Business Segments · D&A
MA — D&A
Moody's MA — D&A decreased by 1.0% to $100M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 6.4%, from $94M to $100M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), MA — D&A shows an upward trend with a 20.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026
Rolls up toD&A
How to read this metric
High levels may indicate significant past capital investment in technology or software, while trends help assess the segment's asset-heavy nature.
Detailed definition
Reflects the systematic allocation of the cost of tangible and intangible assets over their useful lives within the Mood...
Peer comparison
Comparable to 'D&A' reported by other technology-driven financial services firms.
Metric ID:
mco_segment_ma_depreciation_and_amortizationHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $42M | $44M | $58M | $60M | $60M | $62M | $68M | $70M | $74M | $76M | $78M | $82M | $90M | $88M | $93M | $94M | $97M | $101M | $101M | $100M |
| QoQ Change | — | +4.8% | +31.8% | +3.4% | +0.0% | +3.3% | +9.7% | +2.9% | +5.7% | +2.7% | +2.6% | +5.1% | +9.8% | -2.2% | +5.7% | +1.1% | +3.2% | +4.1% | +0.0% | -1.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +42.9% | +40.9% | +17.2% | +16.7% | +23.3% | +22.6% | +14.7% | +17.1% | +21.6% | +15.8% | +19.2% | +14.6% | +7.8% | +14.8% | +8.6% | +6.4% |
Range$42M – $101M
CAGR+20.0%
Avg YoY Growth+19.0%
Median YoY Growth+16.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Moody's's ma — d&a?
- Moody's (MCO) reported ma — d&a of $100M in Q1 2026.
- How has Moody's's ma — d&a changed year-over-year?
- Moody's's ma — d&a increased by 6.4% year-over-year, from $94M to $100M.
- What is the long-term trend for Moody's's ma — d&a?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's ma — d&a has grown at a 20.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $185M to $393M.
- What does ma — d&a mean?
- The non-cash expense for the wear and tear or expiration of assets in the Moody's Analytics segment.