| Profitability | 99/100 |
| Growth | 74/100 |
| Momentum | 90/100 |
| Quality | 75/100 |
| Earnings Quality | 68/100 |
| Balance Sheet | 46/100 |
| Value | 43/100 |
| Risk (safety) | 100/100 |
| Overall | 79.1/100 |
| Symbol | IS Score |
|---|---|
| ICE | 59 |
| CME | 56 |
| SPGI | 74 |
| NDAQ | 64 |
| COIN | 34 |
| MSCI | 74 |
| MCO | 79 |
Both readings sit above the midpoint — business quality at 79 and price structure at 78 out of 100 — so they are not in conflict. The fundamentals and the tape are saying the same thing, which is the case in which either one alone would have been enough.
| Trigger | Where it stands now | What it would mean |
|---|---|---|
| IS Score reaches 75 and holds two consecutive quarters | now 79.1 | would move us up one band |
| IS Score stops falling - one quarter higher than the prior | last four: 74 → 76 → 76 → 79 | the direction matters more than the level |
| Technical vote share back above 50% | now 100% | price structure no longer broken |
| Institutional holder count rises two quarters running | peak 1,432 → now 1,419 | fewer institutions willing to hold is our clearest warning |
This page is InsiderStreet's own reading, produced from the data in the rest of this document. It is not a price target and not investment advice. Analyst consensus and street price targets appear later under their own heading and are the street's numbers, not ours.
| Quarter | Holders | 13F shares | Value | Reported own% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 1,419 | 159.5M | $71.1B | 90.9% |
| 2026 Q1 | 1,390 | 160.8M | $68.9B | 91.6% |
| 2025 Q4 | 1,432 | 162.8M | $81.7B | 92.8% |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,340 | 161.7M | $76.0B | 92.1% |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,351 | 165.3M | $82.3B | 94.2% |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,320 | 166.6M | $77.1B | 94.9% |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,305 | 165.2M | $77.7B | 94.1% |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,208 | 164.5M | $77.2B | 93.8% |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,164 | 166.9M | $69.8B | 95.1% |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,141 | 166.7M | $65.2B | 95.0% |
| 2023 Q4 | 1,108 | 168.9M | $65.7B | 96.2% |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,037 | 168.6M | $53.1B | 96.0% |
| Insider | Role | Date | Type | Shares | Value | Post-Txn Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minaya Jose | director | 2026-10-01 | A-Award | 92 | — | 1,298 |
| Phillips Jason D | Chief Acctg Off & Controller | 2026-10-01 | TAX W/H | 21 | $0.01M | 2,088 |
| Fauber Robert | director, President and CEO | 2026-10-01 | SELL | 623 | $0.28M | 51,364 |
| Fauber Robert | director, President and CEO | 2026-10-01 | EXERCISE | 51 | $0.01M | 51,415 |
| Fauber Robert | director, President and CEO | 2026-10-01 | EXERCISE | 572 | $0.10M | 51,987 |
| Fauber Robert | director, President and CEO | 2026-10-01 | EXERCISE | 51 | $0.01M | 0 |
| Fauber Robert | director, President and CEO | 2026-10-01 | EXERCISE | 572 | $0.10M | 0 |
| Van Saun Bruce | director | 2026-09-04 | A-Award | 7 | — | 9,887 |
| 6-mo decomposition (Form 4) | Txns | Shares | Value | Signal weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S — Open-market sales | 19 | 21,262 | $9.9M | Counted |
| M — Exercises (paired A/D) | 16 | 10,952 | $2.1M | None — mechanics |
| F — Tax withholding | 5 | 28,295 | $13.2M | None — compensation |
| P — Open-market purchases | 0 | 0 | $0 | Counted — none occurred |
| Filed | Filer | Shares registered | Est. proceeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Fauber Robert | 923 | $0.4M |
| 2026-09-01 | Fauber Robert | 1,467 | $0.7M |
| 2026-08-03 | Fauber Robert | 1,467 | $0.7M |
| 2026-07-01 | Steele Richard G | 157 | $0.1M |
