Moelis & Co (MC) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Moelis & Co stock $82.83, price $56.92, upside +45.5%, quality 80 out of 100. Rating: undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 13 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $28.12 – $75.71 · fair‑value band $30.67 – $120.75 · the $56.92 price screens below the $82.83 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 8, 2026.
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Moelis & Company operates as an investment banking advisory company in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.
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It offers advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters, as well as strategic advisory, capital markets, capital structure advisory, and private capital advisory.
The company serves public multinational corporations, middle market private companies, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs, governments, and sovereign wealth funds clients. Moelis & Company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Stock analysis
Moelis & Co (MC) currently trades at $56.92, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $82.83, implying the stock looks roughly 31% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of $108.86 per share, and 6 of the 13 models we run sit above the $56.92 price.
Bear case: the Economic Profit group reads lowest at $18.22, and 7 of the 13 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $30.67 (bear) to $120.75 (bull), the price of $56.92 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 80/100 (high quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Moelis & Co reported revenue of $1.5B in FY2025 versus $1.5B in FY2021, a compound −0.4%/yr. Reported net income was $233M in FY2025, compounding −10.6%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $4.5B Mid · P/E ratio 19.4 · P/S ratio 2.75 · EPS (TTM) $2.93 · Dividend yield 4.6% · Net margin 14.2% · Return on equity 41.5% · Return on assets (EBIT) 14.8% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 78 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 25% below its 52-week high and 13% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −11% fair-value upside, at 46%, MC screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$30.67Fair Value $82.83Bull$120.75
Price $56.92 · Upside +45.5%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($0.2830 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, 2 officers or directors sold shares worth $466,007 and none bought.
SaleKenneth ShropshireDirector1,881 shares at $69.06$129,902Aug 27, 2026
SaleOsamu R. WatanabeGeneral Counsel, Secretary2× since Feb 19, 2026: 7,615 shares, avg. $66.73$508,171Aug 4, 2026
Plus 13 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.91/100
Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Revenue growth 1 year
+27.0%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+15.5%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+10.0%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +10.6% a year
Revenue growth 14 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+13.2%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
+1.3%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year−3.3%
Dividend (yield on the price)4.6%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.base effect: 0.0% / 6.5%
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.28% → 18%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
⚠ Revenue per share shrinking 7.1%/yr over ~10Y (margins eroding too) ⓘStructural-decline marker: revenue PER SHARE has fallen over the last decade (robust median trend, not a single year). Backtested across 2005 to 2017, such businesses trailed the market by about 2.5 percentage points per year. Display only: it does not change the fair value or the quality score.
Growth Forecast
Little optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and less than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
−4.5%
The company could shrink this much every year for the next five years and today's price would still be justified.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+14.6%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −6.7% a year for the price and +11.9% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (97 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Positive
Recent news coverage is more positive than average.
AI conclusion: High ROE and cash generation with no debt form the main strength, while limited public signals on durable moats beyond talent and margins remain the key weakness.
Main risk: Cyclical revenue risk threatens fee income if advisory mandates fail to convert amid potential margin offsets from added hiring.
Moelis reports a record advisory pipeline that surged 80 percent year over year, with mid-market deals finally stirring. Yet the shares have lagged the broader market amid questions over whether those mandates will convert into fees or if added hiring will eat into margins. Our models view the stock as undervalued, but will the upcoming earnings confirm that the pipeline delivers without cost pressures offsetting the gains?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Capital Markets · 384 stocks
Beats the industry median on 8/14 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score80 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside+45.5% · Above median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)41.5% · Top 25%
Return on assets12.9% · Top 25%
Net margin (12 months)14.2% · Below median
Operating margin (12 months)19.2% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)19.2% · Above median
Dividend yield (12 months)4.6% · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Capital Markets median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)19.4× · Pricier than median
P/B7.95× · Priciest 25%
P/S (12 months)2.75× · Cheaper than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)8.4× · Cheaper than median
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Frequently asked questions
Is Moelis & Co (MC) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 8, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $82.83 versus a price of $56.92, about +46% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of MC?
Our model-based fair value for Moelis & Co is $82.83 (as of Nov 8, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $56.92.
What is the quality score of MC?
Moelis & Co has a Quality Score of 80/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Moelis & Co (MC)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $82.83 (as of Nov 8, 2026) from 13 valuation models. Cautious scenario $30.67, optimistic scenario $120.75. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Moelis & Co stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $82.83, about +46% upside versus a price of $56.92 (undervalued). Cautious scenario $30.67, optimistic scenario $120.75. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Moelis & Co (MC)?
