Moody's Corporation (MCO)
S&P 500 · Financials · data since 1994-10-31 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-0.16%
7d
-7.70%
30d
+4.83%
YTD
-7.28%
1y
-7.34%
Moody's Corporation (MCO) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.9 | -7.4 | -8.5 | 5.9 | -1.6 | -0.1 | 4.1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 5.5 | 1.1 | -7.6 | -2.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 2.8 | -1.0 | -6.5 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 0.4 | -3.0 | 3.6 | -5.8 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 7.0 | -2.7 | -4.3 | 10.3 | -5.3 |
| 2023 | 15.8 | -9.9 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 9.7 | 1.4 | -4.3 | -6.1 | -2.6 | 18.7 | 7.0 |
| 2022 | -12.2 | -5.9 | 4.8 | -6.2 | -4.5 | -9.8 | 14.1 | -8.1 | -14.6 | 8.9 | 12.9 | -6.6 |
| 2021 | -8.3 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 2.8 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | -6.7 | 13.8 | -3.2 | -0.0 |
| 2020 | 8.2 | -6.3 | -11.9 | 15.3 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 5.0 | -1.6 | -9.3 | 7.6 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 13.2 | 9.5 | 4.6 | 8.6 | -6.7 | 6.8 | 9.7 | 0.8 | -5.0 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 9.6 | 3.4 | -3.3 | 0.6 | 5.4 | -0.0 | 0.3 | 4.3 | -6.1 | -13.0 | 9.7 | -12.0 |
| 2017 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 6.9 | -2.8 |
| 2016 | -11.2 | 0.1 | 8.7 | -0.9 | 3.5 | -5.0 | 13.1 | 2.9 | -0.4 | -7.2 | 0.4 | -6.2 |
| 2015 | -4.7 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 2.3 | -7.1 | -4.0 | -2.1 | 7.6 | -2.7 |
| 2014 | -5.0 | 6.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 9.3 | 2.5 | -0.8 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2.1 | -5.2 |
| 2013 | 8.9 | -11.9 | 10.9 | 14.1 | 9.5 | -8.3 | 11.2 | -5.8 | 10.7 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| 2012 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 9.0 | -2.7 | -10.3 | -0.1 | 10.9 | -1.9 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| 2011 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 15.4 | 2.3 | -3.9 | -7.1 | -13.0 | -1.2 | 16.6 | -1.8 | -3.0 |
| 2010 | 3.0 | -3.1 | 11.8 | -16.9 | -16.7 | -2.8 | 18.2 | -9.8 | 18.2 | 8.3 | -0.5 | -1.1 |
| 2009 | 6.6 | -15.8 | 27.7 | 28.8 | -6.9 | -3.8 | -9.9 | 15.2 | -24.9 | 15.7 | -1.5 | 15.4 |
| 2008 | -2.6 | 9.6 | -8.3 | 6.1 | 0.6 | -7.1 | 1.1 | 17.1 | -16.4 | -24.7 | -14.7 | -7.5 |
| 2007 | 3.6 | -9.5 | -4.1 | 6.5 | 5.5 | -10.7 | -13.5 | -14.6 | 9.9 | -13.3 | -13.7 | -5.2 |
| 2006 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 6.7 | -13.2 | -15.6 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 11.6 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | -3.5 | 0.2 | -3.6 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 13.1 | 2.1 |
| 2004 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.9 | -8.9 | 1.5 | -1.1 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 7.5 |
| 2003 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 1.1 | -1.9 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 5.2 | -0.9 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | -5.9 | -1.3 | 11.1 | 6.0 | 10.6 | 3.3 | -0.3 | -2.5 | 0.4 | -2.9 | -6.4 | -6.2 |
| 2001 | 9.0 | -3.6 | 2.2 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 4.4 | -0.7 | 3.5 | 7.6 | -6.2 | -0.0 | 15.0 |
| 2000 | -14.7 | 4.0 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 2.2 | -7.0 | 3.5 | 11.8 | 4.0 | 1.7 | -1.3 | -1.0 |
| 1999 | -3.7 | 12.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | -5.0 | 1.4 | -10.3 | -17.8 | 14.7 | -1.7 | -8.5 | 9.3 |
| 1998 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 3.9 | -4.7 | 6.4 | -23.6 | -16.4 | 17.4 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 5.0 |
| 1997 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.4 | -2.6 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -2.3 | 10.7 |
| 1996 | 0.0 | -2.7 | -4.2 | 0.7 | 5.1 | -2.8 | -7.8 | 0.0 | 3.9 | -3.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| 1995 | -9.6 | 3.5 | 1.7 | -0.8 | 1.7 | -0.8 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 1994 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.0 | -9.8 | 4.2 |
| Avg | 1.5 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.5% | +0.7% | +3.4% | +3.1% | +1.1% | +0.2% | +1.8% | +0.0% | +1.0% | +0.8% | +1.9% | +1.4% |
| Win rate | 62%/32 | 62%/32 | 75%/32 | 66%/32 | 72%/32 | 50%/32 | 68%/31 | 58%/31 | 55%/31 | 59%/32 | 59%/32 | 53%/32 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-78.7%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±7.8%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
62%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+28.8%
2009-04
Worst month
-24.89%
2009-09
Longest streaks
12▲ / 4▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Moody's Corporation
Moody's Corporation moves money around and keeps a slice for the trouble — with price receipts on this site going back to 1994. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1994) would be about $7,035 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2009 at +28.8%; its worst, September 2009 at -24.89%.
- It has closed March in the green 24 out of 32 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.