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Financial statementsMOODYS CORP /DE/ financial statements
Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement for the last 10 fiscal years, taken from the XBRL data MOODYS CORP /DE/ files with the SEC in its annual reports.
In USD millions, except per-share amounts. Outflows in the cash flow statement are negative.
Income statement
| FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,604 | 4,204 | 4,443 | 4,829 | 5,371 | 6,218 | 5,468 | 5,916 | 7,088 | 7,718 |
| Cost of revenue | 1,216 | 1,246 | 1,387 | 1,475 | 1,637 | 1,613 | 1,687 | 1,945 | 1,973 | |
| Gross profit | 2,988 | 3,197 | 3,442 | 3,896 | 4,581 | 3,855 | 4,229 | 5,143 | 5,745 | |
| Research and development | 40.1 | 42 | 51.1 | |||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 931 | 986 | 1,080 | 1,167 | 1,229 | 1,480 | 1,527 | 1,632 | 1,735 | 1,803 |
| Operating expenses | 2,953 | 2,383 | 2,575 | 2,831 | ||||||
| Operating income | 651 | 1,821 | 1,868 | 1,998 | 2,388 | 2,844 | 1,883 | 2,137 | 2,875 | 3,351 |
| Interest income | 10.9 | 16 | 15 | 17 | ||||||
| Other non-operating income | -92.9 | -34 | -196 | -188 | -159 | -89 | -123 | -202 | -176 | -221 |
| Pre-tax income | 558 | 1,787 | 1,672 | 1,810 | 2,229 | 2,755 | 1,760 | 1,935 | 2,699 | 3,130 |
| Income tax | 282 | 779 | 352 | 381 | 452 | 541 | 386 | 327 | 640 | 668 |
| Net income to minority interests | 9.2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Net income | 267 | 1,001 | 1,310 | 1,422 | 1,778 | 2,214 | 1,374 | 1,607 | 2,058 | 2,459 |
| EBITDA | 778 | 1,979 | 2,060 | 2,198 | 2,608 | 3,101 | 2,214 | 2,510 | 3,306 | 3,831 |
| EPS, basic | 1.38 | 5.24 | 6.84 | 7.51 | 9.48 | 11.88 | 7.47 | 8.77 | 11.32 | 13.73 |
| EPS, diluted | 1.36 | 5.15 | 6.74 | 7.42 | 9.39 | 11.78 | 7.44 | 8.73 | 11.26 | 13.67 |
| Shares, basic (weighted) | 193 | 191 | 192 | 189 | 188 | 186 | 184 | 183 | 182 | 179 |
| Shares, diluted (weighted) | 195 | 194 | 194 | 192 | 189 | 188 | 185 | 184 | 183 | 180 |
| Dividend per share | 1.49 | 1.14 | 1.76 | 2.00 | 2.24 | 2.48 | 2.80 | 3.08 | 3.40 | 3.76 |
Balance sheet
| FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 2,052 | 1,072 | 1,685 | 1,832 | 2,597 | 1,811 | 1,769 | 2,130 | 2,408 | 2,384 |
| Short-term investments | 173 | 112 | 133 | 98 | 99 | 91 | 90 | 63 | 566 | 64 |
| Receivables | 887 | 1,147 | 1,287 | 1,419 | 1,430 | 1,720 | 1,652 | 1,659 | 1,801 | 2,024 |
| Other current assets | 141 | 250 | 282 | 330 | 383 | 389 | 583 | 489 | 515 | 714 |
| Total current assets | 3,253 | 2,581 | 3,387 | 3,679 | 4,509 | 4,011 | 4,094 | 4,341 | 5,290 | 5,186 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 326 | 325 | 320 | 292 | 278 | 347 | 502 | 603 | 656 | 722 |
| Lease right-of-use assets | 456 | 393 | 438 | 346 | 277 | 216 | 282 | |||
| Goodwill | 1,024 | 3,753 | 3,781 | 3,722 | 4,556 | 5,999 | 5,839 | 5,956 | 5,994 | 6,368 |
| Intangible assets | 296 | 1,632 | 1,566 | 1,498 | 1,824 | 2,467 | 2,210 | 2,049 | 1,890 | 1,866 |
| Long-term investments | 32.7 | 22.1 | 18 | 10 | 66 | 89 | 87 | 100 | 98 | 110 |
| Other non-current assets | 112 | 160 | 275 | 389 | 515 | 1,034 | 1,092 | 1,138 | 1,166 | 1,101 |
| Total assets | 5,327 | 8,594 | 9,526 | 10,265 | 12,409 | 14,680 | 14,349 | 14,622 | 15,505 | 15,830 |
| Accounts payable | 28.4 | 21.8 | 30 | 38 | 39 | 47 | 52 | 23 | 53 | 62 |
| Accrued liabilities | 89.3 | 130 | 113 | 152 | 197 | 145 | 104 | 130 | 133 | 126 |
| Deferred revenue | 684 | 884 | 953 | 1,050 | 1,089 | 1,249 | 1,258 | 1,316 | 1,454 | 1,582 |
| Short-term debt | 300 | 429 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 697 | 0 |
| Total current liabilities | 2,428 | 2,063 | 2,099 | 1,912 | 2,222 | 2,496 | 2,375 | 2,500 | 3,597 | 2,981 |
| Long-term debt | 3,063 | 5,111 | 5,226 | 5,581 | 6,422 | 7,413 | 7,389 | 7,001 | 6,731 | 6,994 |
| Lease liabilities | 485 | 427 | 455 | 368 | 306 | 216 | 262 | |||
| Other non-current liabilities | 425 | 664 | 576 | 504 | 590 | 438 | 674 | 676 | 517 | 859 |
| Total liabilities | 6,355 | 8,709 | 8,870 | 9,428 | 10,646 | 11,764 | 11,660 | 11,146 | 11,778 | 11,625 |
| Total debt | 3,363 | 5,411 | 5,676 | 5,581 | 6,422 | 7,413 | 7,389 | 7,001 | 7,428 | 6,994 |
| Paid-in capital | 477 | 529 | 601 | 642 | 735 | 885 | 1,054 | 1,228 | 1,451 | 1,676 |
