Moody’svs.S&P Global
MCO vs SPGI · both in Exchanges & market data, part of the Banks, payments & capital markets value chain: The exchanges, index owners and ratings agencies that run — and price — the markets.
S&P Global is about 1.5× larger than Moody’s by market cap; S&P Global trades at the lower P/E (26.7 vs 34.1); year to date, Moody’s leads (−4.6% vs −17.6%).
Side by side
| MCO | SPGI | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $85.1B | $127B |
| Price | $493.72 | $435.36 |
| Today | +1.3% | +1.1% |
| Return YTD | −4.6% | −17.6% |
| Return 1Y | −3.6% | −18.7% |
| P/E | 34.1 | 26.7 |
| P/S | 10.8 | 8.1 |
| P/B | 28.4 | 4.1 |
Data as of 2026-07-13 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Moody’sMCO
One half of the credit-ratings duopoly with S&P, plus a fast-growing analytics business selling risk, data and modelling tools. A toll on corporate borrowing.
Full MCO profile →S&P GlobalSPGI
A credit-ratings, index and data powerhouse — it rates the bonds companies issue, owns the S&P 500 index franchise and sells market intelligence. Highly recurring revenue.
Full SPGI profile →More comparisons in Exchanges & market data
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