MSCI

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MSCI

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MSCI financials

Yes. MSCI earned 1.38B USD of net income over the last twelve months, 40.3% of its revenue. It made a profit in 23 of its 23 fiscal years since 2003.

Revenue (TTM)
3.43B USD
Net income (TTM)
1.38B USD
Cash and short-term investments
261.00M USD
Total debt
6.89B USD
Shareholders' equity
-3.02B USD

Cash, debt and equity as of 30 Sept 2026.

MSCI earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
5.09 USD
Revenue estimate
913.65M USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS5.11Beat +1.6%Revenue892.00MBeat +0.5%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY20275.74——+12.27%966.00M——+8.30%
Q2 FY20275.56——+12.55%945.12M——+9.01%
Q1 FY20275.34——+17.29%929.93M——+9.30%
Q4 FY20265.09——+9.23%913.65M——+11.08%
Q3 FY20265.035.11+1.59%+14.32%887.83M892.00M+0.47%+12.42%
Q2 FY20264.994.94-1.00%+18.47%870.71M867.00M-0.43%+12.21%
Q1 FY20264.444.55+2.48%+13.75%838.02M850.80M+1.53%+14.07%
Q4 FY20254.604.66+1.30%+11.48%822.43M822.53M+0.01%+10.63%
Q3 FY20254.384.47+2.05%+15.80%797.19M793.43M-0.47%+9.48%
Q2 FY20254.154.17+0.48%+14.56%770.40M772.68M+0.30%+9.14%

MSCI growth and profitability

Full income statement
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

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY20253.13B+9.75%1.20B+8.40%82.44%54.67%38.36%1.93B+10.54%
FY20242.86B+12.94%1.11B-3.44%81.99%53.52%38.83%1.75B+1.92%
FY20232.53B+12.47%1.15B+31.94%82.34%54.75%45.42%1.71B+26.29%
FY20222.25B+10.03%870.57M+19.92%82.02%53.71%38.72%1.36B+17.89%
FY20212.04B+20.54%725.98M+20.63%82.45%52.49%35.53%1.15B+20.82%

How MSCI makes its money

Index1.79B 57.0%
Analytics714.40M 22.8%
Sustainability and Climate353.92M 11.3%
All Other - Private Assets279.34M 8.9%
Revenue3.13B 100.0%
Cost of revenue550.37M 17.6%
Gross profit2.58B 82.4%
Research and development177.60M 5.7%
Selling and administration500.05M 16.0%
Other operating expenses192.89M 6.2%
Operating income1.71B 54.7%
Tax291.95M 9.3%
Other expense219.31M 7.0%
Net income1.20B 38.4%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

MSCI revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Index: 57.0%Analytics: 22.8%Sustainability and Climate: 11.3%All Other - Private Assets: 8.9%57.0%Index22.8%Analytics11.3%Sustainability and Climate8.9%All Other - Private Assets
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Index1.79B57.0%+11.9%
Analytics714.40M22.8%+5.8%
Sustainability and Climate353.92M11.3%—
All Other - Private Assets279.34M8.9%—

By region

FY2025
Americas: 22.5%United States: 20.2%E M E A: 19.8%Other Europe Middle East And Africa Countries: 11.1%United Kingdom: 8.7%Asia And Australia: 7.7%Other Asia And Australia Countries: 5.7%Other America Countries: 2.2%Japan: 2.0%22.5%Americas20.2%United States19.8%E M E A11.1%Other Europe Middle East And Africa Countries8.7%United Kingdom7.7%Asia And Australia5.7%Other Asia And Australia Countries2.2%Other America Countries2.0%Japan
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Americas1.41B22.5%+8.5%
United States1.27B20.2%+8.4%
E M E A1.24B19.8%+11.7%
Other Europe Middle East And Africa Countries698.50M11.1%+10.5%
United Kingdom543.48M8.7%+13.3%
Asia And Australia484.37M7.7%+8.5%
Other Asia And Australia Countries356.76M5.7%+7.4%
Other America Countries140.70M2.2%+9.1%
Japan127.61M2.0%+11.8%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY20251.59B1.55B
FY20241.50B1.47B
FY20231.24B1.15B
FY20221.10B1.02B
FY2021936.07M883.28M
FY2020811.11M760.13M
FY2019709.52M655.75M
FY2018612.76M563.80M
FY2017404.16M355.34M
FY2016434.74M392.11M

MSCI financial health

Full balance sheet
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

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY2025515.33M6.34B1.55B
FY2024405.85M4.66B1.47B
FY2023457.82M4.63B1.15B
FY2022993.20M4.64B1.02B
FY20211.42B4.33B883.28M

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY20255.70B8.36B-2.65B
FY20245.45B6.39B-940.00M
FY20235.52B6.26B-739.76M
FY20225.00B6.01B-1.01B
FY20215.51B5.67B-163.47M
FY20204.20B4.64B-443.23M
FY20194.20B4.28B-76.71M
FY20183.39B3.55B-166.49M
FY20173.28B2.87B401.01M
FY20163.08B2.76B317.61M

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

Market capitalization
46.59B USD
+
Total debt
6.89B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
261.00M USD
=
Enterprise value
53.22B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)25.04————
FY2027 (est.)28.4625.04———
FY2026 (est.)32.5428.46———
Now (TTM)34.0929.0013.58—25.10
FY202536.8234.8314.12-16.6825.93
FY202442.5834.8316.54-50.2429.45
FY202339.1537.7117.77-60.7628.64
FY202243.1535.4216.70-37.2730.35
FY202169.6253.8124.74-309.2546.42

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 median34.1
    29.580.9
  • 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 median0.90
    0.851.71
    Against 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 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

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share7.206.405.524.583.642.922.521.921.321.00

MSCI ownership

Institutions
93.11%
Institutional holders
1,107 (+11)
Free float
94.78%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 93.1% Others 6.9%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 68.91M shares ·94.8% Closely held 3.79M shares ·5.2%

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

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 2026010.00450.00
Q3 2026101.80K0.00
Q2 20267384.13K86.19K
Q1 202651105.15K2.18K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY202577.16M77.29M-2.11%
FY202478.71M78.96M-1.11%
FY202379.46M79.84M-1.69%
FY202280.75M81.22M-2.71%
FY202182.51M83.48M-1.23%

Common questions about MSCI's financials

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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