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Who owns Moody's Corporation?

Moody's is a public company on the NYSE under MCO. Berkshire Hathaway is the largest shareholder at roughly 13 to 14 percent, a position Warren Buffett has held since 2000.

Is Moody's a credit rating agency?

Yes. Moody's Ratings, one of its two segments, is one of the two dominant global credit rating agencies alongside S&P Global Ratings.

What is the difference between Moody's Ratings and Moody's Analytics?

Moody's Ratings produces credit ratings on debt issuers and securities. Moody's Analytics sells data, research, and software to clients for their own risk analysis. They are structurally separated.

When was Moody's founded?

1909, by John Moody, who published the first bond ratings through his "Analysis of Railroad Investments."

How big is Moody's?

Record FY2025 revenue of $7.7 billion, with roughly 16,000 employees and operations across more than 40 countries.

Why did Moody's pay an $864 million settlement?

In 2017, to resolve Justice Department and state claims that it assigned inflated ratings to structured finance products before the 2008 crisis, the largest ratings-related settlement in history.