MSCI Inc.
MSCI · Price history
Price at last available close
$604.94
+$65.18 (+12.08%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About MSCI Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
MSCI Inc., alongside its subsidiaries, offers sophisticated tools and services to support global investment decision-making and process management for its clients. The company is structured into four key segments: Index, Analytics, ESG and Climate, and Private Assets. The Index division furnishes benchmarks employed across diverse investment applications, including the creation of indexed financial products such as ETFs, mutual funds, and various derivatives; performance evaluation; portfolio building and adjustment; and strategic asset allocation.
How they make money
MSCI generates revenue primarily through recurring subscription fees for its index, analytics, and ESG research products, as well as asset-based fees linked to the value of assets in investment products like ETFs that track its indexes. The company also earns revenue from licensing its data and software platforms to institutional investors, asset managers, and other financial services firms globally.
Products & services
MSCI provides critical decision support tools for the global investment community, including equity, fixed income, and multi-asset class indexes, portfolio risk and performance analytics, ESG and climate research, and private asset data services.
Brands & revenue mix
Flagship brand for equity index products.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Brand for portfolio analytics products.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Brand for energy and commodity analytics products.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Calculated from reported segment revenue. Check the source period and revenue basis before comparing shares. Categories can overlap and may not add to 100%.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
Customer concentration
The company does not disclose specific customer names, but notes that for the year ended December 31, 2025, no single client accounted for more than 10% of its total revenues.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Third-party data providers — Various financial data vendors and exchanges that supply raw market data used in the construction and maintenance of MSCI indexes.Source
Competitors
- S&P Global — Competes in the provision of financial market indexes, data, and analytics.Source
- FTSE Russell (London Stock Exchange Group) — Competes in the provision of global equity indexes and benchmarking services.Source
- Bloomberg — Competes in the provision of financial data, analytics, and index services.Source
Strengths
Sources
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
34
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
62
Fair
Financial Strength
44
Business Quality / Moat
78
Management
70
Growth Quality
47
Risk / Durability
85
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
43
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
50/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 50/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Elevated debt risk
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for MSCI
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can MSCI maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is MSCI's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is MSCI's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify MSCI's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
34
Opportunity Score
43
Market Cap
$43.98B
P/E Ratio
31.3
EPS
$18.80
52-Week High
$644.77
52-Week Low
$501.08
Beta
1.24
Intrinsic Value
$600.01
Analyst Target
$700.00
Shares Outstanding
77.3M
Total Revenue
$3.43B
Total Debt
$6.87B
Reported Dividend Yield
1.30%
Liquidation Value / Share
$-39.03
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Building upward momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for MSCI
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
The provider reports a dividend yield. Confirm the latest declaration before treating it as a current payment.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Elevated debt risk
Negative shareholder equity • Total debt is at least one year of revenue • Cash covers less than 20% of total debt
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on MSCI.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Strong brand recognition and reputation in the investment community.
- +High recurring revenue model with high retention rates.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Debt risk (elevated): Negative shareholder equity.
- −Total debt is at least one year of revenue.
- −Cash covers less than 20% of total debt.
- −Dependence on the financial services industry and global market conditions.
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Scores
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Score Changes
4 historical score records availablePrevious Score
35
Oct 5, 2026
Change
-1.1
points
Current Score
34
Oct 20, 2026
Category Changes
MSCI decreased 1.1 points because Capital declined by 3 points, Valuation declined by 5.8 points.
Positive Contributors
- + Revenue improved by 2.7 points
Negative Contributors
- − Capital declined by 3 points
- − Valuation declined by 5.8 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
32
Projected Change
-1.6 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 1.6 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Near Fair ValueCurrent Price
$604.94
Model Intrinsic Value
$600.01
Difference
+$4.93
+0.8% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-0.8%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.43B | $3.13B | $2.86B | $2.53B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $587.3M | $550.4M | $514.4M | $446.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $2.85B | $2.58B | $2.34B | $2.08B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $184.3M | $177.6M | $158.7M | $132.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $552.7M | $500.0M | $473.6M | $430.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $934.9M | $870.5M | $813.2M | $697.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $2.12B | $1.93B | $1.75B | $1.71B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $1.91B | $1.71B | $1.53B | $1.38B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $278.5M | $209.9M | $185.5M | $186.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $1.62B | $1.49B | $1.36B | $1.37B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $239.6M | $292.0M | $247.0M | $220.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $1.38B | $1.20B | $1.11B | $1.15B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $18.80 | $15.58 | $14.09 | $14.45 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 72.10M | 77.16M | 78.71M | 79.46M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 72.30M | 77.29M | 78.96M | 79.84M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$892.0M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$4.86
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+22.2%
Cash Change
-34.8%
Margin Change
-1.7 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Cash position declined
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth. Pressure indicators included cash levels, debt levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 12.4%. EPS increased 14.6%. Cash declined 34.8%. Total debt increased 22.2%. Net income margin declined by 1.7 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
49
Smart Money
49
Number of Gurus
7
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
A dividend is reported, but detailed payment history is temporarily unavailable or awaiting refresh.
Conservative Projected Values
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Conservative Projection Rate
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