| Retained earnings | 6,689 | 7,465 | 8,594 | 9,656 | 11,011 | 12,762 | 13,618 | 14,659 | 16,071 | 17,853 |
| Treasury stock | -8,030 | -8,153 | -8,313 | -9,250 | -9,748 | -10,513 | -11,513 | -12,005 | -13,322 | -14,978 |
| Other comprehensive income | -365 | -172 | -426 | -439 | -432 | -410 | -643 | -567 | -638 | -500 |
| Shareholders' equity | -1,225 | -328 | 459 | 612 | 1,569 | 2,727 | 2,519 | 3,318 | 3,565 | 4,054 |
| Minority interests | 198 | 213 | 197 | 219 | 194 | 189 | 170 | 158 | 162 | 151 |
| Total equity | -1,027 | -115 | 656 | 831 | 1,763 | 2,916 | 2,689 | 3,476 | 3,727 | 4,205 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 5,327 | 8,594 | 9,526 | 10,265 | 12,409 | 14,680 | 14,349 | 14,622 | 15,505 | 15,830 |
Cash flow statement
| FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 276 | 1,008 | 1,320 | 1,429 | 1,777 | 2,214 | 1,374 | 1,608 | 2,059 | 2,462 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 127 | 158 | 192 | 200 | 220 | 257 | 331 | 373 | 431 | 480 |
| Stock-based compensation | 98.1 | 123 | 130 | 136 | 154 | 175 | 169 | 193 | 220 | 232 |
| Deferred income tax | -153 | 88 | -99 | -38 | -44 | -218 | 48 | -38 | -62 | -17 |
| Change in receivables | -105 | -148 | -136 | -134 | 31 | -270 | 9 | -12 | -187 | -203 |
| Change in payables | 902 | -638 | -99 | 65 | 247 | 80 | -161 | 76 | 225 | -55 |
| Cash from operations | 1,259 | 755 | 1,461 | 1,675 | 2,146 | 2,005 | 1,474 | 2,151 | 2,838 | 2,901 |
| Capital expenditures | -115 | -91 | -91 | -69 | -103 | -139 | -283 | -271 | -317 | -326 |
| Acquisitions | -80.8 | -3,511 | -289 | -162 | -897 | -2,179 | -97 | -3 | -221 | -227 |
| Purchases of investments | -380 | -170 | -193 | -138 | -181 | -171 | -246 | -143 | -651 | -188 |
| Cash from investing | 102 | -3,420 | -406 | 36 | -1,077 | -2,619 | -262 | -247 | -1,056 | 2 |
| Stock issued | 71.8 | 49 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 53 | 28 |
| Share buybacks | -739 | -200 | -203 | -991 | -503 | -750 | -983 | -490 | -1,292 | -1,607 |
| Dividends paid | -285 | -290 | -337 | -378 | -420 | -463 | -515 | -564 | -620 | -701 |
| Cash from financing | -1,043 | 1,600 | -412 | -1,563 | -351 | -122 | -1,208 | -1,584 | -1,446 | -3,063 |
| Exchange rate effect | -24.2 | 85 | -30 | -1 | 47 | -50 | -46 | 41 | -58 | 136 |
| Net change in cash | 294 | -980 | 613 | 147 | 765 | -786 | -42 | 361 | 278 | -24 |
| Free cash flow | 1,144 | 664 | 1,370 | 1,606 | 2,043 | 1,866 | 1,191 | 1,880 | 2,521 | 2,575 |
| Interest paid | 137 | 158 | 183 | 167 | 132 | 162 | 198 | 281 | 280 | 235 |
| Income taxes paid | 356 | 366 | 442 | 458 | 514 | 932 | 488 | 344 | 613 | 825 |
Key metrics
Profitability
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 75.0% | Gross profit / revenue. |
| Operating margin | 44.8% | Operating income / revenue. |
| EBITDA margin | 50.9% | EBITDA (operating income + depreciation and amortization) / revenue. |
| Pre-tax margin | 44.1% | Pre-tax income / revenue. |
| Net margin | 34.3% | Net income / revenue. |
| FCF margin | 36.4% | Free cash flow (cash from operations - capital expenditures) / revenue. |
| Operating cash flow margin | 40.7% | Cash from operations / revenue. |
| Effective tax rate | 22.2% | Income tax / pre-tax income, when pre-tax income is positive. |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 92.4% | Net income / average shareholders' equity (opening and closing). Not shown when equity is negative. |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 19.0% | Net income / average total assets. |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 33.5% | Approximation: operating income x (1 - tax rate) / average (total debt + equity - cash). Tax rate is the effective rate when between 0% and 50%, else 21%. |
| SG&A / revenue | 22.8% | Selling, general and administrative expense / revenue. |
| Stock-based pay / revenue | 2.9% | Stock-based compensation (from the cash flow statement) / revenue. |
| Capex / revenue | 4.3% | Capital expenditures / revenue. |
| D&A / revenue | 6.1% | Depreciation and amortization / revenue. |
Growth
