Moody's Corporation (MCO) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 261 Financials companies.
Moody's Corporation (MCO) scores 6.9 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on profitability, and growth is what holds it back.
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The Quality Score for MCO stands at 6.9 out of 10 as of October 16, 2026, which puts Moody's Corporation in the solid quality band. This band covers companies that do several things well but not everything, so the pillar detail below matters more than the headline. It rolls Moody's Corporation’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Ranked with the 261 Financials companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 78th percentile, inside the top quarter of the group. A typical company in the group scores 5.9, and the best quarter starts from 6.8. Moody's Corporation is above that typical reading.
On profitability, Moody's Corporation scores 9.4, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 6.8 across 255 Financials companies, which places it well above them, at the 99th percentile. A reading this strong says the business earns well on what it sells and on the capital it uses, the kind of margin profile competitors find hard to copy.
Solvency scores 5.8 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 140 Financials companies is 8.5, so Moody's Corporation is well below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 16th percentile. An average solvency reading suggests debt is present but manageable, the normal state for a company that borrows to fund its operations.
Moody's Corporation’s growth score is 4.7 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 4.6 among 241 Financials companies, that is in line with the group and the 51st percentile. Average growth reflects a business expanding at roughly the pace of its sector, without a clear acceleration or decline.
Moody's Corporation’s efficiency score is 8.6 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 5.8 among 211 Financials companies, that is well above the group and the 75th percentile. Efficiency at this level means the company needs comparatively little capital to produce what it sells.
Moody's Corporation’s predictability score is 5.6 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 4.9 among 256 Financials companies, that is above the group and the 63rd percentile. Consistency near the median is typical, and it is worth checking whether the swings came from the business itself or from one-off items.
The gap between Moody's Corporation’s best and worst pillar is wide: profitability at 9.4 against growth at 4.7, 4.7 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. A profitability lead usually reflects something durable in the business model rather than a good year. Slow growth limits how fast the business can compound, even when everything else is in order.
Closing the gap on solvency would do the most for the overall. At the median of Financials companies, 8.5, Moody's Corporation would score about 7.4 instead of 6.9. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Moody's Corporation has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Financials companies below are nearest to Moody's Corporation by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
Educational only. Not investment advice.
On this reading Moody's Corporation scores 6.9 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is profitability, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Moody's Corporation ranks at the 78th percentile of the 261 Financials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.9 and the top quarter starts at 6.8, against Moody's Corporation’s 6.9.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 16, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for MCO are in the app.
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