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MSCI Inc
MSCI Financial Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
MSCI Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $3.1 billion, up 9.75% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 12.2%, EPS grew 19.9%, free cash flow grew 8.19% and total debt rose 41.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for ten, operating cash flow growth for five; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 62.17 | 78.40 | 126.51 | 141.06 | 218.65 | 380.00 | 376.41 | 451.55 | 439.95 | 486.74 |
Analyst estimates 2026–2028 Powerpack |
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| High | 90.79 | 130.58 | 184.22 | 267.51 | 446.90 | 679.85 | 617.13 | 573.32 | 642.45 | 634.99 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 2,754 | 3,038 | 3,112 | 3,396 | 3,633 | 4,303 | 4,759 | 5,794 | 6,132 | 6,268 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.50 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,151 | 1,274 | 1,434 | 1,558 | 1,695 | 2,044 | 2,249 | 2,529 | 2,856 | 3,134 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 78.09 | 78.52 | 79.96 | 81.07 | 82.79 | 82.45 | 82.02 | 82.34 | 81.99 | 82.44 | |||||
| EBT | 386 | 467 | 630 | 603 | 686 | 858 | 1,044 | 1,369 | 1,356 | 1,494 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 33.54 | 36.64 | 43.93 | 38.73 | 40.48 | 41.99 | 46.42 | 54.14 | 47.48 | 47.67 | |||||
| Net income | 261 | 304 | 508 | 564 | 602 | 726 | 871 | 1,149 | 1,109 | 1,202 | |||||
| Depreciation | 84 | 83 | 89 | 106 | 115 | 139 | 148 | 164 | 211 | 224 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 11.99 | 14.10 | 16.45 | 18.40 | 20.25 | 24.77 | 27.85 | 31.83 | 36.29 | 40.97 | ||||
| Earnings | 2.72 | 3.36 | 5.83 | 6.66 | 7.19 | 8.80 | 10.78 | 14.45 | 14.09 | 15.72 | |||||
| Cash flow | 4.61 | 4.47 | 7.03 | 8.38 | 9.69 | 11.35 | 13.57 | 15.56 | 19.08 | 20.76 | |||||
| Capex | (0.44) | (0.54) | (0.56) | (0.64) | (0.61) | (0.72) | (0.90) | (1.14) | (1.46) | (1.70) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 4.16 | 3.93 | 6.47 | 7.75 | 9.08 | 10.63 | 12.66 | 14.41 | 17.62 | 19.07 | |||||
| Book value | 3.31 | 4.44 | (1.91) | (0.91) | (5.29) | (1.98) | (12.48) | (9.31) | (11.94) | (34.70) | |||||
| Shares, m | 96 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 77 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 28.94 | 38.00 | 25.73 | 38.77 | 62.02 | 69.62 | 42.78 | 38.44 | 42.58 | 36.50 | ||||
| P/S | 6.57 | 9.05 | 8.96 | 14.03 | 22.05 | 24.74 | 16.56 | 17.46 | 16.54 | 14.00 | |||||
| P/B | 23.79 | 28.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 7.70 | 10.00 | 10.14 | 15.05 | 23.28 | 26.09 | 18.12 | 19.06 | 17.98 | 15.82 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 22.16 | 35.86 | 25.80 | 35.75 | 51.93 | 60.81 | 39.86 | 42.10 | 37.03 | 34.00 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 442 | 404 | 613 | 710 | 811 | 936 | 1,095 | 1,236 | 1,502 | 1,588 | ||||
| Capex | (43) | (49) | (49) | (54) | (51) | (59) | (73) | (91) | (115) | (130) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 400 | 355 | 564 | 656 | 760 | 877 | 1,022 | 1,145 | 1,387 | 1,459 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 519 | 659 | 626 | 1,181 | 904 | 892 | 497 | (99) | (242) | (185) | ||||
| Total debt | 2,075 | 2,078 | 2,576 | 3,094 | 3,390 | 4,184 | 4,512 | 4,508 | 4,511 | 6,202 | |||||
| Net debt | 1,283 | 1,189 | 1,671 | 1,587 | 2,089 | 2,763 | 3,518 | 4,046 | 4,101 | 5,687 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 318 | 401 | (166) | (77) | (443) | (163) | (1,008) | (740) | (940) | (2,655) | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 8.37 | 9.56 | 15.24 | 14.85 | 14.32 | 14.96 | 16.58 | 21.85 | 20.23 | 21.57 | ||||
| ROIC | 19.05 | 22.80 | 28.53 | 31.27 | 33.59 | 25.79 | 30.07 | 26.17 | 30.22 | 35.32 | |||||
| ROE | 42.79 | 84.60 | 433.13 | (463.51) | (231.49) | (239.32) | (148.64) | (131.44) | (132.06) | (66.90) | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
MSCI Inc vs peers in Financial Data & Stock Exchanges (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPGI S&P Global Inc. | $125.2B | 26.2× | 25.0× | +10.41% (above 0%: growing) | +16.57% (above 0%: growing) | +1.23% (above 0%: growing) | 71.90% | 43.70% | Compare |
| CME CME Group Inc. | $104.1B | 24.7× | 21.7× | +0.84% (above 0%: growing) | +2.85% (above 0%: growing) | −11.21% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | 64.89% | Compare |
| ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc. | $88.9B | 22.7× | 19.9× | +4.84% (above 0%: growing) | +14.09% (above 0%: growing) | +29.65% (above 0%: growing) | 98.61% | 52.18% | Compare |
| MCO Moody's Corporation | $83.8B | 30.6× | 28.7× | +15.12% (above 0%: growing) | +56.52% (above 0%: growing) | +47.01% (above 0%: growing) | 76.29% | 47.87% | Compare |
| NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc. | $52.3B | 27.0× | 26.1× | +20.51% (above 0%: growing) | +13.92% (above 0%: growing) | −7.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | 59.24% | 28.12% | Compare |
| COIN Coinbase Global, Inc. | $48.5B | — (loss-making) | 359× | −18.51% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +128.50% (above 0%: growing) | 84.44% | (9.30%) | Compare |
| MSCI MSCI Inc | $41.8B | 31.1× | 30.8× | +12.20% (above 0%: growing) | +19.90% (above 0%: growing) | +8.19% (above 0%: growing) | 82.71% | 56.23% | |
| CBOE Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | $32.2B | 24.5× | — | +22.95% (above 0%: growing) | +50.67% (above 0%: growing) | −270.85% (below 0%: shrinking) | 50.71% | 32.99% | Compare |
| TRU TransUnion | $14.2B | 19.3× | 17.1× | +14.91% (above 0%: growing) | +33.93% (above 0%: growing) | +42.65% (above 0%: growing) | 58.41% | 19.70% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $68.0B | 24.7× | 25.0× | +12.66% | +16.57% | +15.44% | 74.10% | 38.35% |
MSCI metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
MSCI Inc (MSCI) key facts
- Strength: MSCI Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $3.1 billion, up 9.75% from fiscal 2024.
- Strength: Net income was $1.2 billion, or $15.72 per share (basic), a net margin of 38.4%.
- MSCI Inc (MSCI) is a Financial Data & Stock Exchanges company in the Financial sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, MSCI traded at $569.08, a market capitalization of $41.8 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 31.1× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 12.4× sales; its P/E is higher than 6% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- MSCI Inc pays an annual dividend of $7.95 per share, a yield of 1.40%, with a payout ratio of 43.5%.
- Return on equity was −66.9% and debt-to-equity -2.37.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 8 out of 9 for fiscal 2025.