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MSCI Inc (MSCI) vs Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ)

MSCI Inc and Nasdaq, Inc. are both Financial Data & Stock Exchanges companies. Nasdaq, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $52.3B against $41.8B — 1.2× the size. Nasdaq, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 27.0× against 31.1×. MSCI Inc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.6% against 7.42%. MSCI Inc has the higher net margin (40.7% vs 22.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (34.8% vs 8.18%). Both pay a dividend; MSCI Inc yields more (1.40% vs 1.24%). Across the 20 metrics below, MSCI Inc leads on 11 and Nasdaq, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
P/E 31.06 27.03 23.59
P/S 12.43 6.06 6.89
P/B n/m 4.41 4.00
Price to free cash flow 27.76 27.12 19.63
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 3.22% 3.70% 4.04%
Free cash flow yield 3.60% 3.69% 4.39%

Profitability

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Gross margin 82.98% 64.27% 70.90%
Operating margin 55.66% 29.60% 28.27%
Net margin 40.73% 22.52% 22.52%
Free cash flow margin 44.77% 22.34% 28.57%
Return on equity (75.96%) 16.52% 15.12%
Return on assets 24.74% 6.82% 6.82%
Return on invested capital 34.78% 8.18% 9.96%

Growth

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Revenue growth (TTM) 11.62% 7.42% 9.16%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 11.67% 60.10% 15.41%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 13.08% 7.99% 8.62%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 14.84% 13.89% 10.27%

Health

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Debt to equity (2.37) 0.71 0.48
Current ratio 0.89 1.01 1.06
Net debt to EBITDA 2.93 2.61 1.19

Dividend

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Dividend yield 1.40% 1.24% 1.28%
Payout ratio 0.43 0.34 0.32

Size

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Market cap 41.81b 52.26b 32.17b

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