Latest headcount
5,300
YoY change
+10.4%
Headcount CAGR
-3.1%
Revenue / employee
$1.46M
Employee count history for Moody's
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 12,500 |
| 2002 | 2,100 |
| 2003 | 2,300 |
| 2004 | 2,500 |
| 2005 | 2,900 |
| 2006 | 3,400 |
| 2007 | 3,600 |
| 2008 | 3,900 |
| 2009 | 4,000 |
| 2010 | 4,500 |
| 2011 | 6,100 |
| 2012 | 6,800 |
| 2013 | 8,400 |
| 2014 | 9,900 |
| 2015 | 10,400 |
| 2016 | 10,600 |
| 2017 | 12,000 |
| 2018 | 13,000 |
| 2019 | 11,000 |
| 2020 | 11,490 |
| 2021 | 13,460 |
| 2022 | 14,426 |
| 2023 | 3,800 |
| 2024 | 4,800 |
| 2025 | 5,300 |
Revenue per employee for Moody's
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1998 | $155K |
| 2002 | $487K |
| 2003 | $542K |
| 2004 | $575K |
| 2005 | $597K |
| 2006 | $599K |
| 2007 | $628K |
| 2008 | $450K |
| 2009 | $449K |
| 2010 | $452K |
| 2011 | $374K |
| 2012 | $402K |
| 2013 | $354K |
| 2014 | $337K |
| 2015 | $335K |
| 2016 | $340K |
| 2017 | $350K |
| 2018 | $342K |
| 2019 | $439K |
| 2020 | $467K |
| 2021 | $462K |
| 2022 | $379K |
| 2023 | $1.56M |
| 2024 | $1.48M |
| 2025 | $1.46M |
Earnings per employee for Moody's
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1998 | $22.4K |
| 2002 | $138K |
| 2003 | $158K |
| 2004 | $170K |
| 2005 | $193K |
| 2006 | $222K |
| 2007 | $195K |
| 2008 | $117K |
| 2009 | $101K |
| 2010 | $113K |
| 2011 | $93.7K |
| 2012 | $101K |
| 2013 | $95.8K |
| 2014 | $99.9K |
| 2015 | $90.5K |
| 2016 | $25.2K |
| 2017 | $83.4K |
| 2018 | $101K |
| 2019 | $129K |
| 2020 | $155K |
| 2021 | $164K |
| 2022 | $95.2K |
| 2023 | $423K |
| 2024 | $429K |
| 2025 | $464K |
Employee count history for Moody's (MCO)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 20255,300+10.4%
- 20244,800+26.3%
- 20233,800-73.7%
- 202214,426+7.2%
- 202113,460+17.1%
- 202011,490+4.5%
- 201911,000-15.4%
- 201813,000+8.3%
- 201712,000+13.2%
- 201610,600+1.9%
- 201510,400+5.1%
- 20149,900+17.9%
- 20138,400+23.5%
- 20126,800+11.5%
- 20116,100+35.6%
- 20104,500+12.5%
- 20094,000+2.6%
- 20083,900+8.3%
- 20073,600+5.9%
- 20063,400+17.2%
- 20052,900+16.0%
- 20042,500+8.7%
- 20032,300+9.5%
- 20022,100—
- 20011,700+13.3%
- 20001,500-87.7%
- 199912,200—
- 199812,500—
About Moody's's employee count
Moody's (MCO) employed 5,300 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +500 (+10.4%) from 4,800 a year earlier.
Across the 1998–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 12,500 to 5,300 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -3.1% per year.
Moody's generated about $1.46M of revenue and $464K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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