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 $52.9B against $41.0B — 1.3× the size. Nasdaq, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 27.0× against 30.1×. 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; Nasdaq, Inc. yields more (1.62% vs 1.04%). Across the 22 metrics below, MSCI Inc leads on 12 and Nasdaq, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
P/E 30.13 26.96 21.77
P/S 12.05 6.04 7.79
P/B n/m 4.40 3.85
Price to free cash flow 26.92 27.05 18.75
EV/EBITDA 22.18 18.73 15.55
EV/Sales 13.86 6.94 6.94
Earnings yield 3.32% 3.71% 4.49%
Free cash flow yield 3.71% 3.70% 4.68%

Profitability

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Gross margin 82.98% 64.27% 70.90%
Operating margin 55.66% 29.60% 29.55%
Net margin 40.73% 22.52% 23.21%
Free cash flow margin 44.77% 22.34% 29.05%
Return on equity (75.96%) 16.52% 15.34%
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% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 13.08% 7.99% 7.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 14.84% 13.89% 9.78%

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 1.08

Dividend

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Dividend yield 1.04% 1.62% 1.16%
Payout ratio 0.46 0.37 0.42

Size

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Market cap 41.00b 52.94b 27.94b

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