MOODYS CORP /DE/ (MCO) closed fiscal year 2025 with 180 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.76 USD per share.
MOODYS CORP /DE/ (MCO) closed fiscal year 2025 with 180 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.76 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 2.80 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 26.7 %. The dividend per share was 3.76 USD, up 10.6 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 701 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 245M | 238M | 237M | 229M | 227M | 224M | 215M | 203M | 195M | 191M | 191M | 188M | 187M | 186M | 183M | 182M | 183M | 180M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 333k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 228k | 0.00k |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.17 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.13 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -26.9M | -7.50M | -1.20M | -7.20M | -2.80M | -3.10M | -8.80M | -11.3M | -8.00M | -4.43M | 0.00M | -3.62M | -0.59M | -1.45M | -2.44M | -0.73M | 0.00M | -2.80M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -10.97 % | -3.15 % | -0.51 % | -3.14 % | -1.24 % | -1.39 % | -4.10 % | -5.56 % | -4.09 % | -2.32 % | 0.00 % | -1.93 % | -0.32 % | -0.78 % | -1.33 % | -0.40 % | 0.00 % | -1.56 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -26.9M | -7.50M | -1.20M | -7.20M | -2.80M | -3.10M | -8.80M | -11.3M | -8.00M | -4.43M | 0.33M | -3.62M | -0.59M | -1.45M | -2.44M | -0.73M | 0.23M | -2.80M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -10.97 % | -3.15 % | -0.51 % | -3.14 % | -1.24 % | -1.39 % | -4.10 % | -5.56 % | -4.09 % | -2.32 % | 0.17 % | -1.93 % | -0.32 % | -0.78 % | -1.33 % | -0.40 % | 0.13 % | -1.56 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.12 | 0.58 | 0.68 | 0.98 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 1.49 | 1.14 | 1.76 | 2.00 | 2.24 | 2.48 | 2.80 | 3.08 | 3.40 | 3.76 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 21.15 % | 23.51 % | 19.42 % | 21.18 % | 20.72 % | 24.52 % | 23.87 % | 28.91 % | 106.94 % | 28.97 % | 25.73 % | 26.58 % | 23.62 % | 20.91 % | 37.48 % | 35.10 % | 30.13 % | 28.51 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 96.8M | 94.5M | 98.6M | 121M | 143M | 197M | 236M | 272M | 285M | 290M | 337M | 378M | 420M | 463M | 515M | 564M | 620M | 701M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.95 % | 1.47 % | 0.43 % | 1.73 % | 1.37 % | 1.27 % | 1.20 % | 1.38 % | 1.57 % | 0.77 % | 1.26 % | 0.84 % | 0.81 % | 0.62 % | 1.03 % | 0.79 % | 0.71 % | 0.72 % |
Figures in USD
