What is Moody's's expected EPS for Q3 2026?

Analysts expect Moody's (MCO) to report consensus EPS of approximately $4.26 for Q3 2026. Estimates range from $3.99 to $4.53.

What revenue do analysts expect for Moody's in Q3 2026?

The consensus revenue forecast for Moody's (MCO) in Q3 2026 is approximately $2.08B. Forecasts range from $2.04B to $2.19B.

How many analysts cover Moody's?

14 analysts contribute to the Moody's (MCO) Q3 2026 consensus estimate.

Has Moody's beaten earnings estimates recently?

Moody's beat analyst EPS estimates in 2 of the last 2 quarters. Moody's beat revenue estimates in 2 of 2. In the most recent quarter (Q2 2026), Moody's EPS beat by 9.7% and revenue beat by 4.7%.

When does Moody's report Q3 2026 earnings?

Moody's (MCO) is expected to report Q3 2026 earnings on October 21, 2026 before market open.

MCO Q3 2026 earnings estimate

Consensus EPS · Q3 2026

$4.26

Consensus revenue · Q3 2026

$2.1B

Analysts

Expected report

Oct 21, 2026

Before open

Upcoming earnings

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Revenue$2.1B$2B – $2.2B

EPS$4.26$3.99 – $4.53

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Analyst ratings: Mixed

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Analyst consensus

Based on estimates from 14 analysts.

Metric	Low	Consensus	High
Revenue	$2B	$2.1B	$2.2B
EPS	$3.99	$4.26	$4.53
EBITDA	$963.9M	$978M	$996.8M
EBIT	$845.8M	$858.2M	$874.7M
Net income	$728.9M	$751.8M	$776.4M

Revenue$2.1B
EPS$4.26
EBITDA$978M
EBIT$858.2M
Net income$751.8M

Historical beat/miss

Actual reported results vs. analyst consensus at the time. Positive = beat, negative = miss.

Period	Rev. actual	Rev. est.	Rev. surprise	EPS actual	EPS est.	EPS surprise
Q2 2026	$2.2B	$2.1B	+4.7%	$4.68	$4.26	+9.7%
Q1 2026	$2.1B	$2.1B	+0.5%	$4.33	$4.22	+2.7%

Q2 2026+4.7%+9.7%
Q1 2026+0.5%+2.7%

Estimate revisions

How analyst consensus estimates have changed over the past 90 days.

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Analyst price target

Based on price targets from 7 analysts.

Low: $500.00
Consensus: $544.46
Median: $535.00
High: $610.00
Current: $471.50
Upside: +15.5%

Upside calculated vs most recent trading price of $471.50.

Analyst ratings

Consensus: Buy — based on 32 analyst ratings.

Buy 18Hold 13Sell 1

24-month trend

Recent analyst actions

Date	Firm	Action	From	To
Jul 23, 2026	Wells Fargo	maintain	Overweight	Overweight
Jul 23, 2026	Baird	maintain	Outperform	Outperform
Jul 20, 2026	JP Morgan	maintain	Overweight	Overweight
Jul 10, 2026	Barclays	maintain	Overweight	Overweight
Jul 7, 2026	Morgan Stanley	maintain	Equal Weight	Equal Weight
Jul 7, 2026	BMO Capital	maintain	Market Perform	Market Perform
Apr 28, 2026	Mizuho	maintain	Neutral	Neutral
Apr 23, 2026	Wells Fargo	maintain	Overweight	Overweight
Apr 13, 2026	Wells Fargo	maintain	Overweight	Overweight
Apr 7, 2026	Morgan Stanley	maintain	Equal Weight	Equal Weight

Jul 23, 2026Wells FargoOverweight
Jul 23, 2026BairdOutperform
Jul 20, 2026JP MorganOverweight
Jul 10, 2026BarclaysOverweight
Jul 7, 2026Morgan StanleyEqual Weight
Jul 7, 2026BMO CapitalMarket Perform
Apr 28, 2026MizuhoNeutral
Apr 23, 2026Wells FargoOverweight
Apr 13, 2026Wells FargoOverweight
Apr 7, 2026Morgan StanleyEqual Weight

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