Moody's Corporation

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$474.95
+1.62%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

MCO
Moody's Corporation
FinancialsFinancial Exchanges & Data
$474.95
Close used for this calculation
$272.37Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
48/100
Profitability21/25
Returns12/25
Balance Sheet11/25
Efficiency4/25
Growth6/25
Average
Quality radar
48Prof.21/25Ret.12/25Eff.4/25B.Sht11/25Growth6/25

Consensus fair value

$272.37
Above FV
▼ -42.7% against the close used
Model range $73.03 – $297.98
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$73.03Fair value$272.37Bull$297.98
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $412.2352W high $539.61

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

Moody's Corporation closed at $474.95, 74.4% above the consensus fair value of $272.37 drawn from 7 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 48/100 — Average. P/E of 34.7x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$284.14
-40.2%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$73.03
-84.6%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=13.67, BVPS=17.34 · outside Graham range (P/E 34.7, P/B 27.4) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$273.40
-42.4%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=13.67, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$142.03
-70.1%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=13.67, g=10.4%
EV/EBITDA
$297.98
-37.3%
(EBITDA × 15.2x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=3.83B
Reverse DCF
$474.95
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 14.6% | Historical: 10.4%
Margin of Safety
$157.64
-66.8%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=210.19, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.