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MCO Moody's Corporation — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Financial Services / Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges

$475.14 ▲ $7.78(1.66%) as of Sep 14, 2026 03:06 UTC
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Moody's Corporation operates as a global leader in risk assessment, divided into two main segments: Moody's Investors Service and Moody's Analytics. Moody's Investors Service is dedicated to issuing credit ratings and providing detailed assessments for a diverse range of debt obligations and the entities that issue them. This encompasses corporate, financial institution, governmental, and structured finance securities across approximately 140 nations. These ratings are made publicly available through press releases, digital media, and real-time financial information systems. Its vast scope includes ratings for thousands of non-financial corporations, financial institutions, public finance issuers, sovereign and sub-sovereign governments, supranational bodies, infrastructure projects, and structured finance deals. The Moody's Analytics segment develops and provides a comprehensive suite of products and services designed to support the risk management needs of institutional participants in financial markets. This includes subscription-based research, data, and analytical tools such as credit ratings, quantitative credit scores, economic forecasts, business intelligence, commercial real estate data, and specialized training and certification programs. Additionally, this segment offers offshore analytical and research services, along with advanced software solutions for risk management. Originally founded in 1900 and headquartered in New York, New York, the company was known as Dun and Bradstreet Company before officially becoming Moody's Corporation in September 2000.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$1.0300Paid Sep 04, 2026
Forward Annual$4.12
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateAug 14, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth10.6%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth10.7%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Key Metrics

Current Yield

0.87%

At the Sep 14, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$4.1200

The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

Rank Score

52.6

As of Sep 14, 2026

Our 0-100 house score blending yield quality, payout sustainability (the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio), profitability (TTM return on equity), valuation (TTM price-to-book) and payment reliability, recomputed daily. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.

RSI (14)

42

As of Sep 14, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$412.23 – $539.61

Closes through Sep 11, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

25.04%

12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

31

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

27.57

Price as of Sep 14, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is our quick durability read on a dividend — the same four-check test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a model rank of 70+ and a yield of 2%+; the rank weighs the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio, return on equity and price-to-book. Accelerating: the dividend has grown over time, not stalled. Flawless: an unbroken record with no cuts or suspensions. Enduring: a long enough paying history to weather a cycle. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (model rank 70+ and yield 2%+): rank 53/100, yield 0.87%.
A Accelerating
16 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
A dividend cut or reduction appears in the record.
E Enduring
31 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume773,414Sep 11, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$472.32Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$467.36 – $475.50Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$467.36Close of Sep 10, 2026The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$82.29BAs of Sep 14, 2026The company's total market value — share price times shares outstanding — on the date shown.
Shares Out173.20MImplied by market cap, Sep 14, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$15.9312 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)30.1Price as of Sep 14, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateAug 14, 2026Paid Sep 04, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-Date-None declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)10.3%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)10.9%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases16 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

MCO's dividend yield fell from 0.88% to 0.87% over the past ~90 days (-0.01 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.01 pp from the share price ($468.41 on Jun 16, 2026 → $475.14 on Sep 14, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current0.87%
1-Yr Average0.84%
Low / High0.70% – 0.97%
Percentile71%