| Trailing 12 mo | 30 filings | 30,854 | $15M |
| Filed | Form | Reporting person | % of class | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | SCHEDULE 13G/A | Christopher Hohn | 8.21% | 14.3M sh |
| 2026-03-27 | SCHEDULE 13G/A | The Vanguard Group | — | exit/reporting change |
| Member | Chamber | Trade | Size band | Traded | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ro Khanna | House | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 | 2026-01-29 | 2026-02-10 |
| Ro Khanna | House | BUY | $1,001 - $15,000 | 2026-01-13 | 2026-02-10 |
| Ro Khanna | House | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 | 2025-09-29 | 2025-10-03 |
| Tommy Tuberville | Senate | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 | 2024-05-03 | 2024-06-14 |
| Tommy Tuberville | Senate | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 | 2024-05-03 | 2024-06-13 |
| Thomas Hawley Tuberville | Senate | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 | 2024-05-03 | 2024-06-13 |
| Manager | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Pinestone Asset Management Inc. | 2.2M | $1.0B |
| Ninety One Uk Ltd | 807,981 | $367M |
| Congress Asset Management Co | 195,064 | $89M |
| Sarasin & Partners Llp | 156,703 | $71M |
| Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc | 146,162 | $66M |
| Caledonia Investments Plc | 136,300 | $62M |
| Fund | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|
| VITSX | 0.1% | $2.1B |
| VSMPX | 0.1% | $2.1B |
| VTI | 0.1% | $2.1B |
| VTSAX | 0.1% | $2.1B |
| VFIAX | 0.1% | $1.8B |
| VOO | 0.1% | $1.8B |
| ATS Venue (4-wk) | Shares | Avg trade |
|---|---|---|
| Incr Intelligent Cross Llc | 2.2M | 26 sh |
| Ubsa Ubs Ats | 1.9M | 31 sh |
| Sgmt Sigma X2 | 1.2M | 25 sh |
| Mlix Instinct X | 0.9M | 35 sh |
| Ebxl Level Ats | 0.8M | 19 sh |
| Jpmx Jpm-X | 0.6M | 35 sh |
| Region | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| International Regions | $3.5B | 50% |
| EMEA | $2.4B | 33% |
| Asia Pacific | $699M | 10% |
| U S | $472M | 7% |
Moat score 59/100 — Narrow; primary source Efficient Scale.
| Officer | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Scott Fauber | President, Chief Executive Officer & Director |
| Michael L. West | President of Moody's Investors Service Inc. & CEO of Moody's Ratings |
| Noemie Clemence Heuland | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
| Richard Steele | Senior Vice President & General Counsel |
| Period | EPS est. | EPS actual | EPS surprise | Rev est. ($M) | Rev actual ($M) | Rev surprise |
|---|
| YoY growth | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +15.8% | -12.1% | +8.2% | +19.8% | +8.9% |
| Gross profit | +17.6% | -18.5% | +9.4% | +22.1% | +11.7% |
| Operating income | +16.2% | -29.8% | +11.2% | +33.8% | +16.3% |
| Net income | +24.5% | -37.9% | +17.0% | +28.1% | +19.5% |
| $B · FY ends | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 7.7 | |
| Cost of revenue | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | |
| Gross profit | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | |
| R&D expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| SG&A expense | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | |
| Operating income | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| EBITDA | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | |
| D&A | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |
| Pretax income | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | |
| Income tax | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
| Net income | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | |
| Diluted EPS ($) | 11.78 | 7.44 | 8.73 | 11.26 | 13.67 | |
| Diluted shares (M) | 188 | 185 | 184 | 183 | 180 |
| $B | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
