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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 $59.3B against $46.9B — 1.3× the size. Nasdaq, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 28.9× against 34.8×. MSCI Inc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.3% against 11.5%. MSCI Inc has the higher net margin (40.3% vs 22.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (34.7% vs 8.56%). Both pay a dividend; MSCI Inc yields more (1.21% vs 1.08%). 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 34.79 28.91 24.85
P/S 13.83 6.53 6.75
P/B n/m 4.98 4.56
Price to free cash flow 32.64 26.47 20.23
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 2.87% 3.46% 4.00%
Free cash flow yield 3.06% 3.78% 4.59%

Profitability

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Gross margin 82.89% 63.17% 72.83%
Operating margin 55.65% 29.85% 29.06%
Net margin 40.31% 22.78% 25.36%
Free cash flow margin 42.38% 24.68% 32.14%
Return on equity (56.11%) 17.34% 17.00%
Return on assets 25.19% 7.18% 8.22%
Return on invested capital 34.71% 8.56% 10.55%

Growth

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Revenue growth (TTM) 12.34% 11.45% 10.44%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 11.67% 60.10% 13.54%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 13.08% 7.99% 9.24%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 14.84% 13.89% 10.85%

Health

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Debt to equity (2.23) 0.71 0.67
Current ratio 0.82 1.00 1.04
Net debt to EBITDA 2.93 2.61 1.20

Dividend

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Dividend yield 1.21% 1.08% 1.13%
Payout ratio 0.42 0.32 0.29

Size

Metric MSCI NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Market cap 46.90b 59.29b 38.07b

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