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Moody's MCO EV / EBITDA

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S&P GlobalSPGI
16.9×-7.1×
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Fair IsaacFICO
25×-32.5×

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$79.69B-7.3%
Enterprise value$85.53B-5.9%
P/E31.9×-8.9×
P/S10.1×-1.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.4%+1.7pp
Operating margin43.5%+3.1pp
Net margin31.7%+2.5pp

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

Calculated from Moody's’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 EV / EBITDA?
Moody's (MCO) reported EV / EBITDA of 21.3× in Q1 2026.
How has Moody's's EV / EBITDA changed year-over-year?
Moody's's EV / EBITDA decreased by 19.2% year-over-year, from 26.4× to 21.3×.
What is the long-term trend for Moody's's EV / EBITDA?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's EV / EBITDA has grown at a 2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 94× to 103.8×.
What does EV / EBITDA mean?
What the whole business (debt included) costs relative to its operating cash earnings.
How do you interpret EV / EBITDA?
Lets you compare companies with different leverage and tax positions on a like-for-like basis — the standard multiple in M&A. Lower can mean cheaper, subject to growth and capital intensity.
How does EV / EBITDA compare across companies?
Broadly comparable across non-financial sectors; not used for banks and insurers, where EBITDA is not meaningful.