Short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84)
Moody's Short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) decreased by 35.9% to $41M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 33.9%, from $62M to $41M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) shows a downward trend with a -8.4% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase reflects a strategic decision to deploy excess capital into longer-term financial assets rather than immediate operations.
Detailed definition
These are financial instruments held by the company with maturities exceeding one year or restricted for specific purpos...
Peer comparison
Common in financial services and large-cap firms; peers often hold these to earn interest on excess cash.
non_current_assets_short_term_investmentsHistorical 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 | $88M | $104M | $91M | $103M | $86M | $89M | $90M | $78M | $57M | $73M | $63M | $58M | $63M | $573M | $566M | $62M | $116M | $78M | $64M | $41M |
| QoQ Change | — | +18.2% | -12.5% | +13.2% | -16.5% | +3.5% | +1.1% | -13.3% | -26.9% | +28.1% | -13.7% | -7.9% | +8.6% | +809.5% | -1.2% | -89.0% | +87.1% | -32.8% | -17.9% | -35.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.3% | -14.4% | -1.1% | -24.3% | -33.7% | -18.0% | -30.0% | -25.6% | +10.5% | +684.9% | +798.4% | +6.9% | +84.1% | -86.4% | -88.7% | -33.9% |
Short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Moody's's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84)?
- Moody's (MCO) reported short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) of $41M in Q1 2026.
- How has Moody's's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) changed year-over-year?
- Moody's's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) decreased by 33.9% year-over-year, from $62M to $41M.
- What is the long-term trend for Moody's's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84)?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Moody's's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) has grown at a -8.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $99M to $64M.
- What does short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) mean?
- Financial investments held by the company that are not expected to be converted to cash within the next year.