MOODYS CORP /DE/ MCO
MOODYS CORP /DE/ (MCO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.89% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $7.7B at a 31.9% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.49 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | Mizuho | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-07-23 | Baird | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-23 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-20 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-17 | Jefferies | Buy (init) |
| 2026-07-10 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 8/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.139 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 1.128 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.212 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.362 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCO | MOODYS CORP /DE/ | 8/9 | 6.39 | 32 | +8.9% |
| EFX | EQUIFAX INC | 6/9 | 2.56 | 28.6 | +6.9% |
| TRU | TransUnion | 8/9 | 2.55 | 29.8 | +9.4% |
| SPGI | S&P Global Inc. | 6/9 | 3.14 | 27 | +7.9% |
| CRMZ | CREDITRISKMONITOR COM INC | 3/9 | 0.96 | 23.2 | +1.6% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. | 5/9 | 6.79 | 31.1 | +15.1% |
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP | 6/9 | 4.49 | 20.7 | +17.8% |
About MOODYS CORP /DE/
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 Service (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, economic data and models, and structured finance solutions; data sets on companies and securities; and cloud-based SaaS subscription solutions supporting banking, insurance, and know-your-customer workflows. The MIS segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations, programs and facilities, and entities that issue such obligations, including 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, corporate, 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.
FAQ
Is MCO financially healthy?
MOODYS CORP /DE/'s Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does MCO pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. MOODYS CORP /DE/ pays a dividend yielding about 0.89% with a 28.5% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is MCO?
In FY2025, MOODYS CORP /DE/ had a net margin of 31.9% and a return on equity of 58.5%.
Is MCO overvalued or undervalued?
MOODYS CORP /DE/ trades at about 35.0× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 23.5×–76.2×, median 37.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for MCO?
The average Wall-Street price target for MOODYS CORP /DE/ is $560.48, about 17.3% above the recent price, from 21 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is MCO a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on MOODYS CORP /DE/: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 32.0×, a dividend yield of 0.89%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.