MCO · Moody's Corp

494.68−9.62  (−1.91%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$87.34B
P/E31.22
Float148.3M
Beta1.32
Volatility33.1%
ExchangeNYSE
SectorFinancial Services
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityHigh
Clavix score80
Price494.68
Change−1.91%
Prev Close504.30
Open496.13
Day Low493.79
Day High507.65
Avg Vol1
Avg $ Vol$357.1M
52W High546.88
52W Low402.28
52W Pos63.9%
From High−9.55%
From Low+22.97%
Max DD 1Y−23.61%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityNormal
SMA 20−0.09%
SMA 50+1.34%
SMA 200+4.59%
RSI (14)55.7
Vol 30D22.0%
Vol 90D26.5%
1Y Range402–547
Daily bars506
Perf Week−0.93%
Perf Month+4.20%
Perf Quarter+12.28%
Perf Half Y+7.29%
Perf Year+1.58%
Perf YTD−0.86%
Prev Day−1.91%
ClavixB+
Debt / Eq1.73
Curr Ratio1.74
Int Cover22.7×
FCF Margin39.3%
Rev Growth+15.1%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageHigh
Sector rank13 / 69

What MCO does

Moody's Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated risk assessment firm in the United States, the rest of the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.

It operates through two segments, Moody’s Analytics (MA) and Moody’s Investors Services (MIS). The MA segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets.

This segment also offers credit research, credit models and analytics, economics data and models, and structured finance solutions; data sets on companies and securities; and cloud-based SaaS subscription-based solutions supporting banking, insurance, and know-your-customer workflows.

Its MIS segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations, programs and facilities, and entities that issue such obligations, such as various corporate, financial institution, and governmental obligations, as well as structured finance securities.

It also provides ratings, investment research, compliance and third-party risk, supplier risk, trade credit, business intelligence sales and marketing, financial and regulatory reporting, balance sheet management, capital management, credit portfolio management, and model risk and governance solutions; Maxsight, a unified risk platform; lending suite, origination, and monitoring solutions; and property, casualty, and sustainable insurance underwriting solutions.

The company serves the financial, banking, insurance, corporation, public, and asset management sectors.

The company was formerly known as Dun and Bradstreet Company and changed its name to Moody's Corporation in September 2000.

Moody's Corporation was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
B+80/100

MCO grades B+, 80 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (69), most exposed on Sector Resilience (58, mixed). 4 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Financial Services median. Ranks 13 of 69 in Financial Services by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

MCOFinancial Services median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier1.321.20
Volatilityannualized33.1%30.0%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−23.6%
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change0.96%
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions187%

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

MCO
504.30

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

MCO

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

MCOFinancial Services median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer1.321.20
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketHighModerate40% of 70

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 7Moderate 28High 24Very High 11

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Financial Services names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Financial Services69 companies ranked
MCO
#13 of 69

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

MCO
1 week−0.9%
1 month+4.2%
Year to date−0.9%
1 year+1.6%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

MCO
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030since 23 Jun
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish58
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4015 · 6
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening15 ↑ 6 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
1.73sector median 0.83 · 70 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
1.74sector median 1.03 · 62 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
39.3%sector median 27.9% · 65 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
22.7×sector median 7.6× · 57 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 70 Financial Services names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

MCO
Revenue growthyear over year+15.1%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Financial Services median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Against Financial Services

70 companies
MetricMCOSector spreadMedian
Beta1.32
1.20
Volatility33.1%
30.0%
P/E31.22
20.95
Debt / equity1.73
0.83
Current ratio1.74
1.03
FCF margin39.3%
27.9%
Interest coverage22.7×
7.6×

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

Moody's announced its credit ratings, research, and curated intelligence are now available inside Google Cloud's new Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services platform, delivered through Moody's Credit Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Moody's is a launch partner for the Google Cloud offering.

Source Business Wire Significance moderate Impact product Risk improving

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Moody's stock has trailed the broader market, but analysts remain moderately bullish, citing strong earnings growth, increased share buybacks, and positive company guidance.

Source barchart.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk neutral

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Moody's Corporation announced that Keith Demmings has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective November 1, 2026. Demmings, 54, currently serves as President and CEO of Assurant, Inc., a position he has held since January 2022.

Source Business Wire Significance minor Impact leadership Risk improving

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Li Lu's Himalaya Capital cut its Bank of America position by roughly 71% and redeployed the money into the three companies that grade, index, and monitor the credit system. The article does not name which companies were bought, and the body text is too brief to confirm specifics.

Source 24/7 Wall Street Significance minor Impact sector Risk improving

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Janus Henderson Group PLC reduced its stake in Moody's Corporation by 94.1% in Q1, selling 635,049 shares and retaining only 40,027 shares. The article body is brief and provides limited additional context beyond the stake reduction.

Source marketbeat.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk worsening

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