Across 333 daily observations over the past 16 months (through Sep 11, 2026), MCO's current yield is higher than approximately 71% of them. Our stored price history for MCO covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$1.0300 Q Regular Jul 21, 2026 Aug 14, 2026 Aug 14, 2026 Sep 04, 2026
$1.0300 Q Regular Apr 20, 2026 May 15, 2026 May 15, 2026 Jun 05, 2026
$1.0300 Q Regular Feb 10, 2026 Mar 02, 2026 Mar 02, 2026 Mar 13, 2026
$0.9400 Q Regular Oct 21, 2025 Nov 21, 2025 Nov 21, 2025 Dec 12, 2025
$0.9400 Q Regular Jul 23, 2025 Aug 15, 2025 Aug 15, 2025 Sep 05, 2025
$0.9400 Q Regular Apr 22, 2025 May 16, 2025 May 16, 2025 Jun 06, 2025
$0.9400 Q Regular Feb 12, 2025 Feb 25, 2025 Feb 25, 2025 Mar 14, 2025
$0.8500 Q Regular Oct 22, 2024 Nov 22, 2024 Nov 22, 2024 Dec 13, 2024
$0.8500 Q Regular Jul 22, 2024 Aug 16, 2024 Aug 16, 2024 Sep 06, 2024
$0.8500 Q Regular Apr 26, 2024 May 16, 2024 May 17, 2024 Jun 07, 2024
$0.8500 Q Regular Feb 13, 2024 Feb 22, 2024 Feb 23, 2024 Mar 15, 2024
$0.7700 Q Regular Oct 23, 2023 Nov 22, 2023 Nov 24, 2023 Dec 15, 2023
$0.7700 Q Regular Jul 25, 2023 Aug 17, 2023 Aug 18, 2023 Sep 08, 2023
$0.7700 Q Regular Apr 24, 2023 May 18, 2023 May 19, 2023 Jun 09, 2023
$0.7700 Q Regular Jan 30, 2023 Feb 23, 2023 Feb 24, 2023 Mar 17, 2023
$0.7000 Q Regular Oct 24, 2022 Nov 22, 2022 Nov 23, 2022 Dec 14, 2022
$0.7000 Q Regular Jul 26, 2022 Aug 18, 2022 Aug 19, 2022 Sep 09, 2022
$0.7000 Q Regular Apr 26, 2022 May 19, 2022 May 20, 2022 Jun 10, 2022
$0.7000 Q Regular Feb 07, 2022 Feb 24, 2022 Feb 25, 2022 Mar 18, 2022
$0.6200 Q Regular Oct 26, 2021 Nov 22, 2021 Nov 23, 2021 Dec 14, 2021
$0.6200 Q Regular Jul 28, 2021 Aug 19, 2021 Aug 20, 2021 Sep 10, 2021
$0.6200 Q Regular Apr 27, 2021 May 19, 2021 May 20, 2021 Jun 10, 2021
$0.6200 Q Regular Feb 12, 2021 Feb 24, 2021 Feb 25, 2021 Mar 18, 2021
$0.5600 Q Regular Oct 29, 2020 Nov 20, 2020 Nov 23, 2020 Dec 14, 2020
$0.5600 Q Regular Jul 28, 2020 Aug 19, 2020 Aug 20, 2020 Sep 10, 2020
$0.5600 Q Regular Apr 20, 2020 May 19, 2020 May 20, 2020 Jun 10, 2020
$0.5600 Q Regular Feb 12, 2020 Feb 24, 2020 Feb 25, 2020 Mar 18, 2020
$0.5000 Q Regular Oct 21, 2019 Nov 20, 2019 Nov 21, 2019 Dec 12, 2019
$0.5000 Q Regular Jul 10, 2019 Aug 19, 2019 Aug 20, 2019 Sep 10, 2019
$0.5000 Q Regular Apr 15, 2019 May 17, 2019 May 20, 2019 Jun 10, 2019
$0.5000 Q Regular Feb 12, 2019 Feb 22, 2019 Feb 25, 2019 Mar 18, 2019
$0.4400 Q Regular Oct 22, 2018 Nov 20, 2018 Nov 21, 2018 Dec 12, 2018
$0.4400 Q Regular Jul 09, 2018 Aug 17, 2018 Aug 20, 2018 Sep 10, 2018
$0.4400 Q Regular Apr 24, 2018 May 18, 2018 May 21, 2018 Jun 11, 2018
$0.4400 Q Regular Jan 24, 2018 Feb 16, 2018 Feb 20, 2018 Mar 12, 2018
$0.3800 Q Regular Oct 24, 2017 Nov 20, 2017 Nov 21, 2017 Dec 12, 2017
$0.3800 Q Regular Jul 11, 2017 Aug 18, 2017 Aug 22, 2017 Sep 12, 2017
$0.3800 Q Regular Apr 28, 2017 May 18, 2017 May 22, 2017 Jun 12, 2017
$0.3800 Q Regular Dec 20, 2016 Feb 15, 2017 Feb 20, 2017 Mar 10, 2017
$0.3700 Q Regular Oct 18, 2016 Nov 17, 2016 Nov 21, 2016 Dec 12, 2016
$0.3700 Q Regular Jul 11, 2016 Aug 18, 2016 Aug 22, 2016 Sep 12, 2016
