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Moody's Corporation

$495.72Up+8.44 (+1.73%)
Research reviewed: Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
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Research overview

Moody's Corporation operates in Financial Exchanges and Data within the financials sector. This profile tracks its company-specific earnings drivers, valuation conditions, and primary-source risks.

Open
491.72
High
497.82
Low
491.72
Market Cap
86.59B
P/E Ratio
35.56
52 Week High
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Dividend
0.850%
Quarterly Dividend
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Investment thesis

Base case
Refinancing needs and active credit markets can support ratings demand. The base case remains conditional on issuance cycle staying manageable.
Bull case
Refinancing needs and active credit markets can support ratings demand. Recurring data, research and workflow products can compound revenue. Demand for credit, climate and supply-chain insight can broaden use cases.
Bear case
Market closures or lower refinancing can reduce transaction ratings revenue. Regulatory or liability changes can raise costs and constrain practices. AI-enabled competitors and client-built tools can pressure analytics pricing.
Thesis invalidation
Reassess the thesis if market closures or lower refinancing can reduce transaction ratings revenue.

Key catalysts

  • Debt issuance

    Refinancing needs and active credit markets can support ratings demand.

  • Analytics subscriptions

    Recurring data, research and workflow products can compound revenue.

  • Risk solutions

    Demand for credit, climate and supply-chain insight can broaden use cases.

Principal risks

  • Issuance cycle

    Market closures or lower refinancing can reduce transaction ratings revenue.

  • Ratings regulation

    Regulatory or liability changes can raise costs and constrain practices.

  • Data disruption

    AI-enabled competitors and client-built tools can pressure analytics pricing.

Latest earnings research

Q1 2026

Moody's first-quarter results reflected debt-issuance activity in Investors Service and recurring demand for analytics, data and risk solutions.

Valuation interpretation

  • The franchise premium combines ratings cyclicality with recurring analytics growth.
  • Strong issuance periods should be normalized against regulation and technology disruption.

Peer research

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Research updated: Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
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Moody's Corporation Reports First Quarter 2026 ResultsMoody's Corporation · earningsVerified

Fetched: 7/12/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Published: 4/29/2026, 12:00:00 AM

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Moody's Corporation Investor RelationsMoody's Corporation · companyVerified

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Moody's Corporation SEC filings and company factsU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · filingVerified

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