Moelis & Co reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $1.6B (latest available figure, as of Nov 8, 2026).
Does Moelis & Co pay a dividend?
Moelis & Co currently shows a dividend yield of 4.57% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 8, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Moelis & Co (MC) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Moelis & Co pays a dividend of $2.60 per share a year, a dividend yield of 4.6%. The next ex-dividend date is Nov 16, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since at least 2014. The payout ratio is 88.7% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 2.80 times. Our assessment: Sustainable. Payout and cash coverage both look sustainable.
What growth is priced into Moelis & Co (MC)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Moelis & Co would have to grow free cash flow by -4.5 % per year for five years (discount rate 11.8 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +10.0 % per year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of MC use?
Our models discount Moelis & Co at 11.8 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 1.84, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Moelis & Co that is -4.5 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (11.8 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Moelis & Co (MC) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Moelis & Co grew +10.0 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of -4.5 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Moelis & Co (MC) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +9.2 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Moelis & Co (-4.5 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Moelis & Co (MC)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 11.95 %: that much free cash flow Moelis & Co produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (11.8 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Moelis & Co (MC)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Moelis & Co it is $82.83 per share (as of Nov 8, 2026), against a price of $56.92. It is the blended result of 13 valuation models in 7 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit).
Is Moelis & Co stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 8, 2026, MC trades below its calculated fair value: price $56.92, fair value $82.83, a gap of about +46% (undervalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of MC?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($56.92); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($82.83). For Moelis & Co the two are $25.91 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Moelis & Co worth?
The market values Moelis & Co at about $4.5B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 8, 2026). Per share that is $56.92; our models calculate a fair value of $82.83 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about MC?
Our models span a range for Moelis & Co: cautious scenario $30.67, base $82.83, optimistic $120.75 per share (as of Nov 8, 2026, price $56.92). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of MC?
Moelis & Co trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.4 (as of Nov 8, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $82.83 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 9 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), earnings ex one-offs: 13.1. Other multiples: PEG 2.0, P/B 8.0, P/S 2.8, EV/EBITDA 11.8.
What is the PEG ratio of MC?
The PEG ratio of Moelis & Co is 1.97 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 8, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Moelis & Co (MC)?
Balance-sheet figures for Moelis & Co (as of Nov 8, 2026): return on equity 41.5%. They feed the Quality Score of 80/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is MC from its 52-week high?
Moelis & Co trades at $56.92, about 25% below its 52-week high of $75.47 and 13% above the low of $50.37 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $82.83 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Moelis & Co?
From the same area (Financial Services) we also value Morgan Stanley, The Goldman Sachs Group, The Charles Schwab Corporation, Interactive Brokers Group, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Moelis & Co stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 8, 2026: price $56.92, calculated fair value $82.83 (+46%), Quality Score 80/100, from 13 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of MC calculated?
We run Moelis & Co through 13 models from 7 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $82.83 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.3% above its aggregate fair value. Moelis & Co currently trades 31% below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Moelis & Co (MC)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $56.92. Our model-based fair value is $82.83, about +46% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Moelis & Co right now?
The rarer combination: high quality (80/100) AND below fair value. That earns a closer look rather than a quick verdict. The model range is unusually wide ($30.67 to $120.75). The outcome hinges heavily on assumptions, so read the point estimate with caution. For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
Where does the earnings growth of Moelis & Co (MC) come from?
Earnings per share at Moelis & Co grew +4.7 % a year from 2015 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share −4.2 %, EBIT margin −4.8 %, tax rate +2.9 %, residual (interest, one-offs) +11.6 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Moelis & Co
How large is the market capitalisation of Moelis & Co (MC)?
The market capitalisation of Moelis & Co is $4.5B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Moelis & Co (MC)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Moelis & Co is 2.75 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Moelis & Co (MC)?
Earnings per share at Moelis & Co are $2.93 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 19.4). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Moelis & Co (MC)?
The dividend yield of Moelis & Co is 4.6% (payout 88.7%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Moelis & Co (MC)?
The net margin of Moelis & Co is 14.2% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Moelis & Co (MC)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Moelis & Co is 41.5% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Moelis & Co (MC)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Moelis & Co is 14.8% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Moelis & Co (MC)?
The operating margin of Moelis & Co is 19.2% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Moelis & Co (MC)?
Revenue at Moelis & Co is growing +19.2% versus a year earlier (3y avg +15.5%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Moelis & Co (MC)?
Earnings per share at Moelis & Co are growing +9.8% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net cash does Moelis & Co (MC) hold?
Moelis & Co holds more cash than debt, $241M net (fiscal year 2025). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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