Moody's Contract with Customer, Liability increased by 14.4% to $1.87B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.9%, from $1.82B to $1.87B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Contract with Customer, Liability shows an upward trend with a 6.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
An increase often signals strong future revenue visibility, while a decrease may indicate the fulfillment of service obligations.
This represents the obligation to transfer services to a customer for which the entity has received consideration or for...
Common in businesses with subscription or recurring service models where upfront payments are standard.
other_contract_with_customer_liability| 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 | $1.24B | $1.19B | $1.34B | $1.61B | $1.37B | $1.23B | $1.33B | $1.65B | $1.45B | $1.29B | $1.38B | $1.67B | $1.48B | $1.36B | $1.51B | $1.82B | $1.64B | $1.43B | $1.64B | $1.87B |
| QoQ Change | — | -4.0% | +12.6% | +20.7% | -15.2% | -9.7% | +8.1% | +23.6% | -11.9% | -11.1% | +7.0% | +21.1% | -11.4% | -8.3% | +11.2% | +20.6% | -10.3% | -12.7% | +14.8% | +14.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +10.6% | +4.0% | -0.1% | +2.3% | +6.3% | +4.7% | +3.6% | +1.5% | +2.1% | +5.3% | +9.4% | +8.9% | +10.3% | +5.0% | +8.4% | +2.9% |
| Segment | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moodys Analytics | $1.15B | $1.05B | $1.24B | $1.46B | $1.29B | $1.11B | $1.37B | $1.51B |
| Moodys Investors Service | $336.00M | $312.00M | $268.00M | $360.00M | $350.00M | $313.00M | $270.00M | $368.00M |
| Total | $1.48B | $1.36B | $1.51B | $1.82B | $1.64B | $1.43B | $1.64B | $1.87B |