Insider trade

CEO sold ~$289K of MCO shares in the open market

Traded Jan 5, 2026 · Filed Jan 7, 2026

~$289K
Reported value · 575 sh @ $502.52: 61K
Holds after · shares reported: -15.1%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.1%, $526.88 → $447.36 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Moody's Corporation sold $289K of Moody's Corporation shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Jan 5, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Jan 7, 2026

CEO$100K–$500KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$288,949

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

75 days after results of Oct 22, 2025, 44 days before results of Feb 18, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $526.88 on Jan 5, 2026, within 1% of its 52-week high, after an 11% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $396.70 (Apr 8, 2025) to $527.48 (Feb 13, 2025), 100% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $472.86 on Nov 19, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+0.8%	+0.1%	+0.7%
30 days	-14.9%	+0.1%	-15.0%
90 days	-17.6%	-4.4%	-13.2%
180 days	-6.2%	+8.9%	-15.1%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001628280-26-000889
Filed / recorded: Jan 7, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: MOODYS CORP /DE/
Issuer CIK: 1059556
Ticker: MCO
Reporting person: Robert Fauber
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: President and CEO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Jan 5, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 575
Price per share: $502.52
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 61,081.984
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Exercise and sale of shares pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted by Mr. Fauber on July 30, 2025.

Around the same time

8mo ago

592Shares · @ $113.34

Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.

Why it stands out Official record

CEO sold ~$306K of Moody's Corporation

Scheduled in advance8mo ago

8mo ago

575Shares · @ $167.50

Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.

Why it stands out Official record