Moody's Corporation vs PPG Industries, Inc. — how do they compare? Moody's Corporation trades at $476.73 (market cap $82.80B), while PPG Industries, Inc. trades at $115.82 (market cap $25.67B). The key difference: Moody's Corporation is far larger — about 3.2× PPG Industries, Inc.'s market cap, and PPG Industries, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.56%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MCO | PPG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $82.80B | $25.67B |
Sector | Financials | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $539.61 | $131.56 |
52-Week Low | $412.23 | $94.34 |
Enterprise Value | $88.83B | $31.54B |
Dividend Yield | 0.86% | 2.56% |
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MCO trades at $477.75, up 0.98% on the day, with a bullish technical signal and strong fundamentals. Recent Q2 2026 earnings beat expectations with EPS of $4.68 versus $4.26 expected, driven by robust debt issuance and analytics demand. Revenue growth accelerated to 15% year-over-year, with net income margin expanding to 34.25%. The stock is supported by a consensus price target of $561.88, indicating 17.6% upside potential, and positive analyst sentiment with 56% buy ratings.
Outlook remains positive due to consistent earnings beats, high profitability, and strategic positioning in credit ratings. Risks include elevated valuation multiples, such as a P/E of 30.31, and dependence on capital market activity. Investors should weigh growth prospects against potential macroeconomic headwinds affecting debt issuance volumes.
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Moody's, along with S&P Ratings, is a leading provider of credit ratings on fixed income securities. Moody's ratings segment, known as Moody's Investors Service or MIS, includes corporates, structured finance, financial institutions, and public finance ratings. MIS represents a majority of the firm's revenue and profits. Moody's other segment is Moody's Analytics and consists of Research, Data, and Analytics or RD&A and Enterprise Risk Solutions or ERS. RD&A's products include credit research, quantitative credit scores, economic research, business intelligence, know your customer (KYC) tools, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and training services. ERS includes risk management software solutions to financial institutions.
Read more on MCO →PPG is a global producer of coatings. The company is the world's largest producer of coatings after the purchase of selected Akzo Nobel assets. PPG's products are sold to a wide variety of end users, including the automotive, aerospace, construction, and industrial markets. The company has a footprint in many regions around the globe, with less than half of sales coming from North America in recent years. PPG is focused on its coatings and specialty products and expansion into emerging regions, as exemplified by the Comex acquisition.
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