$0.3700 Q Regular Apr 11, 2016 May 18, 2016 May 20, 2016 Jun 10, 2016
$0.3700 Q Regular Dec 15, 2015 Feb 17, 2016 Feb 19, 2016 Mar 10, 2016
$0.3400 Q Regular Oct 20, 2015 Nov 18, 2015 Nov 20, 2015 Dec 10, 2015
$0.3400 Q Regular Jul 13, 2015 Aug 18, 2015 Aug 20, 2015 Sep 10, 2015
$0.3400 Q Regular Apr 14, 2015 May 18, 2015 May 20, 2015 Jun 10, 2015
$0.3400 Q Regular Dec 17, 2014 Feb 18, 2015 Feb 20, 2015 Mar 10, 2015
$0.2800 Q Regular Oct 21, 2014 Nov 18, 2014 Nov 20, 2014 Dec 10, 2014
$0.2800 Q Regular Jul 14, 2014 Aug 18, 2014 Aug 20, 2014 Sep 10, 2014
$0.2800 Q Regular Apr 15, 2014 May 16, 2014 May 20, 2014 Jun 10, 2014
$0.2800 Q Regular Dec 18, 2013 Feb 18, 2014 Feb 20, 2014 Mar 10, 2014
$0.2500 Q Regular Oct 22, 2013 Nov 18, 2013 Nov 20, 2013 Dec 10, 2013
$0.2500 Q Regular Jul 16, 2013 Aug 16, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Sep 10, 2013
$0.2000 Q Regular Apr 16, 2013 May 16, 2013 May 20, 2013 Jun 10, 2013
$0.2000 Q Regular Dec 11, 2012 Feb 15, 2013 Feb 20, 2013 Mar 11, 2013
$0.1600 Q Regular Oct 23, 2012 Nov 16, 2012 Nov 20, 2012 Dec 10, 2012
$0.1600 Q Regular Jul 26, 2012 Aug 16, 2012 Aug 20, 2012 Sep 10, 2012
$0.1600 Q Regular Apr 30, 2012 May 17, 2012 May 21, 2012 Jun 11, 2012
$0.1600 Q Regular Dec 15, 2011 Feb 15, 2012 Feb 20, 2012 Mar 10, 2012
$0.1400 Q Regular Oct 28, 2011 Nov 16, 2011 Nov 20, 2011 Dec 10, 2011
$0.1400 Q Regular Jul 28, 2011 Aug 17, 2011 Aug 20, 2011 Sep 10, 2011
$0.1400 Q Regular Apr 28, 2011 May 18, 2011 May 20, 2011 Jun 10, 2011
$0.1150 Q Regular Dec 17, 2010 Feb 16, 2011 Feb 20, 2011 Mar 10, 2011
$0.1050 Q Regular Oct 29, 2010 Nov 17, 2010 Nov 20, 2010 Dec 10, 2010
$0.1050 Q Regular Jul 30, 2010 Aug 18, 2010 Aug 20, 2010 Sep 10, 2010
$0.1050 Q Regular Apr 22, 2010 May 18, 2010 May 20, 2010 Jun 10, 2010
$0.1050 Q Regular Dec 16, 2009 Feb 17, 2010 Feb 20, 2010 Mar 10, 2010
$0.1000 Q Regular Oct 30, 2009 Nov 18, 2009 Nov 20, 2009 Dec 10, 2009
$0.1000 Q Regular Jul 30, 2009 Aug 18, 2009 Aug 20, 2009 Sep 10, 2009
$0.1000 Q Regular Apr 29, 2009 May 18, 2009 May 20, 2009 Jun 10, 2009
$0.1000 Q Regular Dec 17, 2008 Feb 18, 2009 Feb 20, 2009 Mar 10, 2009
$0.1000 Q Regular Oct 29, 2008 Nov 18, 2008 Nov 20, 2008 Dec 10, 2008
$0.1000 Q Regular Jul 30, 2008 Aug 18, 2008 Aug 20, 2008 Sep 10, 2008
$0.1000 Q Regular Apr 23, 2008 May 16, 2008 May 20, 2008 Jun 10, 2008
$0.1000 Q Regular Dec 18, 2007 Feb 15, 2008 Feb 20, 2008 Mar 10, 2008
$0.0800 Q Regular Oct 24, 2007 Nov 16, 2007 Nov 20, 2007 Dec 10, 2007
$0.0800 Q Regular Aug 01, 2007 Aug 16, 2007 Aug 20, 2007 Sep 10, 2007
$0.0800 Q Regular Apr 24, 2007 May 16, 2007 May 20, 2007 Jun 10, 2007
$0.0800 Q Regular Dec 13, 2006 Feb 15, 2007 Feb 20, 2007 Mar 10, 2007
$0.0700 Q Regular Oct 24, 2006 Nov 16, 2006 Nov 20, 2006 Dec 10, 2006
$0.0700 Q Regular Aug 01, 2006 Aug 16, 2006 Aug 20, 2006 Sep 10, 2006
$0.0700 Q Regular Apr 25, 2006 May 17, 2006 May 20, 2006 Jun 10, 2006
$0.0700 Q Regular Dec 13, 2005 Feb 15, 2006 Feb 20, 2006 Mar 10, 2006
$0.0550 Q Regular Oct 26, 2005 Nov 16, 2005 Nov 20, 2005 Dec 10, 2005
