UNITED ~~STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, DC 20549~~STATES

~~__________~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT ~~REPORTPURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OFTHE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~REPORT

~~Date~~PURSUANT ofTO ~~Report~~SECTION ~~(Date~~13 ofOR ~~earliest event reported~~15(d)~~: July 23, 2025~~

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 19, 2025

MOODY’S CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

1-14037

13-3998945

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich ~~StreetNew York, New York 10007~~Street

New York, New York 10007

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 553-0300

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	MCO	New York Stock Exchange
1.75% Senior Notes Due 2027	MCO 27	New York Stock Exchange
0.950% Senior Notes Due 2030	MCO 30	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM 2.02		RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION		3
ITEM 5.02	DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS		3
ITEM 7.01		REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE		3
SIGNATURES			4
ITEM 9.01		FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS		3
SIGNATURES				4
EXHIBIT 99.1

Item 25.02,. ~~"Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Certain ~~Condition"~~Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~On July 23, 2025, Moody's Corporation~~ (~~the "Registrant"~~b) ~~announced~~Resignation ~~its~~of ~~financial~~President ~~results~~of ~~for~~Moody’s ~~the quarter ended June 30~~Analytics, ~~2025, as well as its outlook for 2025~~Inc. ~~A copy of the press release containing the announcement is included as Exhibit 99.1.~~

~~The~~On ~~information~~August 19, ~~contained in this Current Report~~2025, ~~including~~Stephen ~~the exhibit hereto~~Tulenko, ~~is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for~~ the ~~purpose~~President of ~~Section~~Moody’s ~~18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~Analytics, asnotified ~~amended~~Moody’s Corporation (the “~~Exchange Act~~Company”), ~~or otherwise subject to the liabilities of~~ that ~~Section. The~~he ~~information~~is inresigning ~~this~~as ~~Current~~an ~~Report~~officer ~~shall~~and ~~not~~employee beof ~~incorporated by reference into future filings under~~ the ~~Securities~~Company ~~Act~~effective ~~of 1933~~September 2, as2025 ~~amended,~~ or ~~the~~such ~~Exchange~~earlier ~~Act,~~date ~~unless~~as itdetermined isby ~~specifically~~the ~~incorporated~~Chief byExecutive ~~reference therein~~Officer.

Item 7.01, "Regulation FD Disclosure"

The information set forth under Item 2.02, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition" is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01, "Financial Statements and Exhibits"

(d) Exhibits

99.1			Press release of Moody's Corporation dated July 23, 2025, announcing results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.
104			The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

MOODY'’S CORPORATION By: /s/ Elizabeth M. McCarroll Elizabeth M. McCarroll Managing Director – Corporate Governance, Securities and Corporate Secretary

Date: ~~July~~ August 2321, 2025

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