MA — Operating and Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Moody's MA — Operating and Selling, General and Administrative Expense increased by 3.1% to $627M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.0%, from $603M to $627M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), MA — Operating and Selling, General and Administrative Expense shows an upward trend with a 7.8% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A lower ratio of these expenses to revenue indicates improved operational leverage and efficiency within the segment.
Detailed definition
The aggregate of all operating, selling, and administrative costs incurred by the Moody's Analytics segment to support i...
Peer comparison
Comparable to 'Segment SG&A' reported by other financial information and analytics providers.
mco_segment_ma_operating_and_selling_general_and_administrative_expenseHistorical Data
| 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 | $392M | $446M | $568M | $473M | $471M | $479M | $514M | $526M | $541M | $517M | $548M | $564M | $576M | $581M | $573M | $603M | $605M | $599M | $608M | $627M |
| QoQ Change | — | +13.8% | +27.4% | -16.7% | -0.4% | +1.7% | +7.3% | +2.3% | +2.9% | -4.4% | +6.0% | +2.9% | +2.1% | +0.9% | -1.4% | +5.2% | +0.3% | -1.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +20.2% | +7.4% | -9.5% | +11.2% | +14.9% | +7.9% | +6.6% | +7.2% | +6.5% | +12.4% | +4.6% | +6.9% | +5.0% | +3.1% | +6.1% | +4.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Moody's's ma — operating and selling, general and administrative expense?
- Moody's (MCO) reported ma — operating and selling, general and administrative expense of $627M in Q1 2026.
- How has Moody's's ma — operating and selling, general and administrative expense changed year-over-year?
- Moody's's ma — operating and selling, general and administrative expense increased by 4.0% year-over-year, from $603M to $627M.
- What is the long-term trend for Moody's's ma — operating and selling, general and administrative expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's ma — operating and selling, general and administrative expense has grown at a 7.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.79B to $2.42B.
- What does ma — operating and selling, general and administrative expense mean?
- The total operating and administrative costs for the Moody's Analytics segment.