MSCI Inc. (MSCI)

MSCI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides research-based data, analytics, and indexes, supported by advanced technology worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial products, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation, as well as licenses GICS and GICS Direct. The Analytics segment offers risk management, performance attribution and portfolio management content, application, an integrated view of risk and return service, and an analysis of market, credit, liquidity, counterparty, and climate risk across asset classes; managed services, including consolidation of client portfolio data, review and reconciliation of input data and results, and customized reporting; and HedgePlatform to measure, evaluate, and monitor the risk of hedge fund investments. The Sustainability and Climate segment provides products and services that help institutional investors understand how ESG impacts the long-term risk and return of their portfolio and individual security-level investments; and data, ratings, research, and tools to assist investors navigate increasing regulation. The All Other – Private Assets segment comprises private credit, real estate and infrastructure data, benchmarks, return-analytics, climate assessments and market insights; business intelligence to real estate owners, managers, developers, and brokers; and offers investment decision support tools for private capital. The Private Capital Solutions segment offers tools to help private asset investors across mission-critical workflows, such as sourcing terms and conditions, evaluating operating performance, managing risk and other activities supporting private capital investment. MSCI Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in New York, New York.

Symbol
MSCI
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Market cap
$40.40B
52 week range
501.08 - 644.77

Valuation

Share price
$555.70 (close of 2026-09-23)
P/E (TTM)
30.33x
Price to book
-15.02x
Price to free cash flow
25.28x
Enterprise value
$46.56B
Book value per share
$-36.99

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-0.59%
5 days+2.04%
1 month-1.38%
3 months-4.44%
6 months+0.74%
Year to date-3.14%
1 year-2.33%
3 years+8.29%
5 years-14.98%
10 years+543.17%
All time+2029.12%

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
-45.29%
Return on invested capital
45.28%
Return on assets
21.08%
Return on capital employed
44.25%
Gross margin
76.29%
Net margin
38.36%
EBITDA margin
55.42%
Revenue growth
9.75%
Net income growth
8.40%
Free cash flow growth
5.54%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.96%
Current ratio
0.89x
Net debt to EBITDA
2.98x

Latest reported year

Period end
2025-12-31
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$3.13B
Cost of revenue
$743.25M
Gross profit
$2.39B
EBITDA
$1.74B
Net income
$1.20B
Earnings per share
$15.72
Research and development
$177.60M
Shares outstanding
76.50M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-12-31$3.13B$2.39B$1.20B$15.72
2024-12-31$2.86B$2.16B$1.11B$14.09
2023-12-31$2.53B$1.95B$1.15B$14.45
2022-12-31$2.25B$1.73B$870.57M$10.78
2021-12-31$2.04B$1.58B$725.98M$8.80
2020-12-31$1.70B$1.40B$601.82M$7.19
2019-12-31$1.56B$1.26B$563.65M$6.66
2018-12-31$1.43B$1.15B$507.88M$5.83
2017-12-31$1.27B$1.00B$303.97M$3.36
2016-12-31$1.15B$898.56M$260.86M$2.72

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-12-3176.29%38.36%-45.29%45.28%
2024-12-3175.65%38.83%-117.99%39.04%
2023-12-3176.99%45.42%-155.26%33.98%
2022-12-3176.77%38.72%-86.37%39.15%
2021-12-3177.09%35.53%-444.12%34.20%
2020-12-3182.79%35.50%-135.78%44.51%
2019-12-3181.07%36.18%-734.74%42.75%
2018-12-3179.96%35.42%-305.05%37.54%
2017-12-3178.52%23.86%75.80%26.22%
2016-12-3178.09%22.67%82.13%22.68%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-12-31$515.33M$6.20B
2024-12-31$409.35M$4.51B
2023-12-31$461.69M$4.50B
2022-12-31$993.56M$4.50B
2021-12-31$1.42B$4.16B
2020-12-31$1.30B$3.37B
2019-12-31$1.51B$3.07B
2018-12-31$904.18M$2.58B
2017-12-31$889.50M$2.08B
2016-12-31$791.83M$2.08B

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-12-31$1.55B$111.34M
2024-12-31$1.47B$95.20M
2023-12-31$1.21B$71.65M
2022-12-31$1.08B$58.09M
2021-12-31$922.56M$54.92M
2020-12-31$789.28M$51.09M
2019-12-31$680.41M$41.20M
2018-12-31$582.50M$38.90M
2017-12-31$370.98M$36.58M
2016-12-31$410.08M$32.00M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
2026-08-14
Paid in the last twelve months
$7.95
Payment dateDividend per share
2026-08-14$2.05
2026-05-15$2.05
2026-02-13$2.05
2025-11-14$1.80
2025-08-15$1.80
2025-05-16$1.80
2025-02-14$1.80
2024-11-15$1.60

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report
2026-10-20
Consensus EPS estimate
$5.01

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-07-21Jun/2026$4.90
2026-04-21--
2026-01-28--
2025-10-28--
2025-07-22--
2025-07-21--
2025-04-22--
2025-04-21--

Filings and sources

Company website
msci.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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