---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-22-000174"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCO"
cik: "0001059556"
company_name: "MOODYS CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2022-02-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T09:01:28.619190+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Moody's Q4 rev $1.5B (+19% YoY), EPS $2.28 (+37%); FY2021 EPS $11.78 (+25%); FY2022 guide adj EPS $12.40-$12.90

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $1.5B (+19% YoY); diluted EPS $2.28 (+37%); adjusted diluted EPS $2.33 (+22%).
- FY 2021 revenue $6.2B (+16%); diluted EPS $11.78 (+25%); adjusted diluted EPS $12.29 (+21%).
- FY 2022 guidance: diluted EPS $11.50-$12.00; adjusted diluted EPS $12.40-$12.90; revenue growth high single-digit percent.
- New medium-term guidance: revenue to grow at least 10% average annualized; adjusted operating margin low-50s%.
- Dividend raised 13% to $0.70/quarter; $500M accelerated share repurchase; board added $750M repurchase authority.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-22-000174
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCO
- cik: 0001059556
- company_name: MOODYS CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2022-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000115752322000174/0001157523-22-000174-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000115752322000174/a52577033.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-000174
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-000174.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-000174.txt

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