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Moody's MCO Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

S&P Global logo
S&P GlobalSPGI
12.8%+2.5pp
CoStar Group logo
CoStar GroupCSGP
1.1%+1.0pp
Morningstar logo
MorningstarMORN
19.7%+0.4pp
MSCI logo
MSCIMSCI
45.8%+7.3pp
Fair Isaac logo
Fair IsaacFICO
75.3%+16.4pp
MicroStrategy logo
MicroStrategyMSTR
5.8%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.2B+15.1%
Gross profit$1.7B+18.3%
Operating income$1.0B+27.9%
Net income$878.0M+51.9%
EPS (diluted)$5.03+56.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.5B-32.5%
Total debt$7.5B+3.3%
Total equity$3.0B-23.4%
Total assets$14.7B-5.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$779.0M+43.5%
CapEx$91.0M+21.3%
Free cash flow$688.0M+47.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$82.85B-11.1%
Enterprise value$88.9B-9.6%
P/E29.6×-14.1×
P/S10.2×-2.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin75%+2.2pp
Operating margin44.8%+4.2pp
Net margin34.3%+5.1pp
FCF margin36.4%+3.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity80.2%+25.0pp
Debt / equity2.5×+0.6×
Current ratio1.2×-0.6×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Moody's’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The source filing: Moody's’s 10-Q, filed July 23, 2026. Open the filing →

Filed
Jul 23, 2026, 4:19 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001628280-26-049398

FAQ

What is Moody's's return on invested capital?
Moody's (MCO) reported return on invested capital of 31.4% in Q2 2026.
How has Moody's's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Moody's's return on invested capital increased by 21.8% year-over-year, from 25.8% to 31.4%.
What is the long-term trend for Moody's's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Moody's's return on invested capital has grown at a -3.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 35.1% to 29.4%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.

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