Moodys (WBO:MOCO) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.27 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Moodys Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Moodys's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.27.

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

WBO:MOCO' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.2 Med: 0.26 Max: 0.33
Current: 0.28

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

WBO:MOCO's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
62.12% of 330 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 0.375 vs WBO:MOCO: 0.28

As of today (2024-12-15), the Dividend Yield % of Moodys is 0.67%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Moodys was 1.65%. The lowest was 0.60%. And the median was 0.93%.

Moodys's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was €0.77.

During the past 12 months, Moodys's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.30% 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 Moodys 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.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

Moodys Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

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

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Moodys Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Moodys Annual Data

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Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.06

0.22

0.20

0.33

0.31

Moodys Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.32	0.35	0.25	0.26	0.27

Competitive Comparison of Moodys's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Moodys'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.

Moodys's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

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

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Moodys Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Moodys'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 )
	=	2.824	/	9.078
	=	0.31

Moodys's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Sep. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Sep. 2024 )
	=	0.766	/	2.892
	=	0.26

Moodys (WBO:MOCO) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend 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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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 profit and about half the firm's revenue. The other segment, Moody's Analytics, consists of decision solutions, research and insights, and data and information.