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Cash on Hand for Moody's (MCO)

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Metric

Latest period

$1.51B

YoY change

-17.7%

5Y CAGR

-1.9%

Peak year (2024)

$2.97B

Cash on Hand history chart for Moody's (MCO) from 1998 to 2025

Latest: $2.45B

Cash on Hand growth chart for Moody's (MCO) from 1998 to 2025

Latest: -17.7%

Cash on Hand history table for Moody's (MCO) from 1998 to 2025

  • 2025$2.45B-17.7%
  • 2024$2.97B+35.6%
  • 2023$2.19B+18.0%
  • 2022$1.86B-2.3%
  • 2021$1.90B-29.5%
  • 2020$2.70B+39.7%
  • 2019$1.93B+6.2%
  • 2018$1.82B+53.6%
  • 2017$1.18B-46.8%
  • 2016$2.22B-0.3%
  • 2015$2.23B+33.1%
  • 2014$1.68B-20.4%
  • 2013$2.11B+18.8%
  • 2012$1.77B+128.9%
  • 2011$774.80M+15.2%
  • 2010$672.30M+38.9%
  • 2009$483.90M+91.3%
  • 2008$253.00M-42.6%
  • 2007$441.00M-8.8%
  • 2006$483.50M-16.7%
  • 2005$580.50M-4.2%
  • 2004$606.10M+125.2%
  • 2003$269.10M+574.4%
  • 2002$39.90M-75.6%
  • 2001$163.20M+37.0%
  • 2000$119.10M+5.2%
  • 1999$113.20M+24.9%
  • 1998$90.60M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from Moody's's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at Moody's (MCO)

According to Moody's's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $1.51B. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of Moody's (MCO) cash and short-term investments is $2.45B – declined 17.7% year-over-year.

Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Moody's cash and short-term investments compounded at -1.9% per year, with a net decline across the window.

Moody's cash and short-term investments peaked at $2.97B in 2024; the latest annual figure is $2.45B in 2025 (17.7% below peak).

The record annual cash and short-term investments stands at $2.97B, reached in 2024; the historical low of $39.90M was recorded in 2002.

Moody's Cash on Hand by Year

Moody's Cash on Hand 2025: $2.45B

Moody's posted cash and short-term investments of $2.45B in 2025, declined 17.7% below 2024.

Moody's Cash on Hand 2024: $2.97B

In 2024, Moody's reported cash and short-term investments of $2.97B, surged 35.6% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Moody's Cash on Hand 2023: $2.19B

Moody's cash and short-term investments in 2023 was $2.19B, grew 18.0% from 2022.

Moody's Cash on Hand 2022: $1.86B

2022's cash and short-term investments for Moody's came in at $1.86B, edged down 2.3% below 2021.

Moody's Cash on Hand 2021: $1.90B

Moody's cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $1.90B.

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