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.85% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Moody's Corporation's (MCO) competitors?
Notable peers of Moody's Corporation (MCO) include S&P Global, Fitch Ratings (Hearst), MSCI, FactSet Research Systems and London Stock Exchange Group. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in MCO?
Yes — we hold 6 matched STOCK Act disclosures for MCO from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Moody's Corporation (MCO) overbought or oversold right now?
Moody's Corporation (MCO) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on MCO come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.