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Moody's stock buybacks
MCO$3.0Bbought back in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026
Moody's bought back $3.0B of its stock in the last twelve months, $2.8B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 3.5% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | $250M |
| Q1 '21 | $132M |
| Q2 '21 | $371M |
| Q3 '21 | $125M |
| Q4 '21 | $122M |
| Q1 '22 | $560M |
| Q2 '22 | $311M |
| Q3 '22 | $112M |
| Q4 '22 | $0 |
| Q1 '23 | $41M |
| Q2 '23 | $67M |
| Q3 '23 | $170M |
| Q4 '23 | $212M |
| Q1 '24 | $120M |
| Q2 '24 | $264M |
| Q3 '24 | $428M |
| Q4 '24 | $480M |
| Q1 '25 | $373M |
| Q2 '25 | $284M |
| Q3 '25 | $513M |
| Q4 '25 | $437M |
| Q1 '26 | $1.5B |
| Q2 '26 | $694M |
| Q3 '26 | $388M |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | 189.3M |
| Q1 '21 | 188.6M |
| Q2 '21 | 187.9M |
| Q3 '21 | 187.3M |
| Q4 '21 | 187.8M |
| Q1 '22 | 186.1M |
| Q2 '22 | 184.9M |
| Q3 '22 | 183.9M |
| Q4 '22 | 183.9M |
| Q1 '23 | 184.1M |
| Q2 '23 | 184.1M |
| Q3 '23 | 184.0M |
| Q4 '23 | 183.8M |
| Q1 '24 | 183.4M |
| Q2 '24 | 183.0M |
| Q3 '24 | 182.5M |
| Q4 '24 | 181.9M |
| Q1 '25 | 180.7M |
| Q2 '25 | 180.2M |
| Q3 '25 | 179.6M |
| Q4 '25 | 179.1M |
| Q1 '26 | 177.3M |
| Q2 '26 | 174.5M |
| Q3 '26 | 173.3M |
$388Mlast quarter (Q3 2026)
$2.8Bnet of stock compensation ($233M)
−3.5%diluted shares, 1 year
−5.0%diluted shares, 5 years
$710Mdividends, 12 months
100%of free cash flow ($3.0B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
172.4Mshares outstanding (Sep 30, 2026)
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Questions
- Does Moody's Corporation buy back its stock?
- Moody's bought back $3.0B of its stock in the last twelve months, $2.8B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 3.5% from a year earlier.
- How much did Moody's Corporation spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $1.6B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is Moody's Corporation's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −5.0% over five fiscal years and −3.5% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 21, 2026 · open on SEC.gov