Moody's
Moody's is a global integrated risk assessment firm that provides credit ratings, research, and analytical tools to help organizations navigate complex risk landscapes. The company transforms vast proprietary data into decision-grade intelligence, serving as a critical infrastructure provider for global debt markets and financial stability. Its value proposition centers on delivering trusted insights that enable customers to manage interconnected risks across credit, banking, insurance, and compliance workflows.
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Moody's Investors Service (MIS)
primaryA leading global provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analysis for various debt obligations and the entities that issue them. It serves as a key transparency provider in global capital markets, rating corporate, financial institution, and governmental obligations.
Credit Ratings, Second Party Opinions, Net Zero Assessments, Moody's Local, ICRA Ratings
Corporate Issuers, Financial Institutions, Governmental Entities, Asset Managers, Investment Banks
Moody's Analytics (MA)
majorProvides curated data, intelligence, and AI-enabled analytical tools to help business leaders anticipate risks and manage workflows. This segment focuses on subscription-based software and research solutions for lending, underwriting, and regulatory compliance.
Research & Insights, Data & Information, Decision Solutions, RMS Climate Capabilities, KYC Workflow Tools
Commercial Banks, Insurance Companies, Corporate Risk Managers, Public Sector Organizations, Compliance Officers
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Competitive Position
A dominant global credit rating agency with a 'Big Three' market position and a rapidly expanding data and analytics ecosystem.
Geographies
United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America
Customer Segments
Financial Institutions, Corporations, Governments, Institutional Investors
Upstream Dependencies
Financial market data providers, Cloud infrastructure providers, Economic data sources, AI and machine learning technology partners
Downstream Customers
Debt issuers seeking market access, Fixed income investors, Bank credit officers, Insurance underwriters, Regulatory compliance departments
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Subsidiaries
RMS
Climate and catastrophe risk modeling business integrated into MA
ICRA
Indian credit rating agency subsidiary
ICR Chile
Domestic rating business in Chile acquired to expand Moody's Local
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Moody's is a global integrated risk assessment firm that provides credit ratings, research, and analytical tools to help organizations navigate complex risk landscapes. The company transforms vast proprietary data into decision-grade intelligence, serving as a critical infrastructure provider for global debt markets and financial stability. Its value proposition centers on delivering trusted insights that enable customers to manage interconnected risks across credit, banking, insurance, and compliance workflows.
Moody's (MCO) has a market capitalization of $77.8B and trades on NYSE.
Moody's generated $7.9B in trailing twelve-month revenue with net income of $2.5B, representing a net margin of 31.7%. Gross margin stands at 74.4%, with free cash flow of $2.7B. These figures are based on the Q1 2026 filing.
Moody's's key competitors include S&P Global, MSCI, Verisk Analytics, Inc. Common Stock, and others. These companies compete in similar markets and product categories.
Moody's has approximately 15,439 employees.