Moody's (Moody's) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.35 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Moody's's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.35.

The historical rank and industry rank for Moody's's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MCO' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.2 Med: 0.26 Max: 0.33
Current: 0.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Moody's was 0.33. The lowest was 0.20. And the median was 0.26.

MCO's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
62.83% of 304 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 0.405 vs MCO: 0.31

As of today (2024-04-17), the Dividend Yield % of Moody's is 0.84%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Moody's was 1.65%. The lowest was 0.60%. And the median was 0.98%.

Moody's's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.77.

During the past 12 months, Moody's's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 12.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Moody's was 46.00% per year. The lowest was -39.40% per year. And the median was 12.60% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

Moody's Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Moody's's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Moody's Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Dividend Payout Ratio

0.24

0.22

0.20

0.33

0.31

Moody's Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio																0.44	0.26	0.34	0.32	0.35

Competitive Comparison

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Moody's's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Moody's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Moody's's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Moody's's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Moody's Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Moody's's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	3.08	/	9.9
	=	0.31

Moody's's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.77	/	2.19
	=	0.35

Moody's (NYSE:MCO) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Moody's (Moody's) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

MCO:Mexico DUT:Germany DUT:Germany MCOR34:Brazil

Address

7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY, USA, 10007

Website

https://www.moodys.com

Moody's, along with S&P Ratings, is a leading provider of credit ratings on fixed-income securities. The ratings segment, Moody's Investors Service, includes corporates, structured finance, financial institutions, and public finance ratings. MIS represents a majority of the firm's revenue and profits. The other segment, Moody's Analytics, consists of research, data, and analytics as well as enterprise risk solutions. RD&A's products include credit research, quantitative credit scores, economic research, business intelligence, know-your-customer tools, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and training services. ERS includes risk-management software solutions for financial institutions.

Executives

Robert Fauber	director, officer: President and CEO	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10007
Michael L West	officer: President, Moody's Investors	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH ST, NEW YORK NY 10007
Richard G Steele	officer: SVP - General Counsel	C/O MOODY'S CORPORATION, 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER AT 250 GREENWICH ST, NEW YORK NY 10007
Kathryn Hill	director	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10007
Lloyd Jr Howell	director	8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Vincent A Forlenza	director	C/O BECTON DICKERSON & CO, 1 BECTON DR, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Jorge A. Bermudez	director	CORPORATE LAW DEPT., CITIGROUP INC., 425 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10043
Jose Minaya	director	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10007
Saun Bruce Van	director	CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., 600 WASHINGTON BLVD, STAMFORD CT 06901
Leslie Seidman	director	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10007
Therese Esperdy	director	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH ST, NEW YORK NY 10007
Caroline Sullivan	officer: SVP - Corporate Controller	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10007
Mark Kaye	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH ST, NEW YORK NY 10007
Raymond W Mcdaniel	director, officer: Executive Vice President	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10007
Stephen T Tulenko	officer: President, Moody's Analytics	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH ST, NEW YORK NY 10007