Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

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Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

LIST OF DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS REPORT.

(1) Financial Statements.

See Index to Financial Statements on page 65, in Part II. Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

(2) Financial Statement Schedules.

None.

(3) Exhibits.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS


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3	Articles of Incorporation and By-laws
	.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, effective April 17, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed April 19, 2024)
	.2*	Amended and Restated By-laws of Moody’s Corporation, effective October 14, 2025
4	Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders, Including Indentures
	.1	Description of the Registrant’s securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 10-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed February 14, 2025)
	.2	Specimen Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed October 4, 2000)
	.3.1	Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2010, between Moody’s Corporation and Wells Fargo, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed August 19, 2010)
	.3.2	Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated July 16, 2014, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, including the form of 5.250% Senior Notes due 2044 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed July 16, 2014)
	.3.3.1	Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated March 9, 2015, between the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee and Elavon Financial Services Limited, UK Branch as paying agent and transfer agent and Elavon Financial Services Limited as registrar, including the form of 1.75% Senior Notes due 2027 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed March 10, 2015)
	.3.3.2	Agency Agreement, dated March 9, 2015, between the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee and Elavon Financial Services Limited, UK Branch as paying agent and transfer agent and Elavon Financial Services Limited as registrar (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed March 10, 2015)
	.3.4	Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 12, 2017, between Moody’s Corporation and Wells Fargo, National Association, as trustee, including the form of 2.625% Senior Notes due 2023 and the form of 3.250% Senior Notes due 2028 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed June 12, 2017)
	.3.5	Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 17, 2018, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, including the form of 4.250% Senior Note due 2029 and the form of 4.875% Senior Note due 2048 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed December 21, 2018)
	.3.6.1	Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2019, between the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, Elavon Financial Services Limited, UK Branch as paying agent and U.S. Bank National Association as registrar and transfer agent, including the form of 0.950% Senior Note due 2030 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed November 25, 2019)

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	.3.6.2	Agency Agreement, dated November 25, 2019, between the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, Elavon Financial Services Limited, UK Branch as paying agent and U.S. Bank National Association as registrar and transfer agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed November 25, 2019)
	.3.7	Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 24, 2020, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, including the form of 3.750% Senior Note due 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed March 25, 2020)
	.3.8	Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2020, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, including the form of 3.250% Senior Note due 2050 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed May 20, 2020)
	.3.9	Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2020, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, including the form of 2.550% Senior Note due 2060 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed August 18, 2020)
	.3.10	Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2021, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, including the form of 2.000% Senior Note due 2031 and the form of 2.750% Senior Notes due 2041 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed August 19, 2021)
	.3.11	Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 29, 2021, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, including the form of 3.100% Senior Note due 2061 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed November 29, 2021
	.3.12	Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 25, 2022, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, including the form of 3.750% Senior Note due 2052 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed February 28, 2022)
	.3.13	Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2022, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, including the form of 4.250% Senior Note due 2032 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed August 8, 2022)
	.3.14	Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 5, 2024, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, including the form of 5.000% Senior Note due 2034 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-1 4037, filed August 5, 2024)
10	Material Contracts
	.1.1†	1998 Moody’s Corporation Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Incentive Plan (Adopted September 8, 2000; Amended and Restated as of December 11, 2012, October 20, 2015, December 14, 2015 and December 18, 2017) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 27, 2018)
	.1.2†	Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (for awards after 2017) for the 1998 Moody’s Corporation Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Incentive Plan (Adopted September 8, 2000; Amended and Restated as of December 11, 2012, October 20, 2015, December 14, 2015 and December 18, 2017) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 27, 2018)
	.2†*	Moody’s Corporation 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended and restated October 14, 2025 )
	.3.1†	Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated December 16, 2025) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037 , filed December 19, 2025 )
	.3.2.1†	Form of Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement (for awards granted prior to 2023) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3.3.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 24, 2020)
	.3.2.2†	Form of Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement (for awards granted in 2023) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3.2.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 15, 2023)
	.3.2.3†	Form of Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement (for awards granted in 2024 ) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3.2.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 14, 2024)
	.3.2.4†	Form of Special Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, file number 1-14037, filed May 2, 2024)

