Equity
Treasury Stock
Moody's Treasury Stock increased by 10.2% to $16.51B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 20.2%, from $13.73B to $16.51B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Treasury Stock shows an upward trend with a 9.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionEquity
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase indicates active share buybacks, which can signal management's confidence in the stock or an effort to return capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Treasury stock represents the cost of shares that a company has repurchased from the open market and holds in its own tr...
Peer comparison
Standard across all public companies; peers in the pharmaceutical sector often use buybacks to manage earnings per share.
Metric ID:
treasury_stockHistorical Data
13 periods
| Q4 '22 | 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 | $11.51B | $11.63B | $11.80B | $12.01B | $12.15B | $12.41B | $12.84B | $13.32B | $13.73B | $14.02B | $14.54B | $14.98B | $16.51B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.0% | +1.5% | +1.8% | +1.2% | +2.1% | +3.5% | +3.8% | +3.1% | +2.1% | +3.7% | +3.0% | +10.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +4.3% | — | +6.7% | +8.9% | +11.0% | +13.0% | +13.0% | +13.2% | +12.4% | +20.2% |
Range$11.51B – $16.51B
CAGR+12.8%
Avg YoY Growth+11.4%
Median YoY Growth+12.4%
Current Streak12+ quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Moody's's treasury stock?
- Moody's (MCO) reported treasury stock of $16.51B in Q1 2026.
- How has Moody's's treasury stock changed year-over-year?
- Moody's's treasury stock increased by 20.2% year-over-year, from $13.73B to $16.51B.
- What is the long-term trend for Moody's's treasury stock?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Moody's's treasury stock has grown at a 9.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.51B to $14.98B.
- What does treasury stock mean?
- The value of shares a company has bought back from the market.