What is Moody's's stock-based comp?

Moody's (MCO) reported stock-based comp of $58M in Q1 2026.

How has Moody's's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?

Moody's's stock-based comp increased by 3.6% year-over-year, from $56M to $58M.

What is the long-term trend for Moody's's stock-based comp?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's stock-based comp has grown at a 7.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $175M to $232M.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

Moody's MCO Stock-Based Comp

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$39M-17.0%

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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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Operating cash flow$939.0M+24.0%

CapEx$95.0M+11.8%

Free cash flow$844.0M+25.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$78.61B-10.7%

Enterprise value$84.45B-9.3%

P/E31.5×-9.8×

P/S10×-2.1×

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:ShareBasedCompensation.

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 stock-based comp?: Moody's (MCO) reported stock-based comp of $58M in Q1 2026.
How has Moody's's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: Moody's's stock-based comp increased by 3.6% year-over-year, from $56M to $58M.
What is the long-term trend for Moody's's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's stock-based comp has grown at a 7.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $175M to $232M.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.