Business Segments · Adjusted Operating Income
Moodys Investors Service — Adjusted Operating Income
Moody's Moodys Investors Service — Adjusted Operating Income increased by 38.0% to $803.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.3%, from $735.00M to $803.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Moodys Investors Service — Adjusted Operating Income shows an upward trend with a 2.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Higher values indicate stronger profitability and core business performance.
Detailed definition
Measures the profitability of the credit ratings segment after adjusting for non-recurring or non-cash items such as res...
Peer comparison
Equivalent to 'Segment Adjusted EBITDA' or 'Segment Operating Profit' used by financial information peers.
Metric ID:
mco_segment_mis_adjusted_operating_incomeHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $678.00M | $580.00M | $488.00M | $510.00M | $415.00M | $289.00M | $274.00M | $442.00M | $443.00M | $395.00M | $380.00M | $668.00M | $672.00M | $614.00M | $440.00M | $735.00M | $680.00M | $749.00M | $582.00M | $803.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -14.5% | -15.9% | +4.5% | -18.6% | -30.4% | -5.2% | +61.3% | +0.2% | -10.8% | -3.8% | +75.8% | +0.6% | -8.6% | -28.3% | +67.0% | -7.5% | +10.1% | -22.3% | +38.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -38.8% | -50.2% | -43.9% | -13.3% | +6.7% | +36.7% | +38.7% | +51.1% | +51.7% | +55.4% | +15.8% | +10.0% | +1.2% | +22.0% | +32.3% | +9.3% |
Range$274.00M – $803.00M
CAGR+3.6%
Avg YoY Growth+11.5%
Median YoY Growth+12.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Moody's's moodys investors service — adjusted operating income?
- Moody's (MCO) reported moodys investors service — adjusted operating income of $803.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Moody's's moodys investors service — adjusted operating income changed year-over-year?
- Moody's's moodys investors service — adjusted operating income increased by 9.3% year-over-year, from $735.00M to $803.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Moody's's moodys investors service — adjusted operating income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's moodys investors service — adjusted operating income has grown at a 2.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.47B to $2.75B.
- What does moodys investors service — adjusted operating income mean?
- The core operating profit of the credit ratings segment, excluding one-time or non-cash items.