“Transaction revenue increased $23 million compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to higher banking activity in the U.S., supported by favorable spreads and strong investor demand.”10-Q · Jul 23, 2026 ↗
Moody's Corporation
MCO
Market read
Moody's Corporation's move is being confirmed by its market group.
The latest filing is mixed. 5 of 35 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 8.1% versus the comparable filing period.
- Net margin fell 0.7 percentage points.
- At least 23 of 35 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- A filing-linked outsider such as ASAN begins moving with the group.
Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 12 of 35 members or fewer.
Research brief
The story so far
The latest filing is mixed. 5 of 35 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 8.1% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.42x, improving versus the comparable period.
- Net margin fell 0.7 percentage points.
- At least 23 of 35 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- A filing-linked outsider such as ASAN begins moving with the group.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Latest annual revenue changed +8.9% year over year.
- Operating margin changed +2.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Net margin changed +2.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
- Pricing and mix has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
- Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
- EV/sales is 24% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Price as of Sep 10, 2026
467.38Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“Recurring revenue increased $11 million, primarily reflecting the impact of annual price increases and higher monitored credits.”10-Q · Jul 23, 2026 ↗
“Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Operating income $ 922 $ 846 Adjustments: Depreciation and amortization 122 113 Restructuring 27 33 Reserve for international non-income tax obligation 34 — Charges related to asset abandonment — 2 Adjusted Operating Inc…”10-Q · Apr 23, 2026 ↗
“Transaction revenue increased $56 million compared to the prior year, which primarily reflected: – higher issuance activity for speculative-grade bonds driven by elevated third-quarter activity as issuers took advantage of favorable conditions, including tigh…”10-Q · Oct 23, 2025 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 10.9× · EV/sales 11.5×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Scenarios are withheld for Financial Services until sector-specific earnings and capital metrics are available; generic revenue/P/S scaffolds would be misleading.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for MCO. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Latest filing assessment · baseline
The latest filing presents a mixed picture
10-Q filed 2026-04-23 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-23.
What improved
- Revenue increased 8.1% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.42x, improving versus the comparable period.
What weakened
- Net margin fell 0.7 percentage points.
Filing receipts
“Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities The $315 million increase in cash used in investing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 was primarily due to: – a $485 million decrease in sales and maturities of investments primarily due to the maturity of certificates of deposit in the first quarter of 2025, of which the proceeds were used to repay notes payable in the prior year; partially offset by: – lower cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $200 million primarily due to amounts paid for the acquisition of CAPE Analytics in the first quarter of 2025.”
“Constant currency revenue (1) decline for FIG was 1%. – Recurring revenue increased by $7 million, primarily reflecting the impact of annual price increases and higher monitored credits; partially offset by: – a decrease in Transaction Revenue of $4 million compared to the first quarter of 2025, primarily reflecting lower volumes from infrequent issuers, particularly in the insurance sector.”
“G was 1%. – Recurring revenue increased by $7 million, primarily reflecting the impact of annual price increases and higher monitored credits; partially offset by: – a decrease in Transaction Revenue of $4 million compared to the first quarter of 2025, primarily reflecting lower volumes from infrequent issuers, particularly in the insurance sector.”
Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind MCO
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
MCO is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Software Stocks. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. No verified filing-linked names are available yet.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.