83/100BIf you had invested in MSCI ago, it would be worth $9,018 today, against $4,128 in SPY and $6,186 in QQQ.
Arincen ScoreBeta
Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.
Profitability10
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Cash10
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Valuation10
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Growth10
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Financial strength2
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Shareholders8
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.
MSCI key facts
- Style
- Growth stock · 6.1/10Growth 6.1 · Value 4.4 · Dividend 4.6
- Day range
- 637.22 – 649.28
- 52-week range
- 501.08 – 681.04
- Market capitalization
- 46.59B USD
- P/E
- 34.09
- EPS
- 18.80
- Div Yield
- 1.28%
- EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
- +13.8%
- Volume
- 21,855
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
- CEO
- Henry A. Fernandez
- Employees
- 6K
- Website
- msci.com
- IPO date
- 15 Nov 2007
MSCI earnings
Revenue
EPS
| Period | Report date | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2027 | 5.74 | — | — | +12.27% | 966.00M | — | — | +8.30% | |
| Q2 FY2027 | 5.56 | — | — | +12.55% | 945.12M | — | — | +9.01% | |
| Q1 FY2027 | 5.34 | — | — | +17.29% | 929.93M | — | — | +9.30% | |
| Q4 FY2026 | 5.09 | — | — | +9.23% | 913.65M | — | — | +11.08% | |
| Q3 FY2026 | 5.03 | 5.11 | +1.59% | +14.32% | 887.83M | 892.00M | +0.47% | +12.42% | |
| Q2 FY2026 | 4.99 | 4.94 | -1.00% | +18.47% | 870.71M | 867.00M | -0.43% | +12.21% | |
| Q1 FY2026 | 4.44 | 4.55 | +2.48% | +13.75% | 838.02M | 850.80M | +1.53% | +14.07% | |
| Q4 FY2025 | 4.60 | 4.66 | +1.30% | +11.48% | 822.43M | 822.53M | +0.01% | +10.63% | |
| Q3 FY2025 | 4.38 | 4.47 | +2.05% | +15.80% | 797.19M | 793.43M | -0.47% | +9.48% | |
| Q2 FY2025 | 4.15 | 4.17 | +0.48% | +14.56% | 770.40M | 772.68M | +0.30% | +9.14% |
| Period | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2028 | 25.59 | — | — | +13.65% | 4.18B | — | — | +8.73% |
| FY2027 | 22.52 | — | — | +14.33% | 3.84B | — | — | +8.98% |
| FY2026 | 19.70 | — | — | +13.85% | 3.52B | — | — | +12.41% |
| FY2025 | 17.23 | 17.30 | +0.43% | +13.82% | 3.14B | 3.13B | -0.04% | +9.75% |
| FY2024 | 15.00 | 15.20 | +1.33% | +12.34% | 2.86B | 2.86B | -0.11% | +12.94% |
| FY2023 | 13.14 | 13.53 | +3.00% | +18.17% | 2.50B | 2.53B | +1.11% | +12.47% |
| FY2022 | 11.38 | 11.45 | +0.59% | +15.08% | 2.24B | 2.25B | +0.26% | +10.03% |
MSCI analyst forecast
Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 615.00 to 735.00, with an average of 687.70.
| Strong buy | 1 | |
| Buy | 8 | |
| Hold | 0 | |
| Sell | 0 | |
| Strong sell | 0 |
12-month price target
| Highest target | 735.00 |
| Average target | 687.70 |
| Lowest target | 615.00 |
| Current price | 640.91 |
MSCI valuation
- Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
- 34.09
- Forward P/E (FY2026)
- 32.54
- Price to sales (TTM)
- 13.58
- EV / EBITDA (TTM)
- 25.10
Capital structure
Valuation over time
MSCI against its own history
Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.
Its peers: Nasdaq, Coinbase Global, Moody's, Intercontinental Exchange, CME Group, and S&P Global, the US Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.
- P/E (today)Below its median34.129.580.9
- Gross marginAbove its median82.4%82.0%82.4%Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 69.2%
- Operating marginAbove its median54.7%52.5%54.8%Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 40.5%
- Net marginBelow its median38.4%35.5%45.4%Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 27.6%
- Free cash flow marginAbove its median49.4%43.2%51.4%Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 33.9%
- Revenue growthLowest in 5 years9.7%9.7%20.5%Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 8.4%
- EPS growthBelow its median10.7%-2.4%34.2%Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 19.7%
- Debt to EBITDAAt its median3.28×2.66×3.76×Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 2.46×
- Current ratioBelow its median0.900.851.71Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 1.03
Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.
MSCI growth and profitability
- Revenue (TTM)
- 3.43B USD
- Net income (TTM)
- 1.38B USD
- Gross margin
- 82.89%
- Operating margin
- 55.65%
- Net margin
- 40.31%
Revenue / Net income
MSCI revenue breakdown
By product
| Segment | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 1.79B | 57.0% | +11.9% |
| Analytics | 714.40M | 22.8% | +5.8% |
| Sustainability and Climate | 353.92M | 11.3% | — |
| All Other - Private Assets | 279.34M | 8.9% | — |
By region
| Region | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 1.41B | 22.5% | +8.5% |
| United States | 1.27B | 20.2% | +8.4% |
| E M E A | 1.24B | 19.8% | +11.7% |
| Other Europe Middle East And Africa Countries | 698.50M | 11.1% | +10.5% |
| United Kingdom | 543.48M | 8.7% | +13.3% |
| Asia And Australia | 484.37M | 7.7% | +8.5% |
| Other Asia And Australia Countries | 356.76M | 5.7% | +7.4% |
| Other America Countries | 140.70M | 2.2% | +9.1% |
| Japan | 127.61M | 2.0% | +11.8% |
How MSCI makes its money
FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
MSCI dividends
- Annual dividend
- 8.20 USD
- Dividend yield (indicated)
- 1.28%
- Payout ratio
- 53.19%
- Years of dividend growth
- 12
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Last payment
- 2.05 USD
- Last ex-dividend date
- 13 Nov 2026
- Last payment date
- 27 Nov 2026
Dividends per share
MSCI financial health
- Cash and short-term investments
- 261.00M USD
- Total debt
- 6.89B USD
- Net cash
- -6.63B USD
- Current ratio
- 0.82
- Piotroski score
- 6 / 9
- Altman Z-score
- 6.52
Cash, debt and free cash flow
MSCI ownership
- Institutions
- 93.11%
- Institutional holders
- 1,107 (+11)
- Free float
- 94.78%
Who owns the shares
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Insider trading
| Quarter | Purchases | Sales | Shares acquired | Shares disposed of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 450.00 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1.80K | 0.00 |
| Q2 2026 | 7 | 3 | 84.13K | 86.19K |
| Q1 2026 | 5 | 1 | 105.15K | 2.18K |
Shares outstanding
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
