A wonderful business — priced for growth it hasn't delivered.

A great company, but no margin of safety at this price. Worth watching, not worth buying here.

Current price
$471.50
Market cap ≈ $85B
Intrinsic value
$248
range $178 – $355
Margin of safety
-47%
above fair value
1 FY16 1 FY17 1 FY18 2 FY19 2 FY20 2 FY21 1 FY22 2 FY23 3 FY24 3 FY25

What the math is really telling you. Watch whether cash flow is compounding — that, more than any single year, is what a value read hangs on.

  • Warning:
    Overvalued
    Fair value ~$248 vs $472 — trading 47% above what the math supports.
  • Good:
    Price is in line with its record
    Priced for ~13%/yr, roughly what it has delivered (29.3%/yr) — from a depressed FY22 base.
  • Good:
    Revenue still growing
    Up 8.9% last year — demand isn't the problem.
  • Good:
    Cash flow compounding
    Free cash flow up ~29.3%/yr — the engine is growing.
  • Caution:
    Manageable net debt
    Net debt of $5B — about 1.8× annual free cash flow. Normal for a mature company.

How this was built. Every figure is computed from Moody's Corporation's SEC filings — no estimates, no AI. Two-stage DCF: 9% discount rate, 5% free-cash-flow growth for 10 years, 2.5% terminal. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital spending. Net cash is cash and marketable securities less borrowings, commercial paper and finance leases; operating leases are disclosed but never counted as debt. Fundamentals are from the FY25 annual report and change only when a new one is filed. Price of $471.50 taken 2026-07-24 (founder-supplied CSV, July 2026) — it is not live and does not move during the day.

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