MSCI Inc.

NYSE:MSCI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$44.2b

MSCI Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

MSCI is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.22% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 28th November, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 14th November, 2025.

Key information

1.2%

Dividend yield

4.4%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield5.6%
Future Dividend Yield1.5%
Dividend Growth20.6%
Next dividend pay date28 Nov 25
Ex dividend date14 Nov 25
Dividend per sharen/a
Payout ratio44%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) Third-Quarter Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Next Year

Oct 31
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) Third-Quarter Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Next Year

MSCI: Forget The Yield, Buy The Dividend Growth Story (Rating Upgrade)

Oct 13

Earnings Not Telling The Story For MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI)

Jun 25
Earnings Not Telling The Story For MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI)

MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) Just Released Its First-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Apr 24
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) Just Released Its First-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

MSCI: Fairly Priced, But Will Wait For A Better Entry Point

Apr 06

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $1.80

Feb 01
MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $1.80

MSCI Earnings: Solid 2024, But Investors May Reprice The Stock Lower Against Organic Growth

Jan 29

MSCI Inc.'s (NYSE:MSCI) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Jan 29
MSCI Inc.'s (NYSE:MSCI) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Unlocking Value From MSCI, The Index Fund Powerhouse

Dec 25

MSCI: Quality Business At A Decent Valuation

Dec 04

MSCI: It'll Take A Little Longer For Fundamentals To Catch Up

Nov 10

MSCI: Reiterate Buy Rating On Positive Demand Recovery Trend

Oct 30

MSCI: Dividend Yield On Cost Might Surprise You

Oct 09

MSCI: How 'The Customer Is Always Right' Leads To Shareholder Returns

Aug 21

MSCI: Valuation Is Still Cheap And Business Growth Remains Robust

Jul 24

MSCI: Don't Overthink - Buy This Classic Compounder

Jun 22

MSCI: Still Slightly Overvalued As It Starts To Show Weakness

May 20

MSCI Inc.: Valuation De-Rating Overdone, Reiterate Buy

Apr 26

MSCI: Resilient Business Model With A Best-In-Class Valuation, Signaling A Strong Buy Rating

Mar 25

MSCI: A Showcase In The Importance Of The PEG Ratio

Feb 05

MSCI Inc.: Double-Digit Dividend Growth Stock Of The Month

Jan 15

MSCI Inc.: Setting The Standard

Jan 05

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayNov 02 2025Ex Dividend DateNov 14 2025Dividend Pay DateNov 28 202514 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 12 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: MSCI's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: MSCI's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

MSCI Dividend Yield vs Market
How does MSCI dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (MSCI)1.2%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.5%
Market Top 25% (US)4.6%
Industry Average (Capital Markets)2.0%
Analyst forecast (MSCI) (up to 3 years)1.5%

Notable Dividend: MSCI's dividend (1.22%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.47%).

High Dividend: MSCI's dividend (1.22%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.64%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (44.3%), MSCI's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (39%), MSCI's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/02 01:08
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/31 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

MSCI Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Manav PatnaikBarclays
Arnaud Maurice GiblatBNP Paribas
Gregory SimpsonBNP Paribas