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1y | 8.9% | Revenue vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Revenue CAGR, 3y | 12.2% | Compound annual growth of revenue over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Revenue CAGR, 5y | 7.5% | Compound annual growth of revenue over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Gross profit growth, 1y | 11.7% | Gross profit vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Gross profit CAGR, 3y | 14.2% | Compound annual growth of gross profit over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Gross profit CAGR, 5y | 8.1% | Compound annual growth of gross profit over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating income growth, 1y | 16.6% | Operating income vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Operating income CAGR, 3y | 21.2% | Compound annual growth of operating income over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating income CAGR, 5y | 7.0% | Compound annual growth of operating income over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EBITDA growth, 1y | 15.9% | EBITDA vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| EBITDA CAGR, 3y | 20.1% | Compound annual growth of ebitda over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EBITDA CAGR, 5y | 8.0% | Compound annual growth of ebitda over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Net income growth, 1y | 19.5% | Net income vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Net income CAGR, 3y | 21.4% | Compound annual growth of net income over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Net income CAGR, 5y | 6.7% | Compound annual growth of net income over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EPS growth, 1y | 21.4% | EPS vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| EPS CAGR, 3y | 22.5% | Compound annual growth of eps over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EPS CAGR, 5y | 7.8% | Compound annual growth of eps over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating cash flow growth, 1y | 2.2% | Operating cash flow vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3y | 25.3% | Compound annual growth of operating cash flow over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 5y | 6.2% | Compound annual growth of operating cash flow over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Free cash flow growth, 1y | 2.1% | Free cash flow vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Free cash flow CAGR, 3y | 29.3% | Compound annual growth of free cash flow over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Free cash flow CAGR, 5y | 4.7% | Compound annual growth of free cash flow over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Dividend per share growth, 1y | 10.6% | Dividend per share vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Dividend per share CAGR, 3y | 10.3% | Compound annual growth of dividend per share over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Dividend per share CAGR, 5y | 10.9% | Compound annual growth of dividend per share over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Book value growth, 1y | 13.7% | Book value vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Book value CAGR, 3y | 17.2% | Compound annual growth of book value over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Book value CAGR, 5y | 20.9% | Compound annual growth of book value over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Total assets growth, 1y | 2.1% | Total assets vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Total assets CAGR, 3y | 3.3% | Compound annual growth of total assets over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Total assets CAGR, 5y | 5.0% | Compound annual growth of total assets over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Share count change, 1y | -1.5% | Change in diluted weighted shares vs a year earlier. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
| Share count change per year, 3y | -0.9% | Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 3 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
| Share count change per year, 5y | -1.0% | Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 5 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
Balance sheet health
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 1.19x | Current assets / current liabilities. |
