Moody's (Moody's) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 11.20% (As of Dec. 2023)

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

The historical rank and industry rank for Moody's's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

MCO' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -39.4 Med: 12.6 Max: 46
Current: 11.2

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.

MCO's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked better than
56% of 225 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 8.5 vs MCO: 11.20

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. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

Moody's's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.35. As of today, Moody's's Dividend Yield % is 0.84%.

Warning Sign:

Moody's Corporation stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

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

Competitive Comparison

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Moody's's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Moody's's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Moody's's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.

Moody's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

Moody's (NYSE:MCO) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

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

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.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Moody's Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount	Ex-date	Record Date	Pay Date	Type	Frequency	Forex Rate
USD 0.850	2024-02-22	2024-02-23	2024-03-15	Cash Dividend	quarterly	USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.770	2023-11-22	2023-11-24	2023-12-15	Cash Dividend	quarterly	USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.770	2023-08-17	2023-08-18	2023-09-08	Cash Dividend	quarterly	USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.770	2023-05-18	2023-05-19	2023-06-09	Cash Dividend	quarterly	USD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Moody's's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %	=	Most Recent Full Year Dividend	/	Current Share Price
	=	3.16	/	372.805
	=	0.85 %

Current Share Price is $372.805.
Moody's's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $3.16.

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

Warning Sign:

Moody's Corporation stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

* 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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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