MSCI free cash flow 2004–2026
MSCI's free cash flow in Q3 FY2026, the three months to 30 September 2026, was 385.40M USD, down 13.5% on the same quarter a year before. MSCI's free cash flow in fiscal year 2025 was 1.55B USD, up 5.5% on the year before.
Last updated 6 Nov 2026 · Next report 26 Jan 2027
Free cash flow
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Free cash flow | Growth | Free cash flow margin | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow per share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTM | 30 Sept 2026 | — | — | — | 1.61B | — | — |
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 1.55B | +5.54% | 49.42% | 1.59B | -39.32M | 20.04 |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 1.47B | +28.18% | 51.39% | 1.50B | -33.76M | 18.59 |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 1.15B | +12.00% | 45.28% | 1.24B | -90.85M | 14.34 |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 1.02B | +15.76% | 45.47% | 1.10B | -72.90M | 12.59 |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 883.28M | +16.20% | 43.22% | 936.07M | -52.79M | 10.58 |
| FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 760.13M | +15.92% | 44.84% | 811.11M | -50.98M | 8.99 |
| FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 655.75M | +16.31% | 42.09% | 709.52M | -53.77M | 7.67 |
| FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 563.80M | +58.66% | 39.32% | 612.76M | -48.96M | 6.29 |
| FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 355.34M | -9.38% | 27.89% | 404.16M | -48.82M | 3.87 |
| FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 392.11M | +52.67% | 34.08% | 434.74M | -42.63M | 4.06 |
| FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 256.84M | +0.80% | 23.89% | 305.99M | -49.15M | 2.34 |
| FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 254.80M | -7.98% | 25.56% | 305.67M | -50.88M | 2.18 |
| FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 276.91M | -8.37% | 26.74% | 320.45M | -43.54M | 2.29 |
| FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 302.19M | +30.32% | 31.80% | 347.08M | -44.88M | 2.45 |
| FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 231.89M | +36.27% | 25.74% | 255.00M | -23.11M | 1.90 |
| FY2010 | 30 Nov 2010 | 170.16M | +44.78% | 25.67% | 183.35M | -13.19M | 1.50 |
| FY2009 | 30 Nov 2009 | 117.53M | -9.26% | 26.53% | 130.94M | -13.41M | 1.15 |
| FY2008 | 30 Nov 2008 | 129.53M | +18.08% | 30.05% | 155.08M | -25.56M | 1.28 |
| FY2007 | 30 Nov 2007 | 109.69M | +35.04% | 29.66% | 110.23M | -535.00K | 1.30 |
| FY2006 | 30 Nov 2006 | 81.23M | +36.44% | 26.14% | 83.67M | -2.44M | 0.97 |
| FY2005 | 30 Nov 2005 | 59.54M | +197.32% | 21.38% | 59.88M | -346.00K | 0.71 |
| FY2004 | 30 Nov 2004 | 20.02M | — | 11.22% | 22.08M | -2.06M | 0.24 |
| Quarter | Period ending | Free cash flow | Growth on a year before | Free cash flow margin | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow per share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | 385.40M | -13.49% | 43.21% | 436.10M | -50.70M | 5.33 |
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | — | — | — | 370.80M | — | — |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 278.00M | -4.22% | 32.68% | 306.80M | -28.80M | 3.79 |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 488.69M | +17.36% | 59.41% | 501.13M | -12.44M | 6.32 |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 445.51M | +7.36% | 56.15% | 449.44M | -3.93M | 5.76 |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 324.69M | +0.86% | 42.02% | 336.14M | -11.45M | 4.19 |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 290.24M | +5.20% | 38.91% | 301.74M | -11.50M | 3.73 |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 416.39M | +8.11% | 56.00% | 430.63M | -14.25M | 5.31 |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 414.98M | +53.61% | 57.26% | 421.61M | -6.63M | 5.27 |
