Moody's (MCO) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.13% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.13%.
Moody's
MCO
TTM buyback yield
2.13%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.13%
5Y share count change
-5.0%
TTM buyback spend
$1.93B
SBC coverage (TTM)
8.41x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 8.41x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.71B | $232.00M | $1.47B | 0.18B | -1.5% | 1.88% |
| 2024 | $1.38B | $0.00 | $1.38B | 0.18B | -0.7% | 1.61% |
| 2023 | $561.00M | $0.00 | $561.00M | 0.18B | -0.4% | 0.79% |
| 2022 | $1.07B | $0.00 | $1.07B | 0.18B | -1.7% | 2.10% |
| 2021 | $833.00M | $0.00 | $833.00M | 0.19B | -0.7% | 1.15% |
| 2020 | $607.00M | $0.00 | $607.00M | 0.19B | -1.2% | 1.11% |
| 2019 | $1.07B | $0.00 | $1.07B | 0.19B | -1.4% | 2.39% |
| 2018 | $264.80M | $0.00 | $264.80M | 0.19B | 0.1% | 0.99% |
| 2017 | $248.50M | $0.00 | $248.50M | 0.19B | -0.6% | 0.88% |
| 2016 | $783.20M | $0.00 | $783.20M | 0.20B | -3.9% | 4.35% |
| 2015 | $1.16B | $0.00 | $1.16B | 0.20B | -5.3% | 5.86% |
| 2014 | $1.22B | $0.00 | $1.22B | 0.21B | -3.9% | 6.17% |
| 2013 | $893.10M | $0.00 | $893.10M | 0.22B | -1.4% | 5.31% |
| 2012 | $196.50M | $0.00 | $196.50M | 0.23B | -1.2% | 1.75% |
| 2011 | $333.80M | $0.00 | $333.80M | 0.23B | -3.0% | 4.46% |
| 2010 | $223.60M | $0.00 | $223.60M | 0.24B | -0.5% | 3.68% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.24B | -3.1% | — |
| 2008 | $592.90M | $63.20M | $529.70M | 0.25B | -9.9% | 12.54% |
| 2007 | $1.74B | $0.00 | $1.74B | 0.27B | -6.7% | 19.68% |
| 2006 | $1.09B | $0.00 | $1.09B | 0.29B | -4.5% | 5.75% |
| 2005 | $691.70M | $0.00 | $691.70M | 0.31B | 0.3% | 3.88% |
| 2004 | $221.30M | $0.00 | $221.30M | 0.30B | 0.0% | 1.72% |
| 2003 | $172.80M | $10.80M | $162.00M | 0.30B | -3.3% | 1.91% |
| 2002 | $369.90M | $0.00 | $369.90M | 0.32B | -1.7% | 6.05% |
| 2001 | $267.60M | $0.00 | $267.60M | 0.32B | -1.7% | 4.35% |
| 2000 | $223.90M | $0.00 | $223.90M | 0.33B | -0.8% | — |
| 1999 | $237.90M | $0.00 | $237.90M | 0.33B | -4.3% | — |
| 1998 | $220.20M | $0.00 | $220.20M | 0.34B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)91% of headroom
Headroom $2.12B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Moody's buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Moody's (MCO) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Moody's spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.93B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Moody's's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.13% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Moody's's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.13% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Moody's diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Moody's's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -5.0% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).