How much cash does Moody's generate?

Moody's (MCO) generated $3.1B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months.

What is Moody's's free cash flow?

After $336.0M of capital expenditures, Moody's's free cash flow was $2.7B over the trailing twelve months, up 10.1% year over year.

Where does Moody's's cash flow data come from?

Every line is extracted from Moody's's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and tagged in XBRL. Switch between quarterly, annual, and trailing-twelve-month views, or open any line for its full history and peer comparisons.

Moody's MCO Cash Flow Statement

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

Quarterly Annual TTM

YoY QoQ

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	TTM Q1 '26	TTM Q4 '25	TTM Q3 '25	TTM Q2 '25	TTM Q1 '25
Net income	$2.5B+1.5%	$2.46B+9.6%	$2.25B+5.3%	$2.13B+1.2%	$2.11B+2.3%
Depreciation and amortization	$489M+1.9%	$480M+2.3%	$469M+3.3%	$454M+2.3%	$444M+3.0%
Stock-based compensation	$234M+0.9%	$232M+1.8%	$228M0.0%	$228M+2.2%	$223M+1.4%
Net cash from operating activities	$3.08B+6.3%	$2.9B+6.8%	$2.72B+1.5%	$2.68B-5.1%	$2.82B-0.6%
Capital expenditures	$336M+3.1%	$326M+2.2%	$319M+4.2%	$306M-5.6%	$324M+2.2%
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	——	——	——	——	$432M+95.5%
Net cash from investing activities	——	——	——	——	-$736M+30.3%
Dividends paid	$691M-1.4%	$701M+1.7%	$689M+1.8%	$677M+2.6%	$660M+6.5%
Repurchases of common stock	$2.71B+68.3%	$1.61B-2.6%	$1.65B+5.4%	$1.57B+1.3%	$1.55B+19.6%
Net cash from financing activities	-$3.48B-13.7%	-$3.06B+0.8%	-$3.09B-23.8%	-$2.5B-2.4%	-$2.44B-68.5%
Net increase (decrease) in cash	——	——	——	——	——
Free cash flow	$2.75B+6.7%	$2.58B+7.4%	$2.4B+1.1%	$2.37B-5.0%	$2.5B-1.0%

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Questions, answered.

How much cash does Moody's generate?: Moody's (MCO) generated $3.1B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months.
What is Moody's's free cash flow?: After $336.0M of capital expenditures, Moody's's free cash flow was $2.7B over the trailing twelve months, up 10.1% year over year.
Where does Moody's's cash flow data come from?: Every line is extracted from Moody's's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and tagged in XBRL. Switch between quarterly, annual, and trailing-twelve-month views, or open any line for its full history and peer comparisons.