MCO - Moody's Corporation

Moody's Corporation operates as a global leader in risk assessment, divided into two main segments: Moody's Investors Service and Moody's Analytics. Moody's Investors Service is dedicated to issuing credit ratings and providing detailed assessments for a diverse range of debt obligations and the entities that issue them. This encompasses corporate, financial institution, governmental, and structured finance securities across approximately 140 nations.

As of Jun 30, 2026: spot at $453.18, ATM IV 27.3%, max pain $450.00, net GEX $2.4M.

Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
Market Cap
$78.62B
P/E Ratio
31.89
Beta
1.34
52-Week Range
402.28-546.88
Dividend Yield
$3.94
CEO
Robert Scott Fauber
Employees
15,795
IPO Date
Oct 31, 1994
Exchange
NYSE

What MCO Looks Like to Options Traders Today

IV rank of 29.5% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($2.4M) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.021) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.

What This Page Covers

The MCO overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.

Frequently asked MCO overview questions

What is MCO?
MCO is the ticker symbol for Moody's Corporation, a listed security. Moody's Corporation operates as a global leader in risk assessment, divided into two main segments: Moody's Investors Service and Moody's Analytics. Moody's Investors Service is dedicated to issuing credit ratings and providing detailed assessments for a diverse range of debt obligations and the entities that issue them. Listed on NYSE. MCO is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
What does the MCO options snapshot look like today?
As of Jun 30, 2026, the MCO options snapshot shows spot at $453.18, ATM IV 27.3%, IV rank 29.5%, max pain $450.00, net GEX $2.4M, expected move 7.83%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
What are MCO's key statistics?
Moody's Corporation (MCO) carries a market capitalization of $78.62B, trailing P/E ratio of 31.89, beta of 1.34 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 402.28-546.88. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
What sector or industry does MCO belong to?
Moody's Corporation operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare MCO's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
How current is the MCO data on this page?
The options snapshot above is dated Jun 30, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).