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Quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q4

Moody's (MCO) Revenue — Quarter Ended Dec 31, 2023

Revenue for the reported quarter increased compared with the same period a year earlier, and also edged up from the preceding quarter. The annual trend shows revenue was consistently higher than prior-year levels throughout the past four quarters.

Key takeaway

Quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q4

Revenue for the reported quarter increased compared with the same period a year earlier, and also edged up from the preceding quarter. The annual trend shows revenue was consistently higher than prior-year levels throughout the past four quarters.

Financial snapshot

Reported revenue, sequential change, year-over-year change, and trailing four-quarter revenue.

Quarter revenue

$1.5B

Revenue reported for this quarter.

Quarter-over-quarter

+0.5%

Change from the immediately preceding quarter.

Year-over-year

+14.7%

Change from the comparable year-ago quarter.

Trailing four quarters

$5.9B

Sum of the latest four reported quarters.

Quarterly revenue trend

The latest four reported quarters with year-over-year comparisons.

Period endedRevenueYear-over-year change
Mar 31, 2023$1.5B-3.4%
Jun 30, 2023$1.5B+8.2%
Sep 30, 2023$1.5B+15.5%
Dec 31, 2023$1.5B+14.7%

Revenue performance

Reported revenue rose compared with the same quarter one year prior, marking a continuation of positive year-over-year momentum. Sequentially, revenue also improved slightly from the immediately preceding quarter.

Quarterly comparison

Compared with the same quarter a year ago, revenue was higher. The sequential comparison with the preceding quarter also reflected a modest increase.

What to watch

Monitor whether revenue growth can sustain the pace of year-over-year increases observed in the recent trend.