MOODYS CORP (symbol: MCO) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC. Esperdy Therese reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
MOODYS CORP (MCO) director Therese Esperdy received an automatic accrual of 10.931 shares of common stock on September 4, 2026 as a restricted stock unit (RSU) deferred dividend reinvestment. After this award, she holds 5,239.396 shares of common stock directly. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
MOODYS CORP (MCO) director Lisa P. Sawicki reported an acquisition of 1.106 shares of common stock on September 4, 2026, as a grant/award tied to an RSU deferred dividend reinvestment accrual. After this transaction, she directly holds 530.312 common shares. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is indicated.
MOODYS CORP (MCO) reported that director Leslie Seidman acquired small additional holdings of Common Stock on September 4, 2026 through equity compensation-related accruals. These included 14 shares as a restricted stock deferred dividend reinvestment accrual and 2.118 shares as an RSU deferred dividend reinvestment accrual, both at a reported price of $0.00 per share, indicating non-cash award activity rather than open-market purchases. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported for these transactions.
MOODYS CORP (MCO) director Jorge A. Bermudez reported stock-based accruals of common stock on September 4, 2026. He acquired 16 shares as a Restricted Stock deferred dividend reinvestment accrual and 1.3 shares as an RSU deferred dividend reinvestment accrual, both at a reported price of $0 per share, held directly. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
MOODYS CORP (MCO) reported that President and CEO Robert Fauber exercised stock options and sold common shares on September 1, 2026 under a pre-arranged trading plan. He exercised options for 592 shares at $113.34 and 575 shares at $167.50 per share, receiving 1,167 common shares, and then sold a total of 1,467 common shares at $501.89 per share, including 300 shares not tied to those option exercises. The filing also reports 22,325 common shares held indirectly in a trust following these transactions.
MOODYS CORP (MCO) has a notice of proposed sale of common stock under Rule 144 for the account of Robert Fauber. The notice covers 1,467 shares of common stock, with an aggregate market value of $736,272.63, out of 173,200,000 shares outstanding, with an approximate sale date of September 1, 2026.
The shares to be sold are tied to 300 shares from Restricted Stock Vesting on March 1, 2026 and 1,167 shares from a Stock Option Exercise on September 1, 2026. The filing also lists prior Rule 144 sales of 1,467 shares each month in June, July, and August 2026.
Moody’s Corporation elected Keith Demmings to its Board of Directors, effective November 1, 2026. Demmings, age 54, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Assurant, Inc. and has served on Assurant’s board since 2022, following nearly three decades in leadership roles across North America, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
As a non-employee director, he will receive an annual cash retainer of $120,000 and, in November 2026, an annual restricted stock unit award valued at $230,000 under Moody’s 1998 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Incentive Plan, vesting on the first anniversary of grant. The company states he was not selected pursuant to any arrangement with other persons, has no family relationships with directors or executive officers, and has no related party transactions reportable under Regulation S-K Item 404(a).
Moody's (MCO) President and CEO Robert Fauber exercised employee stock options covering 1,167 shares of common stock at strike prices of $113.34 and $167.50, then sold 1,467 shares at $484.30 per share on August 3, 2026, pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on July 30, 2025. After these transactions, he indirectly held 22,325 shares of common stock in a trust.
Form 144 for MCO reports planned and recent sales of common stock by Robert Fauber. The securities information section lists common stock with brokerage arrangements through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and trading on the NYSE, with a referenced date of August 3, 2026.
The source of the securities includes 300 common shares acquired on March 1, 2026 through Restricted Stock Vesting as compensation from the issuer, and 1,167 common shares acquired on August 3, 2026 through a Stock Option Exercise for cash from the issuer. The recent-sales section shows common stock transactions on June 1, 2026 and July 1, 2026, each reflecting 1,467 shares and total sale proceeds of $665,533.89.
Moody’s Corporation reported stronger results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Revenue was $2,185 million, up from $1,898 million a year earlier, with operating income of $1,046 million. Net income attributable to Moody’s rose to $878 million, and diluted EPS to $5.03, from $578 million and $3.21. For the first six months of 2026, revenue reached $4,264 million and net income attributable to Moody’s was $1,539 million (diluted EPS $8.75).
Results included a $181 million pre-tax gain on business divestitures, largely from the sale of the MA Regulatory Solutions business, lifting total non-operating income in the quarter. Operating cash flow for the first half increased to $1,718 million. Cash and cash equivalents were $1,467 million and total debt had a carrying value of $6,946 million. Moody’s repurchased $2,184 million of treasury shares in the first half, leaving 173.2 million shares outstanding at June 30, 2026. The Strategic and Operational Efficiency Restructuring Program, expected to deliver $300–$350 million in annualized savings, has incurred cumulative expenses of $212 million to date.