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	.3.2.5†	Form of Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement (for awards granted in 2025 ) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, file number 1-14037, filed April 23, 2025)
	.3.2.6†*	Form of Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement (for awards granted in 2026 or later) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan
	.3.3.1†	Form of Performance Share Award Letter (for awards granted prior to 2023) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3.4.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 24, 2020)
	.3.3.2†	Form of Performance Share Award Letter (for awards granted in 2023) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3.3.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 15, 2023)
	.3.3.3†	Form of Performance Share Award Letter (for awards granted in 2024 ) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3.3.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 14, 2024)
	.3.3.4†	Form of Performance Share Award Letter (for awards granted in 2025 ) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, file number 1-14037, filed April 23, 2025)
	.3.3.4†*	Form of Performance Share Award Letter (for awards granted in 2026 or later) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan
	.3.4.1†	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (for awards granted prior to 2023) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3.5.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 24, 2020)
	.3.4.2†	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (for awards granted in 2023) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3.4.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 15, 2023)
	.3.4.3†	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (for awards granted in 2024 ) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3.4.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 14, 2024)
	.3.4.4†	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (for awards granted in 2025 ) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, file number 1-14037, filed April 23, 2025)
	.3.4.5†*	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (for awards granted in 2026 or later) for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan
	.3.5.1†	Form of Special Long-Term Incentive Award Letter for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, file number 1-14037, filed May 2, 2024)
	.3.5.2†	Form of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. Strategic Incentive Award Letter for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, file number 1-14037, filed May 2, 2024)
	.3.5.3†	Form of Moody’s Analytics, Inc. Strategic Incentive Award Letter for the Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, file number 1-14037, filed May 2, 2024)
	.4†	2004 Moody’s Corporation Covered Employee Cash Incentive Plan (as amended on February 10, 2015) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 26, 2015)
	.5†	Moody’s Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 22, 2021)
	.6†	Supplemental Executive Benefit Plan of Moody’s Corporation, amended and restated as of January 1, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 29, 2008)
	.7†	Pension Benefit Equalization Plan of Moody’s Corporation, amended and restated as of January 1, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 29, 2008)
	.8.1†	Moody’s Corporation Cafeteria Plan, effective January 1, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed March 2, 2009)
	.8.2†	First Amendment to the Moody’s Corporation Cafeteria Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on form 10-Q, file number 1-14037, filed July 31, 2014)
	.8.3†	Second Amendment to the Moody’s Corporation Cafeteria Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 26, 2015)

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	.9†	Moody’s Corporation Change in Control Severance Plan (as amended December 18, 2017) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 27, 2018)
	.10.1†	Moody’s Corporation Retirement Account (amended and restated as of January 1, 2021) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 22, 2021)
	.10.2†	First Amendment to the Moody’s Corporation Retirement Account (effective January 1, 2021) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 22, 2022)
	.11.1†	Profit Participation Plan of Moody’s Corporation (amended and restated as of January 1, 2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 22, 2021)
	.11.2†	First Amendment to the Profit Participation Plan of Moody’s Corporation (effective January 1, 2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 22, 2022)
	.12†	The Moody’s Corporation Nonfunded Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (as amended December 16, 2008, October 15, 2015 and December 19, 2016) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 22, 2022)
	.13†	Amended and Restated Moody’s Corporation Career Transition Plan (amended and restated as of Octobe r 1 , 2024) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, file number 1-14037, filed October 2 3 , 2024)
	.14†	Supplemental Executive Disability Benefit Plan of Moody’s Corporation, effective as of January 1, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 25, 2019)
	.15†	Moody’s Corporation Executive Officer Cash Severance Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed February 12, 2025)
	.16	Form Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed December 22, 2017)
	.17	Form Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement between Moody’s Corporation, as Issuer, and the Dealer party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed August 3, 2016)
	.18	Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2024, among Moody’s Corporation, the borrowing subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other agents party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant, file number 1-14037, filed May 6, 2024)
19	Insider Trading Policies
	.1*	Securities Trading Policy for Employee Trading of Shares of Moody’s Corporation
	.2	Company Procedures for Transactions in Company Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 14, 2025)
	Subsidiaries
21*		Subsidiaries of the Registrant List of Active Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2025
23	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
	.1*	Consent of KPMG LLP
31	Certifications Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	.1*	Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	.2*	Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32	Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	.1*	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Company has furnished this certification and does not intend for it to be considered filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or incorporated by reference into future filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	.2*	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Company has furnished this certification and does not intend for it to be considered filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or incorporated by reference into future filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
97	Policy Relating to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
	.1	Moody’s Corporation Comprehensive Clawback Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, file number 1-14037, filed February 14, 2024)
101	Inline XBRL
	.INS*	Inline XBRL Instance Document
	.SCH*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

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	.CAL*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
	.DEF*	Inline XBRL Definitions Linkbase Document
	.LAB*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
	.PRE*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104		The cover page from this Annual Report on Form 10-K (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

*Filed herewith

†Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

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