MOODY'S CORPORATION (MCO) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 2.84%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-30; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 2.84% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. $232.00M ÷ $8.16B × 100 ≈ 2.84% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | Research and Development Expense |
| Revenue | 8.16B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 232.00M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 3.65B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | (m) | $8.16B | $232.00M | $3.65B | (m) | (m) | 2.84% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-03-31 | (m) | $7.87B | $234.00M | $3.43B | (m) | (m) | 2.97% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-12-31 | (m) | $7.72B | $232.00M | $3.35B | (m) | (m) | 3.01% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-09-30 | (m) | $7.50B | $228.00M | $3.14B | (m) | (m) | 3.04% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-06-30 | (m) | $7.31B | $228.00M | $2.96B | (m) | (m) | 3.12% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-03-31 | (m) | $7.23B | $223.00M | $2.92B | (m) | (m) | 3.09% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-12-31 | (m) | $7.09B | $220.00M | $2.88B | (m) | (m) | 3.10% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-09-30 | (m) | $6.90B | $216.00M | $2.81B | (m) | (m) | 3.13% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-06-30 | (m) | $6.55B | $205.00M | $2.61B | (m) | (m) | 3.13% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-03-31 | (m) | $6.23B | $199.00M | $2.38B | (m) | (m) | 3.19% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-12-31 | (m) | $5.92B | $193.00M | $2.14B | (m) | (m) | 3.26% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-09-30 | (m) | $5.73B | $182.00M | $1.95B | (m) | (m) | 3.18% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-06-30 | (m) | $5.53B | $182.00M | $1.82B | (m) | (m) | 3.29% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-03-31 | (m) | $5.42B | $170.00M | $1.78B | (m) | (m) | 3.14% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-12-31 | (m) | $5.47B | $169.00M | $1.88B | (m) | (m) | 3.09% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-09-30 | (m) | $5.72B | $178.00M | $2.09B | (m) | (m) | 3.11% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-06-30 | (m) | $5.97B | $173.00M | $2.35B | (m) | (m) | 2.90% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-03-31 | (m) | $6.14B | $176.00M | $2.65B | (m) | (m) | 2.87% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-12-31 | (m) | $6.22B | $175.00M | $2.84B | (m) | (m) | 2.81% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-09-30 | (m) | $5.97B | $171.00M | $2.77B | (m) | (m) | 2.86% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-06-30 | (m) | $5.80B | $168.00M | $2.74B | (m) | (m) | 2.90% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-03-31 | (m) | $5.68B | $162.00M | $2.65B | (m) | (m) | 2.85% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-12-31 | (m) | $5.37B | $154.00M | $2.39B | (m) | (m) | 2.87% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-09-30 | (m) | $5.31B | $143.00M | $2.45B | (m) | (m) | 2.69% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-06-30 | (m) | $5.20B | $138.00M | $2.35B | (m) | (m) | 2.65% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-03-31 | (m) | $4.98B | $137.00M | $2.13B | (m) | (m) | 2.75% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-12-31 | (m) | $4.83B | $136.00M | $2.00B | (m) | (m) | 2.82% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-09-30 | (m) | $4.66B | $133.50M | $1.87B | (m) | (m) | 2.87% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-06-30 | (m) | $4.50B | $130.70M | $1.79B | (m) | (m) | 2.91% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-03-31 | (m) | $4.46B | $130.90M | $1.84B | (m) | (m) | 2.94% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-12-31 | $51.10M | $4.44B | $130.30M | $1.87B | (m) | 1.15% | 2.93% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-09-30 | (m) | $4.55B | $134.00M | $1.95B | (m) | (m) | 2.95% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-06-30 | (m) | $4.53B | $135.30M | $1.93B | (m) | (m) | 2.99% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-03-31 | (m) | $4.36B | $129.60M | $1.85B | (m) | (m) | 2.98% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-12-31 | $42.00M | $4.20B | $122.90M | $1.81B | (m) | 1.00% | 2.92% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-09-30 | (m) | $3.98B | $114.20M | $873.20M | (m) | (m) | 2.87% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-06-30 | (m) | $3.83B | $106.30M | $825.30M | (m) | (m) | 2.77% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-03-31 | (m) | $3.76B | $101.10M | $778.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.69% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-12-31 | $40.10M | $3.60B | $98.10M | $638.70M | (m) | 1.11% | 2.72% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-09-30 | (m) | $3.53B | $93.50M | $1.44B | (m) | (m) | 2.65% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-06-30 | (m) | $3.45B | $91.70M | $1.40B | (m) | (m) | 2.66% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-03-31 | (m) | $3.44B | $89.90M | $1.41B | (m) | (m) | 2.62% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-12-31 | $29.10M | $3.48B | $87.20M | $1.47B | (m) | 0.84% | 2.50% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-09-30 | (m) | $3.50B | $87.00M | $1.49B | (m) | (m) | 2.49% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-06-30 | (m) | $3.48B | $84.20M | $1.49B | (m) | (m) | 2.42% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-03-31 | (m) | $3.43B | $82.80M | $1.48B | (m) | (m) | 2.41% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-12-31 | $37.90M | $3.33B | $80.40M | $1.44B | (m) | 1.14% | 2.41% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-09-30 | (m) | $3.24B | $77.70M | $1.41B | (m) | (m) | 2.40% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-06-30 | (m) | $3.13B | $74.40M | $1.35B | (m) | (m) | 2.38% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-03-31 | (m) | $3.01B | $70.20M | $1.29B | (m) | (m) | 2.33% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-12-31 | $22.80M | $2.97B | $67.10M | $1.23B | (m) | 0.77% | 2.26% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-09-30 | (m) | $2.95B | $67.50M | $1.18B | (m) | (m) | 2.29% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-06-30 | (m) | $2.93B | $67.90M | $1.16B | (m) | (m) | 2.32% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-03-31 | (m) | $2.82B | $66.70M | $1.09B | (m) | (m) | 2.37% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-12-31 | $16.10M | $2.73B | $64.50M | $1.08B | (m) | 0.59% | 2.36% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-09-30 | (m) | $2.54B | $59.80M | $989.30M | (m) | (m) | 2.35% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-06-30 | (m) | $2.39B | $56.30M | $915.70M | (m) | (m) | 2.36% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-03-31 | (m) | $2.35B | $55.70M | $907.30M | (m) | (m) | 2.37% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-12-31 | $29.80M | $2.28B | $56.70M | $888.40M | (m) | 1.31% | 2.49% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-09-30 | (m) | $2.28B | $58.50M | $912.90M | (m) | (m) | 2.57% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-06-30 | (m) | $2.26B | $59.20M | $905.70M | (m) | (m) | 2.62% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-03-31 | (m) | $2.13B | $57.80M | $826.10M | (m) | (m) | 2.71% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-12-31 | $20.30M | $2.03B | $56.60M | $772.80M | (m) | 1.00% | 2.79% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-09-30 | (m) | $1.95B | $54.30M | $755.10M | (m) | (m) | 2.78% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-06-30 | (m) | $1.89B | $54.50M | $738.70M | (m) | (m) | 2.88% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-03-31 | (m) | $1.86B | $57.70M | $735.40M | (m) | (m) | 3.09% | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-31 | (m) | $1.80B | $57.40M | $687.50M | (m) | (m) | 3.19% | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-12-31 | (m) | $1.76B | $63.20M | $748.20M | (m) | (m) | 3.60% | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2007-12-31 | (m) | $2.26B | $90.20M | $1.13B | (m) | (m) | 3.99% | (m) | (m) |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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