3 Reasons Why Growth Investors Shouldn't Overlook Moody's (MCO)
Moody's (MCO) possesses solid growth attributes, which could help it handily outperform the market.
Zacks Investment Research9/22/2026Positive
MCO
Moodys CorporationNYSEFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL DATA & STOCK EXCHANGES
Key Statistics
Market Cap
$81.17B
P/E Ratio
30.12
EPS
$15.56
Beta
1.33
52W High
$543.25
52W Low
$399.61
50-Day MA
$486.20
200-Day MA
$472.18
Dividend Yield
0.84%
Profit Margin
34.30%
Forward P/E
24.27
PEG Ratio
1.64
About Moodys Corporation
Moody's Corporation, often referred to as Moody's, is an American business and financial services company. It is the holding company for Moody's Investors Service (MIS), an American credit rating agency, and Moody's Analytics (MA), an American provider of financial analysis software and services.
Fundamentals
| Revenue (TTM) | $8.16B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $6.12B |
| EBITDA | $4.05B |
| Operating Margin | 49.50% |
| Return on Equity | 76.90% |
| Return on Assets | 15.60% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $46.13 |
| Book Value | $17.47 |
| Price-to-Book | 26.86 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 9.95 |
| EV/Revenue | 10.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.22 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 56.70% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 15.10% |
| Shares Outstanding | $173.18M |
| Float | $158.52M |
| % Insiders | 14.38% |
| % Institutions | 78.92% |
Historical Volatility
HV 10-Day
17.87%
HV 20-Day
24.34%
HV 30-Day
23.52%
HV 60-Day
26.21%
HV Rank
24.6%
Volatility is currently contracting
Analyst Ratings
Consensus ($561.90 target)
4
Strong Buy13
Buy7
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Moody's Corporation (MCO) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
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