Operating Cash Flow
Moody's Operating Cash Flow increased by 9.4% to $939.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 24.0%, from $757.00M to $939.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 9.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical 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 | $594.00M | $436.00M | $299.00M | $470.00M | $291.00M | $336.00M | $377.00M | $608.00M | $604.00M | $462.00M | $477.00M | $775.00M | $686.00M | $703.00M | $674.00M | $757.00M | $543.00M | $743.00M | $858.00M | $939.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -26.6% | -31.4% | +57.2% | -38.1% | +15.5% | +12.2% | +61.3% | -0.7% | -23.5% | +3.2% | +62.5% | -11.5% | +2.5% | -4.1% | +12.3% | -28.3% | +36.8% | +15.5% | +9.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -51.0% | -22.9% | +26.1% | +29.4% | +107.6% | +37.5% | +26.5% | +27.5% | +13.6% | +52.2% | +41.3% | -2.3% | -20.8% | +5.7% | +27.3% | +24.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Moody's's operating cash flow?
- Moody's (MCO) reported operating cash flow of $939.00M 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 $757.00M to $939.00M.
- 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 $2.90B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.