| ST investments | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |
| Receivables (net) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | |
| Total current assets | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | |
| PP&E (net) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | |
| Goodwill + intangibles | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | |
| Total assets | 14.3 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 15.8 | |
| Accounts payable | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Short-term debt | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | |
| Deferred revenue | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |
| Total current liabilities | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.0 | |
| Long-term debt | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.3 | |
| Total liabilities | 11.7 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 11.6 | |
| Shareholders' equity | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| $B | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | |
| D&A | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
| Working capital change | (0.4) | (0.0) | 0.2 | (0.3) | |
| Operating cash flow | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | |
| Capital expenditures | (0.3) | (0.3) | (0.3) | (0.3) | |
| Investing cash flow | (0.3) | (0.2) | (1.1) | 0.0 | |
| Buybacks | (1.1) | (0.6) | (1.4) | (1.7) | |
| Dividends paid | (0.5) | (0.6) | (0.6) | (0.7) | |
| Debt issuance / (repay) | 0.4 | (0.5) | 0.5 | (0.7) | |
| Financing cash flow | (1.2) | (1.6) | (1.4) | (3.1) | |
| Free cash flow | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Ratio | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | TTM | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROFITABILITY | |||||||
| ROE | 103.1% | 52.4% | 55.1% | 59.8% | 64.5% | 80% | |
| ROA | 16.3% | 9.5% | 11.1% | 13.7% | 15.7% | 19.0% | |
| ROIC | 26.0% | 18.3% | 21.6% | 27.2% | 30.2% | 23.9% | |
| Gross margin | 69.5% | 64.4% | 65.1% | 66.4% | 68.2% | 71.9% | |
| Operating margin | 45.7% | 36.5% | 37.5% | 41.9% | 44.8% | 45.1% | |
| Net margin | 35.6% | 25.1% | 27.2% | 29.0% | 31.9% | 34.3% | |
| EBITDA margin | 52.3% | 42.2% | 42.5% | 47.0% | 51.0% | 49.0% | |
| FCF margin | 30.0% | 21.8% | 31.8% | 35.6% | 36.5% | — | |
| VALUATION | |||||||
| P/E | 31.94 | 36.37 | 43.93 | 41.71 | 37.12 | 30.7 | |
| P/B | 25.94 | 19.84 | 21.28 | 24.08 | 22.52 | 28.1 | |
| P/S | 11.37 | 9.14 | 11.93 | 12.11 | 11.83 | 10.30 | |
| P/FCF | 37.90 | 41.96 | 37.55 | 34.05 | 32.37 | 24.7 | |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.65 | 26.08 | 30.74 | 27.37 | 24.72 | 22.5 | |
| EV/Revenue | 12.35 | 10.24 | 12.82 | 12.78 | 12.46 | 11.0 | |
| Earnings yield | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 3.28% | |
| FCF yield | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 4.04% | |
| Ratio | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | TTM | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEVERAGE & SOLVENCY | |||||||
| Current ratio | 1.61 | 1.72 | 1.69 | 1.43 | 1.74 | 1.19 | |
| Quick ratio | 1.61 | 1.72 | 1.69 | 1.43 | 1.74 | 1.19 | |
| Debt / equity | 2.92 | 3.12 | 2.23 | 2.17 | 1.81 | 2.49 | |
| Debt / assets | 54.3% | 54.8% | 50.7% | 50.0% | 46.4% | 51.3% | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.87 | 2.80 | 2.12 | 1.44 | 1.26 | 1.51 | |
| Interest coverage | 12.72 | 27.92 | 13.17 | 13.45 | 18.05 | — | |
| Ratio | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | TTM | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFFICIENCY | |||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.46 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.56 | |
| Receivables turnover | 3.95 | 3.24 | 3.57 | 4.10 | 4.04 | 4.3 | |
| DSO (days) | 92 | 113 | 102 | 89 | 90 | 86 | |
