Moody's Corporation (MCO)
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$500.66+0.38%
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Price, fair value, and the multiples that frame it on the same time axis. Scroll over the price chart to zoom.
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A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $500.66. As of 2026-07-08. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $501 the market pays 32× p/e — above the 17× p/e peer median but in line with its own 31× history. That premium reflects a durable franchise our peer-anchored $333 fair value understates; treat the 'expensive vs peers' read with low confidence. Analysts target $489–$590. Note: our $333 fair value sits below the entire analyst range ($489–$590). Even valued only for durable growth at sustainable margins, it's worth about $541 — above today's price, so the premium reflects that growth case, not pure multiple expansion. Not investment advice.
$489.00 – $590.00 (median $518.00) · 8 analysts · as of 2026-07-07
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Only expensive valuation — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack. Regime (Mania) does not concentrate fragility.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Looks more expensive than peers.
Around its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
Score 100 = cheapest in the cohort, 0 = richest. Bars are filled left-to-right based on the peer-relative score (or PEG/self-history where shown).
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Each method's implied share price per horizon. Provisional rows use a projected (historical-CAGR) growth input rather than analyst or management guidance.
| Method | Horizon | Est. price | Multiple | Per-share input | EPS source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| analyst target | 12M | $518.00 | — | — | Analyst | high |
| dcf fcfe | 12M | $604.60 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | high |
| dcf fcff | 12M | $605.80 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | high |
| ddm gordon | 12M | $62.38 | — | — | TTM | high |
| graham number | 12M | $78.50 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Mgmt guidance | 12M | $269.74 | 16.5 | 16.30 | Mgmt | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 12M | $205.03 | 13.6 | 15.07 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/E | 12M | $255.67 | 16.5 | 15.45 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/S | 12M | $149.84 | 3.4 | 44.41 | TTM | high |
| PEG | 12M | $396.10 | 25.6 | 15.45 | TTM | high |
| residual income | 12M | $71.08 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Own P/E history | 12M | $479.10 | 31.0 | 15.45 | TTM | high |
| triangulated | 12M | $262.52 | 16.5 | 15.86 | Triangulated | high |
| Mgmt guidance | 3Y | $392.92 | 16.5 | 23.74 | Mgmt(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/FCF | 3Y | $311.82 | 13.6 | 22.92 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/E | 3Y | $348.93 | 16.5 | 21.09 | Analyst | medium |
| Peer P/S | 3Y | $190.92 | 3.4 | 56.58 | Analyst | medium |
| PEG | 3Y | $540.58 | 25.6 | 21.09 | Analyst | medium |
| Own P/E history | 3Y | $653.86 | 31.0 | 21.09 | Analyst | medium |
| Mgmt guidance | 5Y | $504.91 | 16.5 | 30.51 | Mgmt(prov.) | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 5Y | $412.38 | 13.6 | 30.31 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | high |
| Peer P/E | 5Y | $408.69 | 16.5 | 24.70 | Analyst | high |
| Peer P/S | 5Y | $223.61 | 3.4 | 66.27 | Analyst | high |
| PEG | 5Y | $633.16 | 25.6 | 24.70 | Analyst | high |
| Own P/E history | 5Y | $765.84 | 31.0 | 24.70 | Analyst | high |
A “consensus-then vs. actual-now” overlay is on the way — what our valuation estimate said on a past date versus where the price actually landed.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.