Moody's CorporationMCO

Financial Services
Neutral

ASignal's systematic analysis rates MCO as Neutral. Moody's Corporation has a market cap of $82.85B, a P/E of 30.59, a 34.3% net margin, and 15.1% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Aug 1, 2026

The case on MCO

Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.

Bull case
  • Strong revenue growth (15.1% YoY)
  • High operating and gross margins (49.47% and 74.97%)
  • Exceptional return on equity (76.93%)
  • Positive free cash flow ($2.58B)
  • Earnings growth significantly above average (56.7% YoY)
VS
Bear case
  • Overvalued based on P/E (30.59x) and forward P/E (25.35x)
  • High PEG ratio (2.09x) suggests growth is already priced in
  • Elevated debt-to-equity ratio (2.41x)
  • Negative price momentum (-0.053)
  • MACD below signal line with declining histogram

Key facts

Sector
Financial Services
Market cap
$82.85B
P/E ratio
30.59
Gross margin
75.0%
Net margin
34.3%
Rev growth YoY
15.1%
Price (Aug 1, 2026)
$478.38

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Moody's Corporation (MCO) Stock Analysis - ASignal rates it Neutral