Moody's Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.40 (As of Jun. 2022)

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Moody's's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Jun. 2022 was 0.40.

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: 0.21 Med: 0.26 Max: 1.09
Current: 0.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Moody's was 1.09. The lowest was 0.21. And the median was 0.26.

MCO's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
63.17% of 315 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs MCO: 0.29

As of today (2022-08-18), the Dividend Yield % of Moody's is 0.83%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Moody's was 1.73%. The lowest was 0.60%. And the median was 1.13%.

Moody's's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Jun. 2022 was $0.70.

During the past 12 months, Moody's's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 12.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.80% 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 13.80% 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

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dividend Payout Ratio

0.30

0.26

0.27

0.24

0.21

Moody's Quarterly Data
	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22
Dividend Payout Ratio																0.20	0.25	0.27	0.26	0.40

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.

Annual Data Quarterly Data

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. 2021 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2021 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2021 )
	=	2.48	/	11.78
	=	0.21

Moody's's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Jun. 2022 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Jun. 2022 )
	=	0.7	/	1.77
	=	0.40

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.

Moody's Dividend Payout Ratio Related Terms

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Moody's Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

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Traded in Other Exchanges

MCO:Mexico 0K36:UK DUT:Germany DUT:Germany MCOR34:Brazil MOCO:Austria

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. Moody's ratings segment, known as Moody's Investors Service or MIS, includes corporates, structured finance, financial institutions, and public finance ratings. MIS represents a majority of the firm's revenue and profits. Moody's other segment is Moody's Analytics and consists of Research, Data, and Analytics or RD&A and Enterprise Risk Solutions or ERS. RD&A's products include credit research, quantitative credit scores, economic research, business intelligence, know your customer (KYC) tools, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and training services. ERS includes risk management software solutions to financial institutions.

Executives

Serafin Zig	director	333 WEST RIVER PARK DRIVE PROVO UT 84604
Howell Lloyd Jr	director	8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE MCLEAN VA 22102
Tulenko Stephen T	officer: President, Moody's Analytics	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER 250 GREENWICH ST NEW YORK NY 10007
West Michael L	officer: President, Moody's Investors	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER 250 GREENWICH ST NEW YORK NY 10007
Esperdy Therese	director	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH ST NEW YORK NY 10007
Sullivan Caroline	officer: SVP-Corporate Controller	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER 250 GREENWICH STREET NEW YORK NY 10007
Kaye Mark	officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH ST NEW YORK NY 10007
Hare Jeffrey R	officer: Acting Principal Fin Officer	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH ST NEW YORK NY 10007
Hogan David A	officer: Acting Principal Acctg Officer	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH ST NEW YORK NY 10007
Zalm Gerrit	director	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH ST NEW YORK NY 10007
Forlenza Vincent A	director	C/O BECTON DICKERSON & CO 1 BECTON DR FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Hughes Melanie	officer: SVP & Chief HR Officer	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER 250 GREENWICH STREET NEW YORK NY 10007
Crimmins Michael S	officer: SVP-Corporate Controller	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER 250 GREENWICH STREET NEW YORK NY 10007
Van Saun Bruce	director	CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 600 WASHINGTON BLVD STAMFORD CT 06901
Seidman Leslie	director	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER 250 GREENWICH STREET NEW YORK NY 10007

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