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MCO Dividend

Moody's Corporation

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
Dividend yield
0.82%
Annual dividend
$3.94
Payout ratio
0.25
Frequency
Quarterly
Share price
$476.48
Market cap
$82.5B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $1.0300

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is MCO a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

  • Yield is below the market median0.82% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
  • Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.25 means roughly 25% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
  • Dividend has been cut 5 timesAcross 32 complete years, the annual total fell in 1998, 1999, 2001 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2001.
  • Raised for 16 consecutive yearsA long record of increases suggests both the cash generation to fund them and a management commitment to maintaining them. This figure is derived from payment history and is approximate.

MCO dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1994 to 2025.

1994200020062012201820242025
Peak $3.76 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for MCO, most recent first.
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountType
$1.0300Quarterly
$1.0300Quarterly
$1.0300Quarterly
$0.9400Quarterly
$0.9400Quarterly
$0.9400Quarterly
$0.9400Quarterly
$0.8500Quarterly
$0.8500Quarterly
$0.8500Quarterly
$0.8500Quarterly
$0.7700Quarterly
$0.7700Quarterly
$0.7700Quarterly
$0.7700Quarterly
$0.7000Quarterly
$0.7000Quarterly
$0.7000Quarterly
$0.7000Quarterly
$0.6200Quarterly
$0.6200Quarterly
$0.6200Quarterly
$0.6200Quarterly
$0.5600Quarterly
$0.5600Quarterly
$0.5600Quarterly
$0.5600Quarterly
$0.5000Quarterly
$0.5000Quarterly
$0.5000Quarterly
$0.5000Quarterly
$0.4400Quarterly
$0.4400Quarterly
$0.4400Quarterly
$0.4400Quarterly
$0.3800Quarterly
$0.3800Quarterly
$0.3800Quarterly
$0.3800Quarterly
$0.3700Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does MCO pay a dividend?
Yes. Moody's Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.82% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $3.94 per share.
How much does MCO pay in dividends?
$3.94 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next MCO ex-dividend date?
The next ex-dividend date on record is August 14, 2026, with payment on September 4, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.