$0.0550 Q Regular Jul 12, 2005 Aug 17, 2005 Aug 20, 2005 Sep 10, 2005
$0.0550 Q Regular Feb 16, 2005 May 25, 2005 May 27, 2005 Jun 15, 2005
$0.0750 Q Regular Dec 14, 2004 Feb 16, 2005 Feb 20, 2005 Mar 10, 2005
$0.0750 Q Regular Oct 27, 2004 Nov 17, 2004 Nov 20, 2004 Dec 10, 2004
$0.0750 Q Regular Jul 28, 2004 Aug 18, 2004 Aug 20, 2004 Sep 10, 2004
$0.0750 Q Regular Apr 27, 2004 May 18, 2004 May 20, 2004 Jun 10, 2004
$0.0750 Q Regular Dec 09, 2003 Feb 18, 2004 Feb 20, 2004 Mar 10, 2004
$0.0450 Q Regular Oct 28, 2003 Nov 18, 2003 Nov 20, 2003 Dec 10, 2003
$0.0450 Q Regular Jul 22, 2003 Aug 18, 2003 Aug 20, 2003 Sep 10, 2003
$0.0450 Q Regular Apr 22, 2003 May 16, 2003 May 20, 2003 Jun 10, 2003
$0.0450 Q Regular Dec 10, 2002 Feb 18, 2003 Feb 20, 2003 Mar 10, 2003
$0.0450 Q Regular Oct 22, 2002 Nov 18, 2002 Nov 20, 2002 Dec 10, 2002
$0.0450 Q Regular Jul 23, 2002 Aug 16, 2002 Aug 20, 2002 Sep 10, 2002
$0.0450 Q Regular Apr 23, 2002 May 16, 2002 May 20, 2002 Jun 10, 2002
$0.0450 Q Regular Dec 14, 2001 Feb 26, 2002 Feb 28, 2002 Mar 10, 2002
$0.0450 Q Regular Oct 22, 2001 Nov 16, 2001 Nov 20, 2001 Dec 10, 2001
$0.0450 Q Regular Jul 23, 2001 Aug 16, 2001 Aug 20, 2001 Sep 10, 2001
$0.0450 Q Regular Apr 23, 2001 May 16, 2001 May 20, 2001 Jun 10, 2001
$0.0450 Q Regular Dec 20, 2000 Feb 22, 2001 Feb 26, 2001 Mar 10, 2001
$0.0225 Q Regular Oct 18, 2000 Nov 16, 2000 Nov 20, 2000 Dec 10, 2000
$0.3700 Q Regular - Aug 16, 2000 - -
$0.3700 Q Regular - May 17, 2000 - -
$0.3700 Q Regular - Feb 16, 2000 - -
$0.3700 Q Regular - Nov 17, 1999 - -
$0.3700 Q Regular - Aug 18, 1999 - -
$0.3700 Q Regular - May 18, 1999 - -
$0.3700 Q Regular - Feb 17, 1999 - -
$0.3700 Q Regular - Nov 18, 1998 - -
$0.3700 Q Regular - Aug 18, 1998 - -
$0.4400 Q Regular - May 18, 1998 - -
$0.4400 Q Regular - Feb 18, 1998 - -
$0.4400 Q Regular - Nov 18, 1997 - -
$0.4400 Q Regular - Aug 18, 1997 - -
$0.4400 Q Regular - May 16, 1997 - -
$0.4400 Q Regular - Feb 18, 1997 - -
$0.5000 Q Regular - Nov 18, 1996 - -

Peer Comparison

Selected Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
OSCUF Japan Exchange Group, Inc. 3.59% 6.7% 0 yrs 79
JPXGY Japan Exchange Group, Inc. 3.28% 6.6% 2 yrs 74
FDS FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.79% 7.5% 20 yrs 64
MSCI MSCI Inc. 1.48% 19.8% 11 yrs 57

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MCO dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Moody's Corporation pay a dividend?

Yes. Moody's Corporation (MCO) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $4.12 per share, a yield of approximately 0.87%.

What is Moody's Corporation's dividend yield?

Moody's Corporation's dividend yield is approximately 0.87%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Moody's Corporation pay dividends?

Moody's Corporation pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has Moody's Corporation paid dividends?

Moody's Corporation has 31 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Data updated Sep 14, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.

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