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Dividends Paid for Moody's (MCO) 1998-2026

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$520M

YoY change

+13.1%

5Y CAGR

+10.8%

Peak year (FY2025)

$701M

Dividends Paid history chart for Moody's (MCO) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: $701M

Dividends Paid growth chart for Moody's (MCO) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: +13.1%

Dividends Paid history table for Moody's (MCO) from 1998 to 2025

  • FY2025$701M+13.1%
  • FY2024$620M+9.9%
  • FY2023$564M+9.5%
  • FY2022$515M+11.2%
  • FY2021$463M+10.2%
  • FY2020$420M+11.1%
  • FY2019$378M+12.1%
  • FY2018$337M+16.1%
  • FY2017$290M+1.9%
  • FY2016$285M+4.8%
  • FY2015$272M+15.3%
  • FY2014$236M+19.6%
  • FY2013$197M+38.0%
  • FY2012$143M+18.2%
  • FY2011$121M+22.7%
  • FY2010$98.6M+4.3%
  • FY2009$94.5M-2.4%
  • FY2008$96.8M+13.6%
  • FY2007$85.2M+7.2%
  • FY2006$79.5M+31.8%
  • FY2005$60.3M+34.9%
  • FY2004$44.7M+66.8%
  • FY2003$26.8M-3.6%
  • FY2002$27.8M-1.8%
  • FY2001$28.3M+293.1%
  • FY2000$7.2M-94.0%
  • FY1999$120M-12.6%
  • FY1998$137M—

Dividends Paid values are taken from Moody's's reported cash flow statements (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 Dividends Paid at Moody's (MCO)

Dividends Paid for Moody's (MCO): headline value $520M · YoY +13.1%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

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

Moody's (MCO) most recent annual dividends paid stands at $701M (2025) – grew 13.1% year-over-year.

Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Moody's dividends paid expanded at a +10.8% compound annual rate, sustaining 16 straight years of year-over-year growth.

Across the available history, dividends paid reached its high of $701M in 2025 and its low of $7.2M in 2000.

Moody's Dividends Paid by Year

Moody's Dividends Paid 2025: $701M

Moody's posted dividends paid of $701M in 2025, grew 13.1% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Moody's Dividends Paid 2024: $620M

In 2024, Moody's reported dividends paid of $620M, grew 9.9% from 2023.

Moody's Dividends Paid 2023: $564M

Moody's dividends paid in 2023 was $564M, grew 9.5% from 2022.

Moody's Dividends Paid 2022: $515M

2022's dividends paid for Moody's came in at $515M, grew 11.2% from 2021.

Moody's Dividends Paid 2021: $463M

Moody's dividends paid in 2021 was $463M.

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