Latest period
176M
YoY change
-1.5%
5Y CAGR
-1.0%
Peak year (FY1998)
343M
Latest annual
180M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Moody's (MCO) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 180M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Moody's (MCO) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -1.5%
Shares Outstanding history table for Moody's (MCO) from 1998 to 2025
| FY2025 | 180M | -1.5% | -2.8M | ||
| FY2024 | 183M | -0.7% | -1.3M | ||
| FY2023 | 184M | -0.4% | -700K | ||
| FY2022 | 185M | -1.7% | -3.2M | ||
| FY2021 | 188M | -0.7% | -1.4M | ||
| FY2020 | 189M | -1.2% | -2.3M | ||
| FY2019 | 192M | -1.4% | -2.8M | ||
| FY2018 | 194M | +0.1% | +200K | ||
| FY2017 | 194M | -0.6% | -1.2M | ||
| FY2016 | 195M | -3.9% | -8M | ||
| FY2015 | 203M | -5.3% | -11.3M | ||
| FY2014 | 215M | -3.9% | -8.8M | ||
| FY2013 | 224M | -1.4% | -3.1M | ||
| FY2012 | 227M | -1.2% | -2.8M | ||
| FY2011 | 229M | -3.0% | -7.2M | ||
| FY2010 | 237M | -0.5% | -1.2M | ||
| FY2009 | 238M | -3.1% | -7.5M | ||
| FY2008 | 245M | -9.9% | -26.9M | ||
| FY2007 | 272M | -6.7% | -19.7M | ||
| FY2006 | 292M | -4.5% | -13.7M | ||
| FY2005 | 306M | +0.3% | +900K | ||
| FY2004 | 305M | +0.0% | +100K | ||
| FY2003 | 305M | -3.3% | -10.4M | ||
| FY2002 | 315M | -1.7% | -5.4M | ||
| FY2001 | 320M | -1.7% | -5.6M | ||
| FY2000 | 326M | -0.8% | -2.6M | ||
| FY1999 | 329M | -4.3% | -14.8M | ||
| FY1998 | 343M | — | — |
- FY2025180M-1.5%
- FY2024183M-0.7%
- FY2023184M-0.4%
- FY2022185M-1.7%
- FY2021188M-0.7%
- FY2020189M-1.2%
- FY2019192M-1.4%
- FY2018194M+0.1%
- FY2017194M-0.6%
- FY2016195M-3.9%
- FY2015203M-5.3%
- FY2014215M-3.9%
- FY2013224M-1.4%
- FY2012227M-1.2%
- FY2011229M-3.0%
- FY2010237M-0.5%
- FY2009238M-3.1%
- FY2008245M-9.9%
- FY2007272M-6.7%
- FY2006292M-4.5%
- FY2005306M+0.3%
- FY2004305M+0.0%
- FY2003305M-3.3%
- FY2002315M-1.7%
- FY2001320M-1.7%
- FY2000326M-0.8%
- FY1999329M-4.3%
- FY1998343M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Moody's's reported income 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 Shares Outstanding at Moody's (MCO)
According to Moody's's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 176M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Moody's (MCO) diluted shares outstanding totalled 180M – edged down 1.5% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Moody's diluted shares outstanding compounded at -1.0% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Between 1998 and 2025, Moody's diluted shares outstanding plunged 47.6%, falling from 343M to 180M.
The highest annual diluted shares outstanding of 343M was reported in 1998. The lowest in the available history was 180M in 2025.
Moody's Shares Outstanding by Year
Moody's Shares Outstanding 2025: 180M
Moody's diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 180M, edged down 1.5% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Moody's Shares Outstanding 2024: 183M
2024's diluted shares outstanding for Moody's came in at 183M, edged down 0.7% below 2023.
Moody's Shares Outstanding 2023: 184M
Moody's posted diluted shares outstanding of 184M in 2023, edged down 0.4% below 2022.
Moody's Shares Outstanding 2022: 185M
In 2022, Moody's reported diluted shares outstanding of 185M, edged down 1.7% below 2021.
Moody's Shares Outstanding 2021: 188M
Moody's diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 188M.
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