| DPO (days) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 173 | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 84 | 103 | 95 | 83 | 87 | -87 | |
| GROWTH (YoY) | |||||||
| Revenue growth | 15.8% | -12.1% | 8.2% | 19.8% | 8.9% | — | |
| Net income growth | 24.5% | -37.9% | 17.0% | 28.1% | 19.5% | — | |
| EPS growth | 25.7% | -36.8% | 17.1% | 28.7% | 22.2% | — | |
| FCF growth | -8.7% | -36.2% | 57.9% | 34.1% | 11.9% | — | |
| PER SHARE ($) | |||||||
| EPS (diluted, TTM) | 11.81 | 7.47 | 8.75 | 11.26 | 13.76 | 15.93 | |
| Book value / share | 14.55 | 13.70 | 18.07 | 19.51 | 22.69 | 18.04 | |
| Revenue / share | 33.18 | 29.73 | 32.22 | 38.80 | 43.19 | 46.50 | |
| FCF / share | 9.96 | 6.48 | 10.24 | 13.80 | 15.78 | 19.36 | |
| Cash / share | 10.15 | 10.11 | 11.94 | 16.28 | 13.70 | 8.52 | |
| SHAREHOLDER RETURN & SCORES | |||||||
| Buyback yield | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 0.38% | |
| Altman Z-Score | 6.04 | 4.84 | 6.22 | 7.01 | 7.66 | 7.6 | |
| Piotroski F-Score | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8/9 | |
| Beneish M-Score | -2.14 | -2.53 | -2.61 | -2.62 | -2.55 | -2.67 | |
| Model | Score | Zone | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piotroski F-Score | 8 / 9 | Strong | |
| Altman Z-Score | 7.6 | Safe (>2.99) | Safe |
| Income quality | 1.19 | Cash-backed | OCF ÷ net income |
| Beneish M-Score | -2.67 | Non-manipulator | vs −2.22 threshold |
| DuPont Decomposition (TTM) | Value |
|---|---|
| Tax burden | 0.78 |
| Interest burden | 1.03 |
| Operating margin | 43.0% |
| Asset turnover | 0.54× |
| Financial leverage | 4.32× |
| = ROE | 80% |
| Growth Quality (live) | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue stability | 0.78 |
| Earnings stability | 0.35 |
| Earnings persistence | 0.88 |
| Revenue CAGR 3y | 13.9% |
| EPS CAGR 3y | 27.0% |
| FCF CAGR 3y | 27.3% |
| Company | Mkt cap | P/E | ROE | Net margin | Rev growth | Piotroski | 1-yr ret |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICE | $90.7B | 22.7 | 14% | 35.9% | -0.6% | 8/9 | +5.7% |
| CME | $105.7B | 24.8 | 16% | 61.1% | +5.1% | 6/9 | +12.5% |
| SPGI | $126.7B | 26.1 | 15% | 29.4% | +9.7% | 7/9 | -8.8% |
| NDAQ | $52.5B | 27.1 | 17% | 20.0% | +7.3% | 7/9 | +7.2% |
| COIN | $45.7B | -46.9 | -8% | -29.5% | -21.0% | 4/9 | — |
| MSCI | $41.4B | 31.3 | -76% | 39.4% | +11.6% | 8/9 | — |
| TRU | $14.2B | 19.3 | 18% | 19.3% | +12.4% | 8/9 | — |
| FDS | $10.7B | 20.6 | 25% | 19.1% | +6.7% | 5/9 | — |
| Consensus estimates | Revenue mean | High / Low | EPS mean | High / Low | # EPS est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $8.27B | $8.38B / $8.15B | $16.89 | $17.34 / $16.50 | 16 |
| FY2027 | $8.88B | $9.22B / $8.75B | $18.92 | $19.61 / $17.61 | 16 |
| FY2028 | $9.55B | $9.79B / $9.26B | $21.27 | $22.38 / $20.61 | 9 |
| Window | Avg Target | vs. Price | # Targets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Month | $515.00 | +6.2% | 2 |
| Last Quarter | $535.14 | +10.3% | 7 |
| Last Year | $539.91 | +11.3% | 33 |
| All Time | $440.18 | -9.3% | 95 |
| Moving Average | Value | Distance | % Distance | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMA 20 | $462.17 | +22.90 | +4.95% | Above |
| SMA 50 | $477.46 | +7.61 | +1.59% | Above |
| SMA 200 | $468.69 | +16.38 | +3.49% | Above |
| EMA 9 | $469.26 | +15.81 | +3.37% | Above |
| EMA 21 | $466.93 | +18.14 | +3.88% | Above |
| EMA 50 | $471.47 | +13.60 | +2.88% | Above |
| EMA 200 | $471.88 | +13.19 | +2.80% | Above |
| Level | Value | Level | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pivot / R1 / R2 | $478.96 / $491.06 / $498.43 | S1 / S2 | $471.59 / $459.49 |
| Bollinger (20,2) | $439.42 – $484.92 | Squeeze | Off |
| 52-wk range | $401.41 – $545.69 | Off 52-wk high | -11.1% |
| ATR (14) | $10.94 (2.3%) | Historical vol | 24.3% |
