Business Segments · Contract with Customer, Liability
MIS — Contract with Customer, Liability
Moody's MIS — Contract with Customer, Liability increased by 36.3% to $368M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.2%, from $360M to $368M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), MIS — Contract with Customer, Liability shows relatively stable performance with a -1.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryGrowth
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2017
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026
Rolls up toContract Liabilities
How to read this metric
An increase indicates strong future demand and pre-paid service commitments, providing a buffer for future revenue.
Detailed definition
This represents deferred revenue or contract liabilities within the credit ratings segment, arising when the company rec...
Peer comparison
Standard deferred revenue metric found in subscription-based or service-based business models.
Metric ID:
mco_segment_mis_contract_with_customer_liabilityHistorical 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 | $368M | $333M | $296M | $377M | $347M | $314M | $278M | $360M | $336M | $303M | $270M | $361M | $336M | $312M | $268M | $360M | $350M | $313M | $270M | $368M |
| QoQ Change | — | -9.5% | -11.1% | +27.4% | -8.0% | -9.5% | -11.5% | +29.5% | -6.7% | -9.8% | -10.9% | +33.7% | -6.9% | -7.1% | -14.1% | +34.3% | -2.8% | -10.6% | -13.7% | +36.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -5.7% | -5.7% | -6.1% | -4.5% | -3.2% | -3.5% | -2.9% | +0.3% | +0.0% | +3.0% | -0.7% | -0.3% | +4.2% | +0.3% | +0.7% | +2.2% |
Range$268M – $377M
CAGR+0.0%
Avg YoY Growth-1.4%
Median YoY Growth-0.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Moody's's mis — contract with customer, liability?
- Moody's (MCO) reported mis — contract with customer, liability of $368M in Q1 2026.
- How has Moody's's mis — contract with customer, liability changed year-over-year?
- Moody's's mis — contract with customer, liability increased by 2.2% year-over-year, from $360M to $368M.
- What is the long-term trend for Moody's's mis — contract with customer, liability?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's mis — contract with customer, liability has grown at a -1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.39B to $1.29B.
- What does mis — contract with customer, liability mean?
- Payments received from customers for services that have not yet been performed.