What is Moody's's acquisitions?

Moody's (MCO) reported acquisitions of $23M in Q1 2026.

How has Moody's's acquisitions changed year-over-year?

Moody's's acquisitions decreased by 89.7% year-over-year, from $223M to $23M.

What is the long-term trend for Moody's's acquisitions?

Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Moody's's acquisitions has grown at a -68.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.18B to $221M.

What does acquisitions mean?

Cash paid for business acquisitions net of cash acquired in the target company — the primary M&A cash flow line.

Moody's MCO Acquisitions

Acquisitions at other companies

S&P GlobalSPGI

$12M-7.7%

CoStar GroupCSGP

$0-100%

MorningstarMORN

$359.6M+834%

MSCIMSCI

$41.7M—

IQVIAIQV

$37M-72.4%

Verisk Analytics, Inc.VRSK

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.1B+8.1%

Gross profit$1.5B+8.0%

Operating income$922.0M+9.0%

Net income$661.0M+5.8%

EPS (diluted)$3.73+7.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.5B-31.3%

Total debt$7.3B+2.5%

Total equity$3.0B-19.1%

Total assets$14.7B-2.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$939.0M+24.0%

CapEx$95.0M+11.8%

Free cash flow$844.0M+25.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$79.11B-1.1%

Enterprise value$84.96B-0.3%

P/E31.7×-5.8×

P/S10.1×-0.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.4%+1.7pp

Operating margin43.5%+3.1pp

Net margin31.7%+2.5pp

FCF margin34.9%+0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity74.5%+16.6pp

Debt / equity2.4×+0.5×

Current ratio1.2×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Moody's in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired.

The official record: Moody's’s 10-Q, filed April 23, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Moody's's acquisitions?: Moody's (MCO) reported acquisitions of $23M in Q1 2026.
How has Moody's's acquisitions changed year-over-year?: Moody's's acquisitions decreased by 89.7% year-over-year, from $223M to $23M.
What is the long-term trend for Moody's's acquisitions?: Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Moody's's acquisitions has grown at a -68.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.18B to $221M.
What does acquisitions mean?: Cash paid for business acquisitions net of cash acquired in the target company — the primary M&A cash flow line.