---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001059556-24-000087"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCO"
cik: "0001059556"
company_name: "MOODYS CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T23:50:11.418478+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Moody's Q1 revenue up 21% to $1.8B, adj. EPS $3.37; narrows FY guidance

## Summary
- Q1 revenue $1.8B (+21% YoY); diluted EPS $3.15 (+16%), adjusted EPS $3.37 (+13%).
- MIS revenue $987M (+35%) led by Corporate Finance (+49%); MA revenue $799M (+8%), 65th consecutive quarterly growth.
- FY 2024 adjusted EPS guidance narrowed to $10.40-$11.00; MA revenue growth forecast raised to high-single-digit %.
- Quarterly dividend $0.85/share declared, payable June 7, 2024; $1.2B share repurchase authority remaining.
- Operating margin 44.8%, adjusted operating margin 50.7%; free cash flow $697M in Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001059556-24-000087
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCO
- cik: 0001059556
- company_name: MOODYS CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000105955624000087/0001059556-24-000087-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000105955624000087/mco-20240502.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MOODYS CORP /DE/ reported for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $1.8 billion, EPS $3.15. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: for the quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $1.8 billion
  - EPS: $3.15
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: full year 2024. FIRST QUARTER SUMMARY FINANCIALS Moody’s Corporation (MCO) Revenue Moody’s Analytics (MA) Revenue Moody’s Investors Service (MIS) Revenue 1Q 2024 1Q 2024 1Q 2024 $1.8 billion ⇑ 21% $799 million ⇑ 8% $987 million ⇑ 35% MCO Diluted EPS MCO Adjusted Diluted EPS 1 MCO FY 2024 Projected 1Q 2024 1Q 2024 Diluted EPS $3.15 ⇑ 16% $3.37 ⇑ 13% $9.55 to $10.15
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000105955624000087/0001059556-24-000087-index.htm

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