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.

569.08 6.01 −1.05%
Market cap
$41.8B
P/E
31.1×
Fwd P/E
30.8×
Dividend yield
1.40%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total buys 15.51
Total sells 7.30
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — 1 — 2 — — 1 — — — 1 —
Sell 1 1 — — 1 1 — 1 — — — 1
Insider Ownership 3.76%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 41,810.00
Revenue 3,333.76
Net Income 1,358.01
Free Cash Flow 1,492.49
Net Debt 6,024.00
Current Ratio 0.89
Debt/Equity (2.37)
P/E ratio 31.06
Fwd P/E 30.80
P/S ratio 12.43 (above 10: high)
P/B ratio 0.00
Past 5Y EPS Growth 17.12% (at or above 15%: strong)
This Y EPS Growth 13.90%
Next Y EPS Growth 14.14%
Next Y revenue growth 12.27% (at or above 10%: strong)
Next 5Y EPS Growth 13.92%

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Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 5.60%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 32.84%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.43
Annual Dividend Rate 7.95
Annual Dividend Yield 1.40%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 8.23
2.05
2.05
2.05
2025 7.20
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
2024 6.40
1.60
1.60
1.60
1.60
2023 5.52
1.38
1.38
1.38
1.38
2022 4.58
1.04
1.04
1.25
1.25
2021 3.64
0.78
0.78
1.04
1.04
2020 2.92
0.68
0.68
0.78
0.78
2019 2.52
0.58
0.58
0.68
0.68
2018 1.92
0.38
0.38
0.58
0.58
2017 1.32
0.28
0.28
0.38
0.38
2016 1.00
0.22
0.22
0.28
0.28
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 462 409 515 356
Receivables 840 821 987 884
Inventory — — — —
Other — — — 195
1,418 1,344 1,645 1,436
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 10 15 15 17
ST’ Debt 11 — — —
Other — — — 469
1,517 1,586 1,830 1,606

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 11.29% 13.08% 11.71%
Cash Flow 17.33% 14.39% 13.19%
Earnings 18.32% 14.84% 11.36%
Book Value 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Revenue $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 851 867 — — —
’25 746 773 793 823 3,134
’24 680 708 725 744 2,856
’23 592 621 625 690 2,529
’22 560 552 561 576 2,249
’21 478 498 517 550 2,044
’20 417 410 425 444 1,695
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 307 371 — — —
’25 302 336 449 501 1,588
’24 300 349 422 431 1,502
’23 264 292 291 389 1,236
’22 244 213 323 315 1,095
’21 215 225 216 280 936
’20 113 263 200 236 811
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 278 326 — — —
’25 269 302 423 465 1,459
’24 276 322 394 395 1,387
’23 243 265 270 367 1,145
’22 229 194 305 295 1,022
’21 205 214 201 257 877
’20 102 251 188 219 760
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 5.53 4.69 — — —
’25 3.71 3.92 4.25 3.81 15.69
’24 3.22 3.37 3.57 3.90 14.05
’23 2.97 3.09 3.27 5.07 14.39
’22 2.78 2.59 2.68 2.67 10.72
’21 2.36 1.99 2.03 2.32 8.70
’20 1.73 1.36 2.16 1.87 7.12
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

1.6
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to December

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
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
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)
Negative figures in brackets.

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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%

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MSCI metrics, ten years each

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.

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