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The Moody’s Corporation (MCO) SEC filings page on Stock Titan provides access to the company’s regulatory disclosures as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Moody’s is a New York Stock Exchange registrant, with its common stock and certain senior notes listed, and it reports under the Exchange Act through forms such as Form 8-K. These filings document material events, governance changes, compensation plans, and financial results that are relevant to shareholders and bondholders.
Recent Form 8-K filings illustrate the range of topics covered. Moody’s has reported board and management changes, including director resignations and the election of new directors, as well as updates to committee assignments. It has disclosed amendments to its Amended and Restated By-Laws, particularly around advance notice procedures for stockholder nominations and proposals, and changes to the Moody’s Corporation 2001 Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan, addressing definitions, vesting flexibility, and treatment upon death or disability.
Filings also include earnings announcements and outlook updates, where Moody’s furnishes press releases detailing results of operations and financial condition for specific quarters, and references to the availability of those materials on its investor relations website and on the SEC’s EDGAR system. Other 8-Ks note matters such as the resignation of senior officers within Moody’s Analytics.
On Stock Titan, these filings are supplemented by AI-powered summaries that explain the key points of each document in accessible language. Users can quickly see what a particular 8-K covers—such as governance changes, compensation plan amendments, or quarterly results—without reading the full text, while still having the option to review the original filing. This makes it easier to follow Moody’s regulatory history, understand how governance and compensation structures evolve, and monitor disclosures that may be relevant to the company’s credit ratings, analytics businesses, and capital structure.
Moody's Corporation President and CEO Robert Fauber reported a combination of stock option exercises and share sales in Moody's common stock. He exercised options for 1,167 shares at strike prices of $167.50 and $113.34 per share, then sold 1,467 shares in open-market transactions at $466.39 per share. After these trades, he directly holds 75,188.918 shares of Moody's common stock. The filing states that both the sale of shares and the exercise-and-sale sequence were carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Mr. Fauber on July 30, 2025, indicating these moves were scheduled in advance.
Moody's Corporation Senior Vice President and General Counsel Richard G. Steele reported an open-market sale of 158 shares of Moody's common stock at $466.39 per share on May 1, 2026. The sale was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on July 29, 2025.
Following this transaction, Steele held 2,142.88 shares of Moody's common stock directly and 3,612.666 shares indirectly through a trust, based on the figures reported in the filing.
MCO Form 144 notice shows proposed and recent transactions in Common stock by an affiliate. The filing names Richard Steele and lists a sale of 375 shares on 03/03/2026 for $171,266.25 and a sale or transfer of 158 shares on 04/01/2026 for $69,167.66. The record also shows 158 shares tied to Restricted Stock Vesting on 03/01/2026 and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as the broker. The filing date shown is 05/01/2026.
Reported insider sales by Robert Fauber of 7,847 shares of Common Stock. The filings list sales of 592, 575, 5,213, and 1,467 shares on 02/02/2026, 02/03/2026, 03/03/2026, and 04/01/2026 respectively, producing aggregate proceeds of $3,615,466.12. The schedule also shows securities listed for sale tied to restricted stock vesting and prior option grants.
Moody's Corp reports a Schedule 13G showing Vanguard Capital Management beneficially owns 11,415,565 shares. The filing states this equals 6.41% of common stock as of 03/31/2026, with Vanguard having sole dispositive power over 11,415,565 shares and sole voting power over 1,530,249 shares.
Moody’s Corporation reported solid first‑quarter 2026 growth. Revenue rose 8% year over year to $2,079 million, driven by equally strong 8% increases in both Moody’s Analytics (MA) and Moody’s Investors Service (MIS). MA benefited from sustained demand for insurance, KYC, banking solutions, and data and research offerings, while MIS saw robust investment‑grade and infrastructure‑related issuance.
Operating income increased to $922 million, with operating margin edging up to 44.3% and Adjusted Operating Margin improving to 53.2% on revenue growth and cost discipline, partly offset by a new reserve for an international non‑income tax obligation. Net income attributable to Moody’s rose to $661 million, and diluted EPS increased 8% to $3.73; Adjusted Diluted EPS grew 13% to $4.33.
Operating cash flow strengthened to $939 million, supporting $1,471 million of treasury share repurchases and $185 million of dividends. Total debt stood at $6,963 million, and the company continued executing its multi‑year Strategic and Operational Efficiency Restructuring Program, incurring $27 million of restructuring expense in the quarter and $180 million cumulatively.
Moody’s Corporation reported record first-quarter 2026 results, with higher revenue, margins and earnings. Total revenue rose to $2.1 billion, up 8% from $1.9 billion a year earlier, driven by both Moody’s Investors Service and Moody’s Analytics.
Operating income increased to $922 million, lifting the operating margin to 44.3%, while Adjusted Operating Margin expanded to 53.2%. Diluted EPS grew 8% to $3.73 and Adjusted Diluted EPS rose 13% to $4.33, reflecting strong operating leverage.
Operating cash flow climbed 24% to $939 million and Free Cash Flow reached $844 million, up 26%. Moody’s returned about $1.7 billion to shareholders via $1.5 billion of share repurchases and $185 million of dividends, and now guides 2026 Adjusted Diluted EPS to $16.40–$17.00 and share repurchases of approximately $2.5 billion.
Moody’s Corporation reported the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April 14, 2026. Shareholders elected ten directors to one-year terms ending at the 2027 annual meeting, with each nominee receiving substantially more votes for than against.
Stockholders also ratified KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026, with over 157 million votes cast in favor. In addition, an advisory resolution approving the company’s executive compensation program was approved by a wide margin, reflecting broad support for the current pay practices.
Moody’s Corporation has appointed Christina Kosmowski as Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s Analytics, effective in June. She will lead the company’s approximately $3.6 billion analytics division, which delivers connected intelligence and AI platforms to financial institutions and enterprises worldwide.
Kosmowski brings nearly three decades of enterprise technology experience, including senior roles at Salesforce, Slack and LogicMonitor. Her background centers on customer success, scaling high‑growth, data‑driven businesses and helping organizations use AI‑driven platforms to make more informed operational and strategic decisions.
Moody's Corporation director Jose Minaya reported receiving a grant of 93.388 Phantom Stock Units as deferred compensation for board retainer fees. These units are tied to Moody's common stock value at a reference price of $438.78 per share and convert on a one-for-one basis.
Following this grant, Minaya holds a total of 1,166.089 Phantom Stock Units. The units will be settled in cash after his retirement, so this filing reflects a compensation-related accrual rather than an open-market stock purchase or sale.