---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-026383"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCO"
cik: "0001059556"
company_name: "MOODYS CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:49:03.237249+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.95
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Moody's Q1 2026 revenue $2.1B, up 8%; raises share repurchase guidance to ~$2.5B

## Summary
- Q1 revenue $2.079B (+8% YoY); adjusted operating margin 53.2% (up 150 bps); adjusted diluted EPS $4.33 (+13%).
- Moody's Investors Service record quarterly revenue $1.153B on over $2 trillion in rated issuance.
- Moody's Analytics revenue $926M (+8%); ARR $3.607B (+8%); Christina Kosmowski named CEO of MA effective June 2026.
- Operating cash flow $939M (+24%); free cash flow $844M (+26%); returned $1.7B to shareholders.
- Updated guidance: diluted EPS $16.00-$16.60; adjusted diluted EPS $16.40-$17.00; share repurchases ~$2.5B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-026383
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCO
- cik: 0001059556
- company_name: MOODYS CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.95
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000162828026026383/0001628280-26-026383-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000162828026026383/mco-20260422.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MOODYS CORP /DE/ reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $2,079, EPS $3.73. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Revenue: $2,079
  - EPS: $3.73
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: performance measures for the first quarter of 2026. Three Months Ended March 31, Amounts in millions, except percentages and per share amounts 2026 2025 % Change MCO Revenue $ 2,079 $ 1,924 8 % MCO Operating Margin 44.3 % 44.0 % 30 bps MCO Adjusted Operating Margin 2 53.2 % 51.7 % 150 bps MCO Diluted EPS $ 3.73 $ 3.46 8 % MCO Adjusted Diluted EPS 2 $ 4.33 $
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000162828026026383/0001628280-26-026383-index.htm

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