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MOODYS CORP MCO

Moody's Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated risk assessment firm in the United States, the rest of the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through two segments, Moody’s Analytics (MA) and Moody’s Investors Services (MIS). The MA segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets.

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Company profile

Business mix

  • It operates through two segments, Moody’s Analytics (MA) and Moody’s Investors Services (MIS). The MA segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets.
  • This segment also offers credit research, credit models and analytics, economics data and models, and structured finance solutions; data sets on companies and securities.
  • Its MIS segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations, programs and facilities, and entities that issue such obligations.
  • It also provides ratings, investment research, compliance and third-party risk, supplier risk, trade credit, business intelligence sales and marketing, financial and regulatory reporting, balance sheet management, capital management.

Current key questions

  • Can asset growth, client flows, fee rates, credit quality, or spread income support durable earnings in financial data & stock exchanges?
  • How sensitive are margins and returns to interest rates, market levels, funding costs, and regulation?
  • Do capital allocation, risk controls, and balance-sheet quality improve long-term per-share value?
Holders 8 Current sample portfolio
Public mentions 2 Videos / interviews / letters
Valuation snapshot
PE 32.39 FCF 3.48% Buyback 1.63%
2026-06-07

Current firm holders

Firm Weight Value Filing period
Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett 4.1% $10.8B 2026-03-31
TCI Fund Management Chris Hohn 13.8% $6.3B 2026-03-31
Valley Forge Capital Management Dev Kantesaria 17.0% $574.6M 2026-03-31
Akre Capital Management Chuck Akre 8.9% $543.6M 2026-03-31
Baillie Gifford legacy James Anderson 0.3% $333.4M 2026-03-31
Markel Group Tom Gayner 0.8% $93.3M 2026-03-31
Himalaya Capital Li Lu 1.6% $51.4M 2026-03-31
Mar Vista Investment Partners 4.0% $40.2M 2026-03-31

Recent trading changes over the last 1 quarters

Net buyers 4 Last 1 13F filing periods
Net reducers 4 Last 1 13F filing periods
Unchanged holders 2 Share count unchanged
Increase amount $534.4M Estimated from net added shares
Reduction amount $247.2M Estimated from net reduced shares
Net share change / base shares +1.5% +641,361 / 42,136,619
Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett 1 filing periods
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 24,669,778 Last 1 periods +0 (0.0%) Total shares 24,669,778 Value $10.8B
Himalaya Capital Li Lu 1 filing periods
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
New Shares - 13F value change +$51.4M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 0 Last 1 periods +117,784 (New) Total shares 117,784 Value $51.4M
TCI Fund Management Chris Hohn 1 filing periods
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
Minor increase Shares 7.7% 13F value change -$545.4M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 13,308,479 Last 1 periods +1,025,548 (+7.7%) Total shares 14,334,027 Value $6.3B
Valley Forge Capital Management Dev Kantesaria 1 filing periods
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
Minor reduction Shares -0.0% 13F value change -$98.3M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 1,317,292 Last 1 periods -104 (-0.0%) Total shares 1,317,188 Value $574.6M
Akre Capital Management Chuck Akre 1 filing periods
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-14
Major reduction Shares -28.2% 13F value change -$342.8M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-14
Base shares 1,735,231 Last 1 periods -489,117 (-28.2%) Total shares 1,246,114 Value $543.6M
Mar Vista Investment Partners 1 filing periods
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-13
Minor increase Shares 5.1% 13F value change -$4.6M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-13
Base shares 87,562 Last 1 periods +4,508 (+5.1%) Total shares 92,070 Value $40.2M
Baillie Gifford legacy James Anderson 1 filing periods
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-08
Minor increase Shares 11.2% 13F value change -$17.6M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-08
Base shares 687,046 Last 1 periods +77,220 (+11.2%) Total shares 764,266 Value $333.4M
Markel Group Tom Gayner 1 filing periods
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-01
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-01
Base shares 213,890 Last 1 periods +0 (0.0%) Total shares 213,890 Value $93.3M
Triple Frond Partners 1 filing periods
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-14
Sold out Shares -100.0% 13F value change -$27.3M
Settlement As of 13F 2025-09-30 · Filed 2025-11-14
Base shares 81,627 Last 1 periods -81,627 (-100.0%) Total shares 0 Value $0
Gotham Asset Management Joel Greenblatt 1 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-14
Major reduction Shares -36.0% 13F value change -$5.2M
Settlement As of 13F 2025-06-30 · Filed 2025-08-14
Base shares 35,714 Last 1 periods -12,851 (-36.0%) Total shares 22,863 Value $11.5M

Recent mentions

Sequoia Fund Q1 2025 Investor Letter

Sequoia Fund

Sequoia Fund Q1 2025 letter reveals quarterly return of 4.64%, illustrates few big moves, trims ICE, adds Ashtead, and previews investor day.

Shareholder letter / fund letter

Sequoia Fund Year-End 2024 Letter

Sequoia Fund

The Sequoia Fund 2024 year-end letter reviews annual performance, concentrated holdings, company cases and long-term goals and is important material for understanding the state of the portfolio ahead of 2025.

Shareholder letter / fund letter

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