What is Moody's's operating cash flow?

Moody's (MCO) reported operating cash flow of $939M in Q1 2026.

How has Moody's's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Moody's's operating cash flow increased by 24.0% year-over-year, from $757M to $939M.

What is the long-term trend for Moody's's operating cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's operating cash flow has grown at a 9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.01B to $2.9B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Moody's MCO Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.1B+8.1%

Gross profit$1.5B+8.0%

Operating income$922.0M+9.0%

Net income$661.0M+5.8%

EPS (diluted)$3.73+7.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.5B-31.3%

Total debt$7.3B+2.5%

Total equity$3.0B-19.1%

Total assets$14.7B-2.4%

Cash flow

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CapEx$95.0M+11.8%

Free cash flow$844.0M+25.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$76.66B-9.4%

Enterprise value$82.5B-7.9%

P/E30.7×-9.4×

P/S9.7×-2.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.4%+1.7pp

Operating margin43.5%+3.1pp

Net margin31.7%+2.5pp

FCF margin34.9%+0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity74.5%+16.6pp

Debt / equity2.4×+0.5×

Current ratio1.2×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Moody's in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Moody's’s 10-Q, filed April 23, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Moody's's operating cash flow?: Moody's (MCO) reported operating cash flow of $939M in Q1 2026.
How has Moody's's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Moody's's operating cash flow increased by 24.0% year-over-year, from $757M to $939M.
What is the long-term trend for Moody's's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's operating cash flow has grown at a 9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.01B to $2.9B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.