| Quick ratio | 1.02x | (Cash + short-term investments + receivables) / current liabilities. |
| Cash ratio | 0.45x | (Cash + short-term investments) / current liabilities. |
| Debt / equity | 2.30x | Total debt / shareholders' equity. Not shown when equity is negative. |
| Debt / assets | 47.3% | Total debt / total assets. |
| Liabilities / assets | 78.4% | Total liabilities / total assets. |
| Net debt | $5.45B | Total debt - cash - short-term investments. Negative means more cash than debt. |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.31x | Net debt / EBITDA (twelve months), when EBITDA is positive. |
| Working capital | $637.0M | Current assets - current liabilities. |
| Goodwill and intangibles / assets | 55.0% | (Goodwill + intangible assets) / total assets. |
| Tangible book value | -$5.04B | Shareholders' equity - goodwill - intangible assets. |
Efficiency
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.56x | Revenue / average total assets. |
| Fixed asset turnover | 10.8x | Revenue / average property, plant and equipment. |
| Receivables turnover | 4.25x | Revenue / average receivables. |
| Days sales outstanding | 86 days | 365 x average receivables / revenue. |
| Days payables | 9 days | 365 x average accounts payable / cost of revenue. |
| FCF conversion | 106.2% | Free cash flow / net income, when net income is positive. |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 10.6% | Capital expenditures / cash from operations, when that is positive. |
Per share
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| EPS, diluted | $16.02 | Net income per diluted share, as reported (split-adjusted). Over the last twelve months: the four quarters summed, or net income / latest diluted shares when a quarter has no reported EPS. |
| Revenue per share | $46.76 | Revenue / diluted weighted shares. |
| FCF per share | $17.00 | Free cash flow / diluted weighted shares. |
| Operating cash flow per share | $19.02 | Cash from operations / diluted weighted shares. |
| Book value per share | $17.34 | Shareholders' equity / shares outstanding (diluted weighted shares when not reported). |
| Tangible book per share | -$28.89 | Tangible book value / shares outstanding. |
| Cash per share | $8.57 | (Cash + short-term investments) / shares outstanding. |
| Payout ratio | 25.0% | Dividends paid / net income, when net income is positive. |
| Dividends / FCF | 23.6% | Dividends paid / free cash flow, when free cash flow is positive. |
| Buybacks / FCF | 105.0% | Share buybacks / free cash flow, when free cash flow is positive. |
Valuation
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $81.18B | Share price x shares outstanding. |
| Enterprise value | $86.63B | Market cap + total debt - cash - short-term investments. |
| P/E | 29.0x | Market cap / net income. Only when net income is positive. |
| P/S | 9.95x | Market cap / revenue. |
| P/B | 26.8x | Market cap / shareholders' equity. Only when equity is positive. |
| P/FCF | 27.4x | Market cap / free cash flow. Only when free cash flow is positive. |
| P/OCF | 24.5x | Market cap / cash from operations, when positive. |
| EV/Sales | 10.6x | Enterprise value / revenue. |
| EV/EBIT | 23.7x | Enterprise value / operating income, when both are positive. |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.9x | Enterprise value / EBITDA, when both are positive. |
| EV/FCF | 29.2x | Enterprise value / free cash flow, when both are positive. |
| FCF yield | 3.7% | Free cash flow / market cap. |
| Earnings yield | 3.4% | Net income / market cap (the inverse of P/E). |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | Dividends paid over the period / market cap. |
| Shareholder yield | 4.7% | (Dividends paid + share buybacks) / market cap. |
| PEG | 1.29x | P/E / EPS growth per year over 3 years (in percent). Only when both are positive. |
What was MOODYS CORP /DE/'s revenue in fiscal 2025?
MOODYS CORP /DE/ reported revenue of $7.72B for fiscal 2025, 8.9% higher than the year before.
Was MOODYS CORP /DE/ profitable in fiscal 2025?
Yes. Net income was $2.46B, a net margin of 31.9%.
How much free cash flow did MOODYS CORP /DE/ generate in fiscal 2025?
Cash from operations of $2.90B minus capital expenditures of $326.0M left free cash flow of $2.58B.