Every Form 4 that Moody's Corporation (MCO) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow MCO and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full MCO filings page.
Moody's director Jorge A. Bermudez reported an exempt grant of 500 shares of common stock, recorded at $0.00 per share and categorized as a grant or award acquisition. Following this transaction, his directly held stake in Moody's common stock increased to a total of 22,896.77 shares.
Dhawan Sumit reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Moody's Corporation director Sumit Dhawan reported an award of 500 shares of common stock in the form of an exempt grant of restricted stock units. The grant was recorded at a price of $0.00 per share and increased his directly held position to 927 shares following the transaction.
Serafin Zig reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Moody's Corporation director Zig Serafin received an equity award of 500 shares of common stock, described as an exempt grant of restricted stock units. The award was recorded at a price of $0.00 per share, indicating it was a compensation grant rather than an open-market purchase.
After this grant on February 25, 2026, Serafin’s directly held common stock position increased to 3,195 shares. This filing documents a standard director compensation event rather than a discretionary buy or sell transaction.
Seidman Leslie reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Moody's Corporation director Leslie Seidman received an equity award. On this Form 4, Seidman reported an exempt grant of 500 shares tied to restricted stock units, recorded as Common Stock at a price of $0.0000 per share. Following this grant, Seidman directly owns 12,149.851 shares of Moody's common stock.
Moody's Corporation President and CEO Robert Fauber reported equity awards granted on February 23, 2026. He acquired employee stock options covering 25,081 shares as a grant or award, with no cash paid at grant.
On the same date, he also received 7,528 shares of common stock through an exempt grant of restricted stock units. After these awards, his direct common stock holdings reported in this filing total 68,609.984 shares. One fourth of the options vest each year beginning with the indicated grant date.
Steele Richard G reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Moody's Corporation senior vice president and general counsel Richard G. Steele reported equity awards and updated holdings. He received an employee stock option grant for 3,079 options with a grant price of $0.00 per share, with one fourth of the options vesting each year beginning on the date indicated. He was also granted 924 shares of common stock through an exempt grant of restricted stock units at no cost. Following these awards, he directly holds 3,079 options and 2,257.722 common shares, and reports 3,612.666 common shares held indirectly through a trust.
West Michael L reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Moody's Corporation executive Michael L. West reported equity awards that increase his direct ownership. He received an exempt grant of 5,256 Employee Stock Options with a right to buy Moody's common stock, with one fourth of these options vesting each year beginning on the grant date.
West was also granted 1,578 shares of Moody's common stock as restricted stock units, bringing his directly held common stock to 9,787.099 shares after the transaction. Both awards were recorded at a price of $0.00 per share, reflecting their nature as compensation grants rather than open-market purchases.
Moody's Corporation SVP & Chief Financial Officer Noemie Clemence Heuland received new equity awards. On February 23, 2026, she acquired 7,885 employee stock options with an exercise right to buy Moody's shares and 2,366 shares of common stock as an exempt grant of restricted stock units.
According to the filing, one fourth of the options vest each year beginning on the grant date, creating a four-year vesting schedule. After these awards, her directly held common stock position increased to 4,514 shares, and she now directly holds 7,885 stock options under this grant.
Moody's Corporation Chief Accounting Officer and Controller Jason D. Phillips reported receiving an exempt grant of restricted stock units covering 541 shares of common stock on February 23, 2026. The award was recorded at $0.00 per share, indicating no cash was paid for the grant.
Following this equity award, Phillips' directly held common stock position increased to 2,638.6205 shares. The transaction is classified as a grant, award, or other acquisition rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
Moody's Corporation President and CEO Robert Fauber reported routine transactions in company stock. On February 2, 2026, he exercised 592 employee stock options at $113.34 per share and sold 592 common shares at $516.15 per share, leaving 61,081.984 common shares directly owned. On February 3, 2026, he exercised another 575 options at $167.5 per share and sold 575 shares at $498.9 per share, with direct ownership again reported as 61,081.984 shares afterward. Following these transactions, he held 3,603 and 4,022 remaining employee stock options from grants originally vesting annually beginning in 2018 and 2019. All exercises and sales were carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on July 30, 2025, indicating the trades were pre‑planned rather than discretionary.
Moody's Corporation disclosed insider stock transactions by its President and CEO, who is also a director. On 01/02/2026, the executive exercised 592 stock options at $113.34 per share and acquired the same number of common shares, then sold 592 shares at $508.94 per share. On 01/05/2026, he exercised an additional 575 options at $167.50 per share and sold 575 shares at $502.52 per share. Following these transactions, he directly beneficially owns 61,081.984 shares of Moody's common stock and continues to hold employee stock options, including 4,195 and 4,597 options from earlier grants. The filing notes these moves were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on July 30, 2025.
Moody's Corporation director Jose Minaya reported a change in his deferred compensation tied to the company’s stock. On 01/02/2026, he acquired 82.366 Phantom Stock Units at a reference price of $498.98 per unit. These units track the value of Moody's common stock but are part of a deferred compensation arrangement.
Each Phantom Stock Unit is linked to one share of common stock, and they arise from Minaya’s election to defer receipt of retainer fees. After this transaction, he beneficially owned 1,086.725 Phantom Stock Units, held directly. The units are scheduled to be settled in cash after his retirement rather than in actual shares.
Moody's Corporation director reports equity-based awards and deferred units. A company director acquired 11.443 shares of Moody's common stock on 12/12/2025 at a price of $486.745 through RSU deferred dividend reinvestment. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owns 8,040.755 common shares directly.
