Current Liabilities

Dividends payable

Moody's Dividends payable decreased by 12.5% to $7.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from $7.00M to $7.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Dividends payable shows a downward trend with a -6.2% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ4 2025

How to read this metric

An increase indicates a recent declaration of dividends, while a decrease suggests recent payment or a change in dividend policy.

Detailed definition

This represents the total amount of cash dividends that have been formally declared by the board of directors but have n...

Peer comparison

Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, typically reflecting the frequency of dividend cycles.

Metric ID: dividends_payable

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$5.00M$5.00M$6.00M$3.00M$5.00M$9.00M$6.00M$4.00M$5.00M$20.00M$7.00M$5.00M$6.00M$17.00M$32.00M$7.00M$6.00M$14.00M$8.00M$7.00M
QoQ Change+0.0%+20.0%-50.0%+66.7%+80.0%-33.3%-33.3%+25.0%+300.0%-65.0%-28.6%+20.0%+183.3%+88.2%-78.1%-14.3%+133.3%-42.9%-12.5%
YoY Change+0.0%+80.0%+0.0%+33.3%+0.0%+122.2%+16.7%+25.0%+20.0%-15.0%+357.1%+40.0%+0.0%-17.6%-75.0%+0.0%
Range$3.00M$32.00M
CAGR+7.3%
Avg YoY Growth+36.7%
Median YoY Growth+8.3%
Current Streak2 quarters decline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Moody's's dividends payable?
Moody's (MCO) reported dividends payable of $7.00M in Q1 2026.
How has Moody's's dividends payable changed year-over-year?
Moody's's dividends payable decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $7.00M to $7.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Moody's's dividends payable?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Moody's's dividends payable has grown at a -6.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.00M to $8.00M.
What does dividends payable mean?
The amount of declared dividends that the company owes to shareholders but has not yet paid.