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Moody's elects Assurant CEO Keith Demmings to board effective Nov 1, 2026
Demmings, 54, has been President & CEO of Assurant since Jan 2022; joined predecessor in 1997.
Q2 revenue $2.185B (+15% YoY); diluted EPS $5.03 (+57%); adjusted diluted EPS $4.68 (+31%).
Moody's Q1 2026 revenue $2.1B, up 8%; raises share repurchase guidance to ~$2.5B
Q1 revenue $2.079B (+8% YoY); adjusted operating margin 53.2% (up 150 bps); adjusted diluted EPS $4.33 (+13%).
All 10 director nominees elected with over 140M votes for each; broker non-votes of ~9.0M.
Moody's names Christina Kosmowski as CEO of Moody's Analytics, effective June
Christina Kosmowski appointed CEO of Moody's Analytics, a $3.6B division, effective June 2026.
Q4 revenue $1.9B (+13% YoY), FY revenue $7.7B (+9% YoY); Q4 diluted EPS $3.41 (+57%), adjusted $3.64 (+39%).
Moody's elects Lisa P. Sawicki to Board of Directors, effective March 16, 2026
Lisa P. Sawicki, former Chair of Global Board at PwC, joins Moody's Board; brings 35+ years of financial services audit experience.
Moody’s amends 2001 stock incentive plan; updates vesting, retirement, and Good Standing provisions
Revised definition of Good Standing and requires Retirement-eligible employees to be in Good Standing and comply with post-termination obligations.
MCO revenue $2.0B (+11% YoY); MIS revenue $1.1B (record quarter, +12%); MA revenue $909M (+9%).
Moody's board amends by-laws tightening advance notice requirements for shareholder proposals
Board approved by-law amendments on Oct 14, 2025, updating procedural and disclosure rules for director nominations and other shareholder proposals.
Moody's Analytics President Stephen Tulenko resigns effective Sept 2, 2025
Stephen Tulenko notified Moody's on August 19, 2025 of his resignation as President of Moody's Analytics.
Moody's Q2 adjusted EPS $3.56, +9%; revenue $1.9B +4%; dividend raised 11%
Q2 revenue $1.9B, +4% YoY; MIS flat at $1.0B, MA +11% to $888M.
Director Lloyd W. Howell, Jr. resigns from Moody's board, effective July 18, 2025
Lloyd W. Howell, Jr. notified Moody's of his resignation from the board, effective July 18, 2025.
Moody's elects Sumit Dhawan to Board of Directors, increasing board to ten members
Sumit Dhawan, CEO of Proofpoint, elected to Moody's Board effective July 16, 2025.
Revenue $1.9B (+8% YoY); MIS record quarterly revenue $1.1B (+8% YoY).
All nine director nominees elected with majority votes; highest votes for Robert Fauber (152M), lowest for Leslie Seidman (131.1M).
Moody's CAO Caroline Sullivan to depart April 1; Jason Phillips named successor
Caroline Sullivan, CAO and Corporate Controller since Dec 2018, will leave April 1, 2025 by mutual agreement.
Moody's FY2024 revenue +20% to $7.1B, adj EPS $12.47 (+26%); 2025 adj EPS guidance $14.00-$14.50
Full year 2024 revenue $7.1B (+20% YoY); MIS revenue $3.8B (+33%), MA revenue $3.3B (+8%).
Policy effective Feb 11, 2025, requires stockholder ratification for any new severance exceeding 2.99x base salary plus target bonus.
Moody's Q3 revenue $1.8B (+23% YoY); raises FY2024 adjusted EPS guidance to $11.90-$12.10
Diluted EPS $2.93 (+39% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $3.21 (+32% YoY).
Moody's issues $500M of 5.000% Senior Notes due 2034
Issued $500M aggregate principal of 5.000% Senior Notes due August 5, 2034.
Moody's issues $500M 5.000% Senior Notes due 2034
$500M aggregate principal amount of 5.000% Senior Notes due 2034 issued.
Moody's Q2 2024 revenue up 22% to $1.8B; raises FY adjusted EPS guidance to $11.00-11.40
Diluted EPS $3.02 (+47% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $3.28 (+43% YoY).
Moody's enters $1.25B revolver maturing May 2029, replacing 2026 facility
New $1.25B senior unsecured revolving credit facility matures in May 2029.
Moody's Q1 revenue up 21% to $1.8B, adj. EPS $3.37; narrows FY guidance
Q1 revenue $1.8B (+21% YoY); diluted EPS $3.15 (+16%), adjusted EPS $3.37 (+13%).
Moody's shareholders approve 25% threshold for calling special meetings; 15% proposal fails
Charter amendment approved (141.3M for, 4.0M against) enables stockholders with ≥25% stake to request special meetings.
Moody's grants $10M and $5M strategic incentive awards to presidents of MA and MIS
MA President received $10M award (67% PSUs, 33% options); MIS President received $5M award.
Moody's Q4 revenue up 15% to $1.5B, EPS $1.85; appoints Noémie Heuland as CFO
Q4 revenue $1.5B (+15% YoY); diluted EPS $1.85 (+38%); adjusted EPS $2.19 (+37%).
