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Moody's

NYQ:MCO · US6153691059
Capital MarketsX-Large

360

9
Medium confidence — indicative
EV / EBIT23
Price / Owner Earnings20
Owner Earnings Yield15
Dividend Yield97
Price/Sales6
EV / Gross Profit17
Price/Book8
Returns on capital86
Profit margins51
Cash Conversion55
Accruals75
Owner Earnings Margin56
Sales growth33
Profit Growth94
Long-Term EPS Growth45
Owner Earnings Growth54
Reinvestment74
Price momentum69
Debt load15
Debt serviceability11
Liquidity81
Analyst ratings56
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside57
Market mood44
Value Creation16/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Moody's generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryCapital Markets
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1998
Employees3,086
Websitemoodys.com
ISINUS6153691059
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
Renewable Energy UsersS&P 500 (USA)D.J. US Investment Services
Themes
FintechCustomer AnalyticsOnline Analysis and ReferencePredictive AnalyticsCloud Data ServicesAnalyticsConsultingFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyRisk Management

Description

Moody's Corporation (Moody's) is a global provider of integrated perspectives on risk that empowers organizations and investors to make better decisions. Segments Moody's reports in two reportable segments: Moody’s Analytics (MA) and Moody’s Invest…

Analysis

Hope premium

Moody's Corporation carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price.

The price is expensive. You pay 31.6× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 12% yearly growth; analysts expect 13%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

What to watch: A large part of the company's book value is the price paid for past acquisitions. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
54
2023202420252026

All-time high

75

Feb 2026

All-time low

1

Jan 2023

Average rank

30

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
6
9
5
14
Price/Earnings
27
1
7
14
Price/Book
8
1
1
8
Dividend Yield
97
24
18
25
Value (overall)
37
4
1
3

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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