| Computed from live weekly prices | MCO | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly volatility (σ, 1y) | 4.18% | 1.83% |
| Best / worst week (1y) | +9.0% / -10.7% | — |
| Max drawdown (5y, monthly) | -38.6% | — |
| 1-week VaR (95%) | -9.8% | — |
| Beta (5y) | 1.33 | 1.00 |
| Reading | MCO | Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges n=92 | Financial Services n=24,134 | All US symbols n=70,435 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | +3.8 | -2.4 | -16.3 | -20.5 |
| Trend | +34.2 | +20.9 | -12.5 | -21.3 |
| Momentum | +57.8 | +9.0 | -4.4 | -15.8 |
| Volume | -48.1 | +14.8 | +0.0 | -3.8 |
| Executive | Total comp | Structure |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Fauber President and Chief Executive | $18.1M | 75% equity+incentive |
| Michael West President of Moody’s Ratings | $5.8M | 71% equity+incentive |
| Stephen Tulenko Former President of Moody’s | $5.4M | 52% equity+incentive |
| Richard Steele Senior Vice President and Gen | $3.2M | 65% equity+incentive |
| Pillar (live disclosure scores) | Score |
|---|---|
| Environmental | 57 |
| Social | 61 |
| Governance | 72 |
| Composite ESG | 63 |
| Filed | 8-K contents | Items |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | Officer/Director Change | 5.02 |
| 2026-08-12 | Officer/Director Change; Regulation FD; Exhibits | 5.02,7.01,9.01 |
| 2026-07-22 | Earnings Release; Regulation FD; Exhibits | 2.02,7.01,9.01 |
| 2026-04-22 | Earnings Release; Regulation FD; Exhibits | 2.02,7.01,9.01 |
| 2026-04-16 | Shareholder Vote | 5.07 |
| 2026-04-15 | Regulation FD; Exhibits | 7.01,9.01 |
| 2026-02-18 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Regulation FD Disclosur | 2.02,7.01,9.01 |
| 2026-01-12 | Departure/Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers; Regulation F | 5.02,7.01,9.01 |
Methodology. Every figure originates in InsiderStreet's production data layer and is computed deterministically by the same engines that power insiderstreet.ai. This factsheet contains no model-written text. Sections without underlying data are omitted rather than estimated.
| Data domain | Source | Coverage for this report |
|---|---|---|
| Price & volume | market_db.historical_prices | 52 rows |
| Fundamentals | income_statements_annual | 6 rows · 2020 to 2025 |
| Reported vs consensus | fact/earnings_calendar | 24 rows · 2020-10-29 to 2026-07-22 |
| Analyst estimates | dim/forward_estimates | 3 rows · 2026-12-31 to 2028-12-31 |
| Institutional ownership (13F) | holdings_db.institutional_ownership_summary | 110 rows · 1999 to 2026 |
| Insider transactions (Form 4) | edgar/form4 | 12 rows · 2026-09-04 to 2026-10-01 |
| Proposed sales (Form 144) | edgar/form144 | 1 record |
| Beneficial ownership (13D/G) | edgar/13dg | 2 rows · 2026-03-27 to 2026-05-15 |
| Short-sale volume (FINRA) | edgar/short_volume_daily | 60 rows · 2026-07-23 to 2026-10-15 |
| Dark pool (ATS, tier 1) | edgar/darkpool_weekly | 12 rows · 2026-06-15 to 2026-08-31 |
| ETF & fund holding | etf_holdings_changelog (30d) | 1 record |
| Peer set | stock_peers_dynamic | 8 rows |
| Industry medians | industry_medians | 1 record |
| Congressional trades | congress_db (House + Senate) | 1 record |
| ESG | fact/esg_disclosures | 1 record |
Method. Every figure in this factsheet is looked up from a named field computed in code. It contains no model-written text.
Not covered. Short interest as a percent of float and days-to-cover are not in this data set — the short-sale figures above are FINRA volume, a flow, and cannot support squeeze or covering analysis. Options positioning and intraday data are also absent. 13F ownership is filed 45 days after quarter end and congressional trades are disclosed on a lag, so both describe a past position, not a current one.