# Moody's - Moody's Corporation Common Stock (MCO)

Stock code MCO · Yahoo ticker MCO · Sector: Financial Services

Overall fundamentals score: 64/100 (Okay). Top 23% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 100/100 | Strong |
| Financial Safety | 50/100 | Okay |
| Cash & Dividends | 63/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 17/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 90/100 | Strong |

## Every measure

Moody's (MCO): Overall score: 64/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 100/100 (Strong)
Return on Equity (ROE) 88% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +11%/yr - Strong
4-Year Profit Growth +22%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 35% - Strong
Quarterly Momentum +12% - Strong

Financial Safety: 50/100 (Okay)
Debt-to-Equity 2.3× - Weak
Current Ratio 1.3× - Okay
Interest Coverage 15.3× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 63/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 1% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 17/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 29.5× - Weak
P/B Ratio 26.1× - Weak
PEG Ratio 1.4 - Okay

Risk: 90/100 (Strong)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Stable - Okay
Share Count Trend (4yr) -2%/yr - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +36.3% - Strong
Quarterly Consistency 0 of 4 quarters down - Strong

## Common questions

### What is Moody's's fundamentals score?

Moody's (MCO) scores 64/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 23% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Moody's strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Business Strength (100/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (17/100).

### How does Moody's rank against its sector?

Moody's ranks #24 of 56 scored Financial Services stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Moody's pay dividends?

Yes. Moody's (MCO) has a dividend yield of 0.8%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 25% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 63/100.

### How do I buy Moody's shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy MCO. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Moody's (MCO), in plain English?

Moody's (MCO) is a Financial Services company (Financial Data & Stock Exchanges). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 64/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Business Strength (100/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (17/100). Shares currently cost about 30 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 29.5×). It also pays back about 0.8% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/mco-moody-s

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/mco-moody-s
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.