Business Segments · Goodwill, Gross
Moodys Investors Service — Goodwill, Gross
Moody's Moodys Investors Service — Goodwill, Gross increased by 5.5% to $404.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.2%, from $377.00M to $404.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Moodys Investors Service — Goodwill, Gross shows relatively stable performance with a 2.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toGoodwill, Gross
How to read this metric
Changes reflect the scale of historical M&A activity; high levels indicate a strategy of growth through acquisition.
Detailed definition
The total historical cost of goodwill acquired through business combinations specifically allocated to the Moody's Inves...
Peer comparison
Standard accounting figure for goodwill before impairment adjustments across all industries.
Metric ID:
mco_segment_mis_goodwill_grossHistorical 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 | $312.00M | $396.00M | $396.00M | $395.00M | $390.00M | $378.00M | $377.00M | $284.00M | $289.00M | $288.00M | $287.00M | $288.00M | $287.00M | $386.00M | $380.00M | $377.00M | $382.00M | $388.00M | $383.00M | $404.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +26.9% | +0.0% | -0.3% | -1.3% | -3.1% | -0.3% | -24.7% | +1.8% | -0.3% | -0.3% | +0.3% | -0.3% | +34.5% | -1.6% | -0.8% | +1.3% | +1.6% | -1.3% | +5.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +25.0% | -4.5% | -4.8% | -28.1% | -25.9% | -23.8% | -23.9% | +1.4% | -0.7% | +34.0% | +32.4% | +30.9% | +33.1% | +0.5% | +0.8% | +7.2% |
Range$284.00M – $404.00M
CAGR+5.6%
Avg YoY Growth+3.3%
Median YoY Growth+0.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Moody's's moodys investors service — goodwill, gross?
- Moody's (MCO) reported moodys investors service — goodwill, gross of $404.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Moody's's moodys investors service — goodwill, gross changed year-over-year?
- Moody's's moodys investors service — goodwill, gross increased by 7.2% year-over-year, from $377.00M to $404.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Moody's's moodys investors service — goodwill, gross?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's moodys investors service — goodwill, gross has grown at a 2.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.42B to $1.53B.
- What does moodys investors service — goodwill, gross mean?
- The total original purchase price premium paid for acquisitions within this business segment.