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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Moody's (MCO)

Moody's Q1 revenue rises 8% to $2.1 billion; raises 2026 buyback outlook to $2.5 billion

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Moody's reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $2,079 million, up 8% from a year earlier, and diluted EPS of $3.73, up from $3.46. It raised its full-year 2026 GAAP diluted EPS guidance to $16.00 to $16.60 and its share repurchase guidance to about $2.5 billion, while reaffirming adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $16.40 to $17.00.

Key points

  • Q1 2026 revenue of $2,079 million, up 8%; adjusted diluted EPS of $4.33, up 13% from $3.83.
  • Full-year GAAP diluted EPS guidance raised to $16.00 to $16.60 from $15.00 to $15.60; includes an expected gain of approximately $1.25 per share from the MA Regulatory Solutions divestiture, expected to close in Q2 2026.
  • Share repurchase guidance raised to approximately $2.5 billion from approximately $2.0 billion; revenue guidance unchanged.
  • Quarterly dividend of $1.03 per share declared April 20, 2026, payable June 5, 2026.

The filing

CompanyMoody's (MCO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 22, 2026, 6:59 AM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-026383

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 22, 2026.

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