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Fair Value for Moody's (MCO)

See growth priced into Moody's (MCO): reverse DCF, implied rate vs history and analysts, FCF view. Free intrinsic value calculator for education.

Fair value (multi-method)

Four independent methods triangulate what MCO is worth. The headline is the Forward-DCF intrinsic value at a normalized growth rate; the margin of safety compares it to the current price.

Estimated fair value (Forward DCF)

$237.03

Above fair value
-90.42% vs current price $451.35

Method range

$37.74 $560.04

median $390.89

Methods disagree

Valuation methods

Each method’s implied fair value per share and its upside versus the current price. Missing methods (no analyst coverage, negative earnings, etc.) are shown as “—”.

  • Forward DCF$237.03
  • Exit multiple$560.04
  • Analyst target$544.75
  • Graham number$37.74

Stock price

$451.35

FCF / share (TTM)

$4.77

3Y FCF CAGR

9.6%

Fair value @ hist. growth

$92.03

This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Scenario prices and DCF-style figures depend on your assumptions and data from public filings and estimates. They are not forecasts of future returns.

Implied FCF growth

32.1%

per year over your projection horizon

Premium vs DCF

Margin of safety -390.4% vs hist-growth DCF

Historical 3Y CAGR

9.6%

Your model implies

32.1%

Analyst consensus is EPS-only — no comparable FCF / share estimate to show on this basis.

Model inputs

Move sliders to test how the reverse DCF reacts. Historical-growth markers show where the company has actually grown over the last cycle.

Discount rate (cost of equity proxy)11.2%
Terminal growth2.50%
Projection years10 yr
FCF growth per year (supplemental projection)10%
3Y CAGR 10%

Undiscounted FCF per share over 10 years at 10% annual growth.

Sensitivity — implied growth vs your assumptions

Each cell shows the per-share growth rate the market would need to justify the current price at that combination of discount rate (rows) and terminal growth (columns). Your selected inputs are highlighted.

Row axis: discount rate. Column axis: terminal growth.Terminal g →↓ Discount1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%
9.2%28.6%27.9%27.1%26.3%25.4%
10.2%31.0%30.4%29.7%29.0%28.2%
11.2%33.3%32.7%32.1%31.5%30.8%
12.2%35.5%35.0%34.4%33.8%33.2%
13.2%37.6%37.1%36.6%36.1%35.5%
Color≤ historical CAGRModerate premiumHigh premium (≥ 15pp above hist)Your inputs

Historical multiples

Each bar is the trailing five-year range (low left, high right). Filled portion runs from low to today; the dot marks today; the small tick marks the five-year median. Low, median, and high are listed under each bar.

P/EToday37.2
5Y low32.9
Median37.3
5Y high44.5
P/SToday11.9
5Y low9.4
Median11.9
5Y high12.1
EV/EBITDAToday24.5
5Y low24.3
Median24.9
5Y high30.6

PEG

3.23

Demanding vs growth

Net debt

$5.0B

Total debt − cash

Beta

1.34

Vs market benchmark

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