secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MOODYS CORP /DE/ (MCO)
CIK:        0001059556
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-026383
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.95
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000162828026026383/0001628280-26-026383-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000162828026026383/mco-20260422.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-026383

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