Non-Current Assets
Deferred costs
Moody's Deferred costs increased by 5.5% to $267M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 19.2%, from $224M to $267M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred costs shows an upward trend with a 13.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Assets
First reportedQ4 2018
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026
Metric ID:
non_current_assets_capitalized_contract_cost_net_noncurrentHistorical 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 | $142M | $137M | $138M | $152M | $145M | $143M | $171M | $181M | $176M | $178M | $196M | $202M | $198M | $202M | $214M | $224M | $226M | $226M | $253M | $267M |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.5% | +0.7% | +10.1% | -4.6% | -1.4% | +19.6% | +5.8% | -2.8% | +1.1% | +10.1% | +3.1% | -2.0% | +2.0% | +5.9% | +4.7% | +0.9% | +0.0% | +11.9% | +5.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +2.1% | +4.4% | +23.9% | +19.1% | +21.4% | +24.5% | +14.6% | +11.6% | +12.5% | +13.5% | +9.2% | +10.9% | +14.1% | +11.9% | +18.2% | +19.2% |
Range$137M – $267M
CAGR+14.2%
Avg YoY Growth+14.4%
Median YoY Growth+13.8%
Current Streak7 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Moody's's deferred costs?
- Moody's (MCO) reported deferred costs of $267M in Q1 2026.
- How has Moody's's deferred costs changed year-over-year?
- Moody's's deferred costs increased by 19.2% year-over-year, from $224M to $267M.
- What is the long-term trend for Moody's's deferred costs?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Moody's's deferred costs has grown at a 13.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $134M to $253M.