What is Moody's's dividends paid?

Moody's (MCO) reported dividends paid of $185M in Q1 2026.

How has Moody's's dividends paid changed year-over-year?

Moody's's dividends paid decreased by 5.1% year-over-year, from $195M to $185M.

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

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's dividends paid has grown at a 10.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $463M to $701M.

What does dividends paid mean?

Total cash dividends paid to common stockholders, reflecting the company's capital return policy.

Moody's MCO Dividends Paid

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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$85.07B-5.9%

Enterprise value$90.91B-4.8%

P/E34.1×-8.3×

P/S10.8×-1.6×

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:PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock.

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 dividends paid?: Moody's (MCO) reported dividends paid of $185M in Q1 2026.
How has Moody's's dividends paid changed year-over-year?: Moody's's dividends paid decreased by 5.1% year-over-year, from $195M to $185M.
What is the long-term trend for Moody's's dividends paid?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's dividends paid has grown at a 10.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $463M to $701M.
What does dividends paid mean?: Total cash dividends paid to common stockholders, reflecting the company's capital return policy.