---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-066594"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCO"
cik: "0001059556"
company_name: "MOODYS CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-10-21T10:57:57+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-21T11:00:06.906102+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.62
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.62
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Moody's Q3 revenue $2.02B +1%, diluted EPS $4.24 +18%; reaffirms FY26 EPS $16.00-$16.50

## Summary
- Revenue $2,023M vs $2,007M (+1%; +3% organic constant currency); operating margin 44.8%, adjusted operating margin 52.6%.
- Diluted EPS $4.24 vs $3.60 (+18%); adjusted diluted EPS $4.14 vs $3.92 (+6%).
- MA revenue $936M +3% (8% organic cc), ARR $3,688M +8%; MIS revenue $1,087M -1% as Corporate Finance fell 8%, High Yield -40% and Leveraged Loans -27%, offset by Investment Grade +18% and PPIF +11%.
- YTD operating cash flow $2,471M +21%, free cash flow $2,200M +22%; returned ~$3.1B to shareholders YTD, including $2.6B of buybacks and $543M of dividends.
- Board declared $1.03/share quarterly dividend, payable Dec 11, 2026 to holders of record Nov 20; FY26 guidance reaffirmed (EPS $16.00-$16.50, adjusted $16.50-$17.00, FCF $2.7-$2.9B).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-066594
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCO
- cik: 0001059556
- company_name: MOODYS CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-10-21T10:57:57+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.62
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.62
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000162828026066594/0001628280-26-066594-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000162828026066594/mco-20261021.htm

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