Moody's Q3 revenue $1.5B (+15%), adj EPS $2.43 (+31%), reaffirms FY adj EPS guide
Total revenue $1.5B (+15% YoY); MIS revenue $696M (+18%), MA revenue $776M (+13%).
Moody's EVP & General Counsel Goggins retires; equity award service requirement waived
John J. Goggins, EVP & General Counsel, is retiring from Moody's Corporation.
Moody's CFO Mark Kaye departs; Caroline Sullivan named interim CFO; FY2023 outlook reaffirmed
Mark Kaye resigns as EVP & CFO effective Sept 5, 2023, to become CFO at another company; departure unrelated to financials or operations.
Moody's EVP/General Counsel John Goggins to retire; Richard Steele named successor
John J. Goggins, 63, Executive VP – General Counsel, will retire effective September 4, 2023 after serving since 2000.
Moody's Q2 revenue up 8% to $1.5B, EPS $2.05; raises FY 2023 outlook
Revenue $1.5B (+8% YoY); Moody's Analytics revenue $747M (+11%), MIS $747M (+6%).
Moody's Q1 revenue $1.5B (-3% YoY); MA up 6%, MIS down 11%; FY guidance updated
Revenue $1.5B (-3% YoY); MA $737M (+6%), MIS $733M (-11%) on weak issuance.
Moody's shareholders approve 4M share increase to stock plan; Forlenza named Chairman
Shareholders approved 4.0M share increase to the 2001 Key Employees' Stock Incentive Plan.
Moody's Q4 revenue down 16%, EPS down 41%; guides FY23 adjusted EPS $9.00-$9.50
Q4 revenue $1.3B (-16% YoY); full-year revenue $5.5B (-12%).
Moody's amends By-Laws for universal proxy rules and Delaware law updates
Board approved amendments on Dec 20, 2022 to implement SEC universal proxy rules (Rule 14a-19).
Moody's upsizes tender offer, accepts $200M of 2.550% notes due 2060 at $628.52 per $1,000
$644.7M (33.93%) of $1.9B in notes validly tendered by early deadline Dec 13.
Moody's commences $100M cash tender offer for four series of senior notes
Offer covers 2.550% notes due 2060, 3.100% due 2061, 2.750% due 2041, 3.250% due 2050.
Moody's Q3 revenue down 16%, EPS $1.65 (-35%); cuts FY adjusted EPS guidance to $8.20-$8.50
MCO Q3 revenue $1.3B (-16% YoY); MIS revenue $590M (-36%); MA revenue $685M (+14%).
Moody's elects Nuveen CEO Jose Minaya to Board of Directors effective Oct 17, 2022
Board expands to 11 directors; Minaya joins Audit, Governance & Nominating, and Compensation & HR committees.
Moody's issues $500M of 4.250% Senior Notes, tenders for $500M 2.625% Notes due 2023
Issued $500M aggregate principal of 4.250% Senior Notes due August 8, 2032; use proceeds to refinance 2023 notes.
Moody's launches cash tender offer for $500M 2.625% notes due 2023
Tender offer for any and all $500M of 2.625% senior notes due 2023; expires Aug 8, 2022.
Moody's Q2 EPS down 42% on lower debt issuance; cuts FY adjusted EPS guidance to $9.20-$9.70
Q2 revenue $1.4B, down 11%; MIS revenue $706M (-28%), MA revenue $675M (+18%).
Moody's Q1 revenue $1.5B (-5% YoY); EPS $2.68 (-31%); FY22 guidance reduced
MIS revenue $827M (-20%) on 25% decline in rated issuance; MA revenue $695M (+23%) with fifth straight quarter of double-digit growth.
Moody's shareholders elect all 10 director nominees, ratify KPMG, approve say-on-pay
All 10 director nominees elected with 152.6M-158.4M votes for; highest against was Raymond McDaniel with 5.7M votes against.
Moody's issues $500M of 3.75% Senior Notes due 2052
Issued $500M of 3.75% Senior Notes due 2052; net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including stock repurchases.
Q4 revenue $1.5B (+19% YoY); diluted EPS $2.28 (+37%); adjusted diluted EPS $2.33 (+22%).
Moody's enters $1.25B revolving credit facility, replacing $1B line
New $1.25B senior unsecured revolving credit facility matures December 2026.
Moody's closes $500M 3.100% Senior Notes due 2061, proceeds to repay existing 4.500% notes due 2022
Issued $500M aggregate principal of 3.100% Senior Notes maturing November 29, 2061.
Succeeding Ms. Sullivan as the Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of the Company on the Effective Date will be Jason Phillips.
On March 11, 2025, Moody’s Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Caroline Sullivan, 56, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller and the Company have mutually agreed that she will be departing from her position on April 1, 2025 (the “Effective Date”) and is expected to remain with the Company for a transitional period.
In connection with the previously announced decision of John J. Goggins to retire from his position as Executive Vice President – General Counsel of Moody’s Corporation
Succeeding Mr. Goggins as General Counsel of the Company will be Richard Steele.
announced that John J. Goggins, 63, Executive Vice President – General Counsel, will retire from that position on September 4, 2023.
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