Moodys Investors Service — Deferred Revenue
Moody's Moodys Investors Service — Deferred Revenue increased by 46.3% to $316.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.9%, from $304.00M to $316.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Moodys Investors Service — Deferred Revenue shows relatively stable performance with a 0.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher balances indicate a larger pipeline of future revenue and strong customer commitment to the segment's services.
Detailed definition
The total balance of payments received from clients for credit rating services that have not yet been recognized as reve...
Peer comparison
Commonly reported as deferred revenue or unearned income in companies with subscription or multi-year service contracts.
mco_segment_mis_deferred_revenueHistorical 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 | $279.00M | $247.00M | $214.00M | $294.00M | $268.00M | $238.00M | $205.00M | $291.00M | $270.00M | $240.00M | $207.00M | $302.00M | $278.00M | $253.00M | $211.00M | $304.00M | $294.00M | $256.00M | $216.00M | $316.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -11.5% | -13.4% | +37.4% | -8.8% | -11.2% | -13.9% | +42.0% | -7.2% | -11.1% | -13.8% | +45.9% | -7.9% | -9.0% | -16.6% | +44.1% | -3.3% | -12.9% | -15.6% | +46.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.9% | -3.6% | -4.2% | -1.0% | +0.7% | +0.8% | +1.0% | +3.8% | +3.0% | +5.4% | +1.9% | +0.7% | +5.8% | +1.2% | +2.4% | +3.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Moody's's moodys investors service — deferred revenue?
- Moody's (MCO) reported moodys investors service — deferred revenue of $316.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Moody's's moodys investors service — deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Moody's's moodys investors service — deferred revenue increased by 3.9% year-over-year, from $304.00M to $316.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Moody's's moodys investors service — deferred revenue?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's moodys investors service — deferred revenue has grown at a 0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.04B to $1.07B.
- What does moodys investors service — deferred revenue mean?
- Total cash collected from customers for services that have not yet been delivered.