What they were paid
Moodys Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $112,500 | $219,810 | $0 | $0 | $332,310 |
| FY2024 | $150,000 | $210,038 | — | $0 | $360,038 |
| FY2023 | $140,000 | $195,131 | $0 | $0 | $335,131 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Moodys Corp DEF 14A filed March 4, 2026, accession 0001059556-26-000019, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Moodys Corp filed document, accession 0001059556-26-000019. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 4, 2026.
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$332,310 Lloyd W. Howell Jr, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of March 4, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025Moodys pays directors a $120,000 cash retainer and $220,000 in RSUs.
The rest of the Moodys board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Van Saun | Independent Director | $339,810 |
| Jorge A. Bermudez | Independent Director | $369,810 |
| Jose M. Minaya | Independent Director | $339,810 |
| Leslie F. Seidman | Independent Director | $369,810 |
| Lisa P. Sawicki | Independent Director | — |
| Robert Fauber | Director | — |
| Sumit Dhawan | Independent Director | $279,973 |
| Thérèse Esperdy | Independent Director | $354,810 |
| Vincent A. Forlenza | Chair of the Board | $490,207 |
| Zig Serafin | Independent Director | $339,810 |
The full Moodys compensation record
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