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Moody's Corporation: Business Overview, Financials & Competitive Analysis

Moody's Corporation scores 8/10 on the AskCyborg Cyborg Score (Strong). Market-leading credit rating and analytics platform with strong earnings growth and regulatory advantages, though elevated valuation warrants caution. Moody's displays strong profitability with a 17.84% return on invested capital, indicating it is creating value despite a declining ROIC trend. Incremental sales over the last two years have been highly profitable.

What is Moody's Corporation's industry? Moody's Corporation (moodys.com) operates in Financial Services - Credit Rating Agencies & Risk Analytics. AskCyborg classifies Moody's Corporation under Financial Services - Credit Rating Agencies & Risk Analytics in its company registry.

Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide with two segments: Moody's Analytics and Moody's Investors Services. In 2024, revenue reached $7.09 billion, an increase of 19.81% compared ...

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Industry Financial Services - Credit Rating Agencies & Risk Analytics
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Moody's Corporation Overview

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Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide with two segments: Moody's Analytics and Moody's Investors Services. In 2024, revenue reached $7.09 billion, an increase of 19.81% compared to $5.92 billion the previous year. Founded in 1900 during America's railroad boom, Moody's provides credit ratings, risk assessment tools, and analytical solutions that help organizations evaluate financial risks.

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The Moody's Investors Service segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations and entities. The Moody's Analytics segment offers credit research, credit models and analytics, economics data and models, and structured finance solutions alongside SaaS solutions for banking and insurance. Moody's and S&P Global face sector pressure from AI-driven fears, with MCO currently favored for its cleaner outlook and regulatory moat.

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Moody's main competitors include S&P Global and Fitch Ratings, which together form the Big Three credit rating agencies. The company also competes with smaller rating agencies like DBRS owned by Morningstar, as well as financial data and analytics providers such as Bloomberg, FactSet, and MSCI. Moody's remains a global leader in credit ratings and analytics, but its current valuation above 36x P/E is historically elevated.

Industry Context

Moody's Corporation operates in Financial Services - Credit Rating Agencies & Risk Analytics.

Key facts

Founded: 1900 · Headquarters: New York, US · Employees: 15,840 · Revenue: $7.09B · Market cap: $76.08B

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  • Q3 2025 results beat Wall Street's revenue expectations with sales up 10.7% year-on-year to $2.01 billion, with non-GAAP profit of $3.92 per share 6.4% above analyst estimates.
  • Moody's Corporation is set to report Q4 earnings on February 18, 2026, with analysts expecting a 32.1% increase in EPS to $3.46.
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  • February 2026Q4 2025 earnings report scheduled for February 18, 2026
  • January 2026Recognized as #1 in 2026 Chartis RiskTech100® report for fourth consecutive year
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S&P Global RatingsCredit rating and financial intelligence leader→Fitch RatingsCredit ratings and research provider→Bloomberg TerminalFinancial data and analytics platform→FactSet ResearchFinancial data and analytics solutions→

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What does Moody's Corporation do?+
Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide with two segments: Moody's Analytics and Moody's Investors Services. In 2024, revenue reached $7.09 billion, an increase of 19.81% compared ...
What is Moody's Corporation's Cyborg Score?+
Moody's Corporation has a Cyborg Score of 8/10 (Strong). The score synthesizes business model, financials, leadership, competitive position, technology, marketing, and ESG dimensions across hundreds of data points.
Who are Moody's Corporation's main competitors?+
Named competitors include S&P Global Ratings, Fitch Ratings, Bloomberg Terminal, FactSet Research. The full competitive landscape is in the AskCyborg report.
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