What is Moody's's cash & equivalents?

Moody's (MCO) reported cash & equivalents of $1.47B in Q1 2026.

How has Moody's's cash & equivalents changed year-over-year?

Moody's's cash & equivalents decreased by 31.3% year-over-year, from $2.14B to $1.47B.

What is the long-term trend for Moody's's cash & equivalents?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Moody's's cash & equivalents has grown at a -1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.6B to $2.38B.

What does cash & equivalents mean?

Cash on hand plus highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at purchase — treasury bills, money market funds, and commercial paper.

Moody's MCO Cash & Equivalents

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$1.81B+23.2%

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$1.32B-65.2%

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MBI

MBIAMBI

$151M+24.8%

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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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$76.66B-10.7%

Enterprise value$82.5B-9.3%

P/E30.7×-9.5×

P/S9.7×-2.0×

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:CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents.

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 cash & equivalents?: Moody's (MCO) reported cash & equivalents of $1.47B in Q1 2026.
How has Moody's's cash & equivalents changed year-over-year?: Moody's's cash & equivalents decreased by 31.3% year-over-year, from $2.14B to $1.47B.
What is the long-term trend for Moody's's cash & equivalents?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Moody's's cash & equivalents has grown at a -1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.6B to $2.38B.
What does cash & equivalents mean?: Cash on hand plus highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at purchase — treasury bills, money market funds, and commercial paper.