| Q2 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 321.92M | +21.33% | 45.47% | 349.25M | -27.33M | 4.06 |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 275.90M | +13.74% | 40.58% | 300.14M | -24.24M | 3.47 |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 385.14M | +30.57% | 55.81% | 388.95M | -3.82M | 4.84 |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 270.15M | -11.45% | 43.19% | 291.13M | -20.98M | 3.40 |
| Q2 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 265.34M | +37.06% | 42.72% | 291.80M | -26.47M | 3.32 |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 242.57M | +5.99% | 40.96% | 264.14M | -21.58M | 3.01 |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 294.97M | +12.13% | 51.19% | 315.43M | -20.46M | 3.67 |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 305.07M | +51.70% | 54.41% | 323.07M | -18.00M | 3.77 |
| Q2 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | 193.59M | -9.54% | 35.08% | 212.69M | -19.10M | 2.38 |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 228.85M | +6.54% | 40.87% | 244.18M | -15.34M | 2.78 |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 263.07M | +20.10% | 47.84% | 279.66M | -16.60M | 3.15 |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 201.10M | +6.93% | 38.89% | 215.89M | -14.79M | 2.41 |
| Q2 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 214.01M | -14.76% | 42.96% | 225.06M | -11.05M | 2.57 |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 214.79M | +110.68% | 44.90% | 215.46M | -664.00K | 2.57 |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 219.04M | -2.73% | 49.37% | 235.93M | -16.89M | 2.62 |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 188.07M | +8.23% | 44.22% | 199.80M | -11.73M | 2.23 |
| Q2 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 251.07M | +41.79% | 61.29% | 262.62M | -11.54M | 2.98 |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 101.95M | +27.88% | 24.46% | 112.77M | -10.82M | 1.19 |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 225.18M | +49.72% | 55.38% | 243.64M | -18.47M | 2.63 |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 173.77M | +32.94% | 44.08% | 188.54M | -14.77M | 2.03 |
| Q2 FY2019 | 30 Jun 2019 | 177.08M | -11.44% | 45.93% | 189.47M | -12.39M | 2.07 |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 79.73M | -3.62% | 21.47% | 87.88M | -8.15M | 0.93 |
| Q4 FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 150.40M | +22.72% | 41.58% | 173.18M | -22.78M | 1.68 |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | 130.72M | +44.89% | 36.52% | 143.83M | -13.11M | 1.43 |
| Q2 FY2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | 199.96M | +73.60% | 55.08% | 207.17M | -7.21M | 2.18 |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 82.73M | +202.07% | 23.55% | 88.60M | -5.87M | 0.89 |
| Q4 FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 122.55M | -3.63% | 36.61% | 143.15M | -20.60M | 1.33 |
| Q3 FY2017 | 30 Sept 2017 | 90.22M | -32.26% | 28.01% | 101.77M | -11.55M | 0.98 |
| Q2 FY2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | 115.18M | +10.57% | 36.44% | 122.22M | -7.04M | 1.26 |
| Q1 FY2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 27.39M | -0.67% | 9.09% | 37.02M | -9.63M | 0.30 |
| Q4 FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 127.17M | +102.64% | 43.43% | 137.71M | -10.54M | 1.36 |
| Q3 FY2016 | 30 Sept 2016 | 133.20M | +9.43% | 46.18% | 146.92M | -13.73M | 1.40 |
