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MCO (Moodys) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 65.43 (As of Jun. 26, 2025)


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What is Moodys Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-26), Moodys's current share price is $481.54. Moodys's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $7.36. Moodys's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 65.43.

The historical rank and industry rank for Moodys's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MCO' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 54.68   Med: 95.91   Max: 2267.15
Current: 65.42

During the past years, Moodys's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2267.15. The lowest was 54.68. And the median was 95.91.

MCO's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
99.68% of 632 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 1.26 vs MCO: 65.42

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Moodys's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $20.563. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $7.36 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Moodys Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Moodys's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* 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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Moodys Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Moodys Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 772.83 220.40 91.08 83.94 70.68

Moodys Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 76.06 74.54 76.97 70.68 63.25

Competitive Comparison of Moodys's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Moodys's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB 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.


Moodys's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Moodys's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Moodys's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Moodys Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Moodys's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=481.54/7.36
=65.43

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* 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.

Moodys's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Moodys's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=20.563/134.9266*134.9266
=20.563

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Moodys Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 -1.654 100.684 -2.217
201509 -2.377 100.392 -3.195
201512 -2.882 99.792 -3.897
201603 -2.993 100.470 -4.019
201606 -3.120 101.688 -4.140
201609 -2.952 101.861 -3.910
201612 -6.424 101.863 -8.509
201703 -4.846 102.862 -6.357
201706 -3.559 103.349 -4.646
201709 -1.931 104.136 -2.502
201712 -1.716 104.011 -2.226
201803 1.041 105.290 1.334
201806 1.266 106.317 1.607
201809 2.088 106.507 2.645
201812 2.399 105.998 3.054
201903 0.650 107.251 0.818
201906 1.865 108.070 2.328
201909 2.503 108.329 3.118
201912 3.261 108.420 4.058
202003 3.104 108.902 3.846
202006 5.546 108.767 6.880
202009 7.971 109.815 9.794
202012 8.386 109.897 10.296
202103 10.844 111.754 13.092
202106 11.740 114.631 13.819
202109 13.072 115.734 15.240
202112 14.690 117.630 16.850
202203 12.976 121.301 14.434
202206 12.501 125.017 13.492
202209 12.309 125.227 13.262
202212 13.750 125.222 14.816
202303 15.755 127.348 16.693
202306 17.137 128.729 17.962
202309 17.436 129.860 18.116
202312 18.184 129.419 18.958
202403 19.577 131.776 20.045
202406 20.749 132.554 21.120
202409 21.547 133.029 21.854
202412 19.772 133.157 20.035
202503 20.563 134.927 20.563

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Moodys  (NYSE:MCO) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Moodys Business Description

Address
7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY, USA, 10007
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 profit and about half of the firm's revenue. The other segment, Moody's Analytics, consists of decision solutions, research and insights, and data and information.
Executives
Robert Fauber director, officer: President and CEO 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
Richard G Steele officer: SVP - General Counsel C/O MOODY'S CORPORATION, 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER AT 250 GREENWICH ST, NEW YORK NY 10007
Michael L West officer: President, Moody's Investors 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
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
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