(MCO) Moodys - Ratings and Ratios
Credit Ratings, Risk Analytics, Research, Data, SaaS
MCO EPS (Earnings per Share)
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Description: MCO Moodys
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) is a global integrated risk-assessment firm that operates through two primary segments: Moody’s Analytics and Moody’s Investors Service. The Analytics arm delivers credit research, econometric models, structured-finance data, and SaaS solutions for banking, insurance, and KYC workflows, while Investors Service provides credit ratings and related assessment services for corporate, financial-institution, sovereign, and structured-finance issuances.
In FY 2023 the company generated approximately $6.3 billion in revenue, with Moody’s Investors Service contributing roughly 70 % of total sales. Operating cash flow reached about $1.5 billion, and the SaaS component of Moody’s Analytics grew its annual recurring revenue by an estimated 12 % year-over-year, reflecting accelerating demand for cloud-based risk-management tools.
Key macro-economic drivers for Moody’s include the prevailing interest-rate environment-higher rates tend to boost rating activity as issuers refinance and investors seek credit insight-and heightened regulatory scrutiny that fuels demand for advanced analytics in banking and insurance. Additionally, the firm benefits from the broader “risk-as-a-service” trend, where institutions outsource credit-risk modeling to specialized providers.
For a deeper quantitative view of Moody’s valuation metrics and scenario analysis, the ValueRay platform offers a structured data set worth exploring.
MCO Stock Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 84,966m |
| Sub-Industry | Financial Exchanges & Data |
| IPO / Inception | 2000-10-03 |
MCO Stock Ratings
| Growth Rating | 65.5% |
| Fundamental | 88.7% |
| Dividend Rating | 59.9% |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | -16.1% |
| Analyst Rating | 3.88 of 5 |
MCO Dividends
| Dividend Yield 12m | 0.78% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 1.34% |
| Annual Growth 5y | 11.00% |
| Payout Consistency | 92.5% |
| Payout Ratio | 27.8% |
MCO Growth Ratios
| Growth Correlation 3m | -70.7% |
| Growth Correlation 12m | 38.9% |
| Growth Correlation 5y | 76% |
| CAGR 5y | 26.79% |
| CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio) | 1.09 |
| CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio) | 5.18 |
| Sharpe Ratio 12m | -0.39 |
| Alpha | -20.20 |
| Beta | 1.412 |
| Volatility | 22.43% |
| Current Volume | 818.1k |
| Average Volume 20d | 834.2k |
| Stop Loss | 454.5 (-3%) |
| Signal | -0.13 |
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 7.0
| Net Income (2.13b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 438.4m TTM) |
| FCFTA 0.15 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 1.42pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue 25.37% (prev 23.54%; Δ 1.83pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.17 (>3.0%) and CFO 2.68b > Net Income 2.13b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (5.11b) to EBITDA (3.44b) ratio: 1.48 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 1.70 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (180.5m) change vs 12m ago -1.37% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 66.51% (prev 66.82%; Δ -0.31pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 47.91% (prev 43.66%; Δ 4.25pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 16.41 (EBITDA TTM 3.44b / Interest Expense TTM 182.0m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' 7.18
| (A) 0.12 = (Total Current Assets 4.50b - Total Current Liabilities 2.65b) / Total Assets 15.49b |
| (B) 1.09 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 16.93b / Total Assets 15.49b |
| warn (B) unusual magnitude: 1.09 — check mapping/units |
| (C) 0.20 = EBIT TTM 2.99b / Avg Total Assets 15.25b |
| (D) 1.44 = Book Value of Equity 16.42b / Total Liabilities 11.38b |
| Total Rating: 7.18 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 88.69
| 1. Piotroski 7.0pt = 2.0 |
| 2. FCF Yield 2.63% = 1.32 |
| 3. FCF Margin 32.45% = 7.50 |
| 4. Debt/Equity 1.84 = 1.00 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 1.48 = 0.98 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= 10.03)% = 12.50 |
| 7. RoE 56.41% = 2.50 |
| 8. Rev. Trend 92.59% = 6.94 |
| 9. EPS Trend 78.92% = 3.95 |
What is the price of MCO shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -4.85%, over one month by -7.76%, over three months by -6.16% and over the past year by -3.67%.
Is Moodys a good stock to buy?
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of MCO is around 461.09 USD . This means that MCO is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -1.59%.
Is MCO a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 10
- Buy: 3
- Hold: 11
- Sell: 1
- Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the MCO price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 544 | 16.1% |
| Analysts Target Price | 544 | 16.1% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 522.7 | 11.6% |
Last update: 2025-10-15 03:51
MCO Fundamental Data Overview
P/E Trailing = 40.3166
P/E Forward = 30.6748
P/S = 11.628
P/B = 21.8996
P/EG = 2.0166
Beta = 1.412
Revenue TTM = 7.31b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.99b USD
EBITDA TTM = 3.44b USD
Long Term Debt = 6.97b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 101.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 7.28b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 5.11b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 90.07b USD (84.97b + Debt 7.28b - CCE 2.17b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 16.41 (Ebit TTM 2.99b / Interest Expense TTM 182.0m)
FCF Yield = 2.63% (FCF TTM 2.37b / Enterprise Value 90.07b)
FCF Margin = 32.45% (FCF TTM 2.37b / Revenue TTM 7.31b)
Net Margin = 29.18% (Net Income TTM 2.13b / Revenue TTM 7.31b)
Gross Margin = 66.51% ((Revenue TTM 7.31b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.45b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 67.65% (prev 68.71%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 5.82 (Enterprise Value 90.07b / Total Assets 15.49b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.65% (Interest Expense 47.0m / Debt 7.28b)
Taxrate = 25.0% (193.0m / 772.0m)
NOPAT = 2.24b (EBIT 2.99b * (1 - 25.00%))
Current Ratio = 1.70 (Total Current Assets 4.50b / Total Current Liabilities 2.65b)
Debt / Equity = 1.84 (Debt 7.28b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.95b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.48 (Net Debt 5.11b / EBITDA 3.44b)
Debt / FCF = 2.15 (Net Debt 5.11b / FCF TTM 2.37b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.78b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 13.77% (Net Income 2.13b / Total Assets 15.49b)
RoE = 56.41% (Net Income TTM 2.13b / Total Stockholder Equity 3.78b)
RoCE = 27.79% (EBIT 2.99b / Capital Employed (Equity 3.78b + L.T.Debt 6.97b))
RoIC = 20.40% (NOPAT 2.24b / Invested Capital 10.98b)
WACC = 10.37% (E(84.97b)/V(92.25b) * Re(11.22%) + D(7.28b)/V(92.25b) * Rd(0.65%) * (1-Tc(0.25)))
Discount Rate = 11.22% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -0.85%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 71.81% ; FCFE base≈2.26b ; Y1≈2.78b ; Y5≈4.75b
Fair Price DCF = 271.5 (DCF Value 48.70b / Shares Outstanding 179.4m; 5y FCF grow 25.0% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 78.92 | EPS CAGR: 26.87% | SUE: 1.65 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: 92.59 | Revenue CAGR: 15.57% | SUE: 0.96 | # QB: 2
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