The filing also discloses derivative awards in the form of phantom stock units and dividend equivalents tied to board retainer fees and unvested RSUs. On 12/12/2025, the director received 1.267 phantom stock units at $486.6 and 1.173 dividend equivalent units at $0, each unit corresponding to one share of common stock. The director now holds 666.412 phantom stock units and 4.753 dividend equivalent units, which are to be settled in cash after retirement.
Moody's Corporation (MCO) director Jose Minaya reported changes in his equity holdings in the company on 12/12/2025. He acquired 3.771 shares of common stock at $486.745 per share through RSU deferred dividend reinvestment, bringing his directly held common stock to 2,391.486 shares.
He also acquired 2.675 phantom stock units arising from his election to defer receipt of retainer fees, and 0.845 dividend equivalent units tied to unvested RSUs. Each phantom stock unit converts into one share of common stock and these units are to be settled in cash after his retirement. Following these transactions, he directly beneficially owned 1,406.402 phantom stock units and 3.423 dividend equivalent units.
Moody's Corporation director Bruce Van Saun reported small, routine equity accruals tied to existing awards. On 12/12/2025 he acquired 6 shares of common stock at $486.16 through restricted stock deferred dividend reinvestment and 10.472 shares at $486.745 through RSU deferred dividend reinvestment, bringing his directly held common stock to 9,332.221 shares.
He also received 0.845 dividend-equivalent derivative units linked to unvested RSUs, representing the right to receive an equivalent amount of common stock when those RSUs vest, increasing his directly held dividend-equivalent units to 3.423.
Moody's Corporation director Leslie Seidman reported automatic increases in her equity holdings on December 12, 2025 tied to dividend-related accruals. She acquired 14 shares of common stock at $486.16 per share from restricted stock deferred dividend reinvestment and 1.098 shares at $486.745 per share from RSU deferred dividend reinvestment, bringing her directly held common stock to 11,649.851 shares.
She also received 0.845 dividend equivalent units linked to unvested RSUs, representing the right to receive 0.845 shares of common stock upon vesting, which increased her directly held dividend equivalent balance to 3.423 units. The activity reflects dividend reinvestment accruals and dividend equivalents associated with existing equity awards.
Moody's Corporation director Therese Esperdy reported a small automatic increase in her holdings due to dividend-related awards on 12/12/2025. She acquired 8.222 shares of common stock as an RSU deferred dividend reinvestment accrual at a price of $486.745 per share, bringing her directly held common stock to 4,700.662 shares.
She also received 0.845 dividend equivalent derivative units tied to an exempt grant of unvested RSUs, representing the right to receive the same number of common shares when the underlying RSUs vest and settle. After this transaction, she holds 3.423 dividend equivalent derivative securities in total, all reported as directly owned.
Moody's Corporation director Jorge A. Bermudez reported small automatic acquisitions of company stock. On December 12, 2025, he acquired 16 shares of common stock through restricted stock deferred dividend reinvestment and 1.193 shares through RSU deferred dividend reinvestment. Following these transactions, he directly beneficially owned 22,396.77 shares of Moody's common stock. No derivative securities were reported in this filing.
Moody's Corporation President and CEO Robert Fauber reported an automatic option exercise and share sale. On 12/03/2025, he exercised an employee stock option to acquire 575 shares of Moody's common stock at an exercise price of $167.50 per share, then sold 575 shares at a price of $487.87 per share on the same day. These transactions were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that he adopted on July 30, 2025, which is designed to pre-arrange trades. After the transactions, Fauber directly owned 61,081.984 shares of common stock and held 5,172 employee stock options that remain beneficially owned.
Moody's Corporation President and CEO Robert Fauber reported an option exercise and matching share sale in company stock. On 12/01/2025 he exercised 592 employee stock options with an exercise price of $113.34 per share, receiving the same number of Moody's common shares. That same day he sold 592 common shares at a price of $486.09 per share. After these transactions, Fauber beneficially owned 61,081.984 Moody's common shares directly and held 4,787 employee stock options that remain outstanding. The filing states these trades were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Fauber on July 30, 2025, which is designed to pre‑schedule transactions.
Moody’s Corporation (MCO) President and CEO Robert Fauber reported option exercises and a share sale executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.
On 11/03/2025, he exercised options for 592 shares at $113.34 and 575 shares at $167.5, then sold 1,167 common shares at $478.95. Following these transactions, he beneficially owned 61,081.984 common shares. The Rule 10b5-1 plan was adopted on July 30, 2025.
Moody’s Corporation (MCO) officer Richard G. Steele reported an open‑market sale of 26 shares of common stock on 10/28/2025 at a price of $493.9 per share. The filing notes the sale was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan adopted on July 29, 2025.
Following the transaction, Steele reported 1,333.722 shares held directly and 3,612.666 shares held indirectly through a trust. Steele serves as SVP – General Counsel of Moody’s.
Moody’s Corporation (MCO) insider activity: President and CEO, and Director, Robert Fauber reported exercising employee stock options and selling shares on 10/28/2025 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted on July 30, 2025.
He exercised 546 options at $113.34 (Code M) and sold 546 common shares at $493.90 (Code S). Following these transactions, he beneficially owned 61,081.984 common shares directly. His derivative holdings included 5,971 employee stock options. The option grant vests in four equal annual installments beginning on 02/23/2018 and expires on 02/23/2027.