<![CDATA[This study aims to determine the effect of Company Size, Profitability, and Leverage on Earnings Management, with Institutional Ownership as a moderating variable. Company Size, Profitability, and Leverage serve as independent variables, while Earnings Management serves as the dependent variable. Institutional Ownership serves as a moderating variable. This study focuses on companies in the Consumer Non-Cyclical Manufacturing Sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2020-2024 period. The sampling method used purposive sampling, resulting in 29 companies from a population of 132. The data were analyzed using panel data analysis techniques.The results show that: (1) Company Size has no significant effect on Earnings Management. (2) Profitability has no significant effect on Earnings Management. (3) Leverage has a significant effect on Earnings Management. (4) Company size does not have a significant effect on earnings management, weakened by institutional ownership as a moderating variable. (5) Profitability has no significant effect on earnings management, weakened by institutional ownership as a moderating variable. (6) Leverage has no significant effect on earnings management, weakened by institutional ownership as a moderating variable.]]>
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