| Q2 FY2016 | 30 Jun 2016 | 104.17M | +767.45% | 35.85% | 117.08M | -12.91M | 1.08 |
| Q1 FY2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 27.57M | -54.33% | 9.89% | 33.03M | -5.46M | 0.28 |
| Q4 FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 62.76M | -34.23% | 23.00% | 81.32M | -18.57M | 0.61 |
| Q3 FY2015 | 30 Sept 2015 | 121.71M | +39.43% | 45.29% | 133.96M | -12.25M | 1.11 |
| Q2 FY2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | 12.01M | -78.89% | 4.44% | 24.03M | -12.02M | 0.11 |
| Q1 FY2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 60.36M | +297.41% | 22.97% | 66.68M | -6.32M | 0.53 |
| Q4 FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 95.42M | +29.64% | 38.00% | 104.05M | -8.64M | 0.84 |
| Q3 FY2014 | 30 Sept 2014 | 87.29M | +58.36% | 34.69% | 107.57M | -20.27M | 0.75 |
| Q2 FY2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | 56.90M | -30.56% | 22.38% | 68.80M | -11.90M | 0.48 |
| Q1 FY2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 15.19M | -77.07% | 6.34% | 25.25M | -10.06M | 0.13 |
| Q4 FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 73.60M | +39.82% | 27.50% | 94.41M | -20.81M | 0.61 |
| Q3 FY2013 | 30 Sept 2013 | 55.12M | -30.60% | 21.35% | 69.36M | -14.24M | 0.46 |
| Q2 FY2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | 81.94M | -21.89% | 31.77% | 85.63M | -3.69M | 0.67 |
| Q1 FY2013 | 31 Mar 2013 | 66.25M | +1.58% | 26.30% | 71.05M | -4.80M | 0.54 |
| Q4 FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 52.64M | -28.67% | 21.30% | 59.41M | -6.78M | 0.43 |
| Q3 FY2012 | 30 Sept 2012 | 79.43M | -6.08% | 33.74% | 97.60M | -18.16M | 0.64 |
| Q2 FY2012 | 30 Jun 2012 | 104.91M | +1.63% | 43.97% | 120.56M | -15.65M | 0.85 |
| Q1 FY2012 | 31 Mar 2012 | 65.22M | — | 28.47% | 69.51M | -4.29M | 0.53 |
| Q4 FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 73.80M | — | 32.63% | 80.07M | -6.27M | 0.61 |
| Q3 FY2011 | 30 Sept 2011 | 84.57M | — | 37.58% | 94.68M | -10.11M | 0.69 |
| Q2 FY2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | 103.23M | — | 45.58% | 106.12M | -2.90M | 0.84 |
| Q1 FY2011 | 31 Mar 2011 | -29.71M | — | -13.31% | -25.88M | -3.84M | -0.24 |
| Q4 FY2010 | 30 Nov 2010 | 56.02M | +611.47% | 26.26% | 62.12M | -6.10M | 0.47 |
| Q3 FY2010 | 31 Aug 2010 | 63.74M | +27.42% | 31.44% | 66.13M | -2.40M | 0.53 |
| Q2 FY2010 | 31 May 2010 | 68.45M | +58.46% | 54.69% | 69.87M | -1.41M | 0.65 |
| Q1 FY2010 | 28 Feb 2010 | -18.05M | -209.78% | -14.83% | -14.76M | -3.29M | -0.17 |
| Q4 FY2009 | 30 Nov 2009 | 7.87M | -78.75% | 6.63% | 10.10M | -2.22M | 0.08 |
| Q3 FY2009 | 31 Aug 2009 | 50.02M | +185.00% | 45.94% | 51.69M | -1.67M | 0.50 |
| Q2 FY2009 | 31 May 2009 | 43.20M | -21.65% | 39.50% | 46.69M | -3.49M | 0.43 |
| Q1 FY2009 | 28 Feb 2009 | 16.44M | -16.89% | 15.52% | 22.47M | -6.03M | 0.16 |
| Q4 FY2008 | 30 Nov 2008 | 37.06M | — | 34.50% | 43.52M | -6.46M | 0.37 |
| Q3 FY2008 | 31 Aug 2008 | 17.55M | -22.44% | 15.90% | 30.83M | -13.28M | 0.17 |
| Q2 FY2008 | 31 May 2008 | 55.14M | — | 50.96% | 60.00M | -4.86M | 0.54 |
| Q1 FY2008 | 29 Feb 2008 | 19.78M | — | 18.85% | 20.74M | -961.00K | 0.20 |
| Q4 FY2007 | 30 Nov 2007 | — | — | — | 41.87M | — | — |
| Q3 FY2007 | 31 Aug 2007 | 22.63M | — | 24.49% | 23.22M | -589.00K | 0.27 |
Figures in USD. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. Quarterly growth is on the same quarter a year before; TTM is the last four quarters.
See also:Revenue,Net income,EPS,Shares outstanding,Operating income,Cash on hand,Total debt,Stock buybacks,Cash flow
Common questions about MSCI's free cash flow
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
