
MSCI Inc.
NYSE•MSCI
CEO: Mr. Henry A. Fernandez
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
Listing Date: 2007-11-15
MSCI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides critical decision support tools and solutions for the investment community to manage investment processes worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial product, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation, as well as licenses GICS and GICS Direct. The Analytics segment offers risk management, performance attribution and portfolio management content, application, an integrated view of risk and return service, and an analysis of market, credit, liquidity, counterparty, and climate risk across asset classes; managed services, including consolidation of client portfolio data, review and reconciliation of input data and results, and customized reporting; and HedgePlatform to measure, evaluate, and monitor the risk of hedge fund investments. The ESG and Climate segment provides products and services that help institutional investors understand how ESG impacts the long-term risk and return of their portfolio and individual security-level investments; and data, ratings, research, and tools to help investors navigate increasing regulation. The All Other Private Assets segment includes real estate and infrastructure data, benchmarks, return-analytics, climate assessments and market insights; business intelligence to real estate owners, managers, developers, and brokers; and offers investment decision support tools for private capital. The Private Capital Solutions segment offers tools to help private asset investors across mission-critical workflows, such as sourcing terms and conditions, evaluating operating performance, managing risk and other activities supporting private capital investing. MSCI Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Contact Information
7 World Trade Center, 49th Floor 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY, 10007, United States
212-804-3900
Market Cap
$41.65B
P/E (TTM)
34.0
34.2
Dividend Yield
1.3%
52W High
$642.45
52W Low
$486.74
52W Range
Rank18Top 3.4%
6.7
F-Score
Modified Piotroski Analysis
Based on 10-year fundamentals
Strong • 6.7 / 9 points
Scoring Range (0-9)
8-9: Excellent Value
6-7: Strong Fundamentals
4-5: Average Quality
0-3: Weak Performance
Data Period: 2015-2024
Financial Dashboard
Q3 2025 Data
Revenue
$793.43M+9.48%
4-Quarter Trend
EPS
$4.25+18.71%
4-Quarter Trend
FCF
$445.51M+7.36%
4-Quarter Trend
2025 Q3 Earnings Highlights
Key Highlights
Nine Month Revenue Growth Total operating revenues reached $2.31B for nine months, increasing 9.4% overall, or 9.0% excluding FX impact.
Net Income Rises Nine month net income totaled $917.6M, showing a strong 14.2% increase compared to the prior year period.
EPS Shows Strong Gains Diluted earnings per share for nine months improved to $11.87 from $10.15 in the comparable prior period.
Index Segment Revenue Strength Index segment operating revenues grew 11.2% for nine months, driven by 15.9% growth in asset-based fees.
Risk Factors
Increased Debt Obligations Total liabilities rose to $7.31B, primarily due to $5.5B in Senior Notes outstanding as of September 30, 2025.
Goodwill Impairment Potential Real Assets and PCS goodwill units show low fair value headroom (39% and 15% respectively) over carrying values.
Foreign Currency Revenue Exposure Seventeen percent of revenues face FX risk; declines in foreign currencies could reduce asset-based fee collections.
Contingent Consideration Liabilities Fair value of contingent consideration liabilities remains $16.0M, based on Level 3 unobservable market inputs.
Outlook
New Share Repurchase Plan Board authorized a new $3.0B stock repurchase program, superseding the previous authorization for capital return.
Credit Facility Expanded Revolving Credit Facility commitments increased to $1.6B and availability period extended until August 2030.
Segment Name Change ESG operating segment renamed to "Sustainability and Climate" to better reflect the breadth of product offerings.
Quarterly Dividend Declared Board declared a $1.80 per share cash dividend for the third quarter, payable on November 28, 2025.
Peer Comparison
Revenue (TTM)
BSBR$119.86B
MS$112.10B
MET$71.29B
Gross Margin (Latest Quarter)
APO91.2%
MSCI83.3%
NDAQ80.3%
Key Metrics
Symbol | Market Cap | P/E (TTM) | ROE (TTM) | Debt to Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | $280.53B | 17.1 | 15.1% | 30.4% |
| APO | $80.17B | 19.2 | 21.8% | 2.8% |
| MET | $51.83B | 13.6 | 13.8% | 2.8% |
Long-Term Trends
Last 4 Quarters
Revenue
Net Income
Operating Cash Flow
4Q Revenue CAGR
2.2%
Moderate Growth
4Q Net Income CAGR
2.1%
Profitability Slowly Improving
Cash Flow Stability
100%
Strong Cash Flow
Research & Insights
Next earnings:Feb 4, 2026
EPS:$4.58
|Revenue:-
Reports
All Years
Form 10-Q - Q3 2025
Period End: Sep 30, 2025|Filed: Oct 28, 2025|Revenue: $793.43M+9.5%|EPS: $4.25+18.7%MeetForm 10-Q - Q2 2025
Period End: Jun 30, 2025|Filed: Jul 22, 2025|Revenue: $772.68M+9.1%|EPS: $3.92+16.3%MissForm 10-Q - Q1 2025
Period End: Mar 31, 2025|Filed: Apr 22, 2025|Revenue: $745.83M+9.7%|EPS: $3.72+15.2%MissForm 10-K - FY 2024
Period End: Dec 31, 2024|Filed: Feb 7, 2025|Revenue: $2.86B+12.9%|EPS: $14.09-2.5%BeatForm 10-Q - Q3 2024
Period End: Sep 30, 2024|Filed: Oct 31, 2024|Revenue: $724.71M+15.9%|EPS: $3.58+9.1%MissForm 10-Q - Q2 2024
Period End: Jun 30, 2024|Filed: Jul 23, 2024|Revenue: $707.95M+14.0%|EPS: $3.37+8.7%MissForm 10-Q - Q1 2024
Period End: Mar 31, 2024|Filed: Apr 23, 2024|Revenue: $679.97M+14.8%|EPS: $3.23+8.4%MissForm 10-K - FY 2023
Period End: Dec 31, 2023|Filed: Feb 9, 2024|Revenue: $2.53B+12.5%|EPS: $14.45+34.0%Beat