MSCI (MSCI) Stock Overview

Provides critical decision support tools and solutions for the investment community to manage investment processes worldwide. More details

MSCI fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends4/6

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US$613.94
FV
5.9% undervalued intrinsic discount
7.86%
Revenue growth p.a.
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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for MSCI
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$577.94
52 Week HighUS$642.45
52 Week LowUS$486.74
Beta1.31
1 Month Change6.29%
3 Month Change5.68%
1 Year Change16.55%
3 Year Change31.38%
5 Year Change49.86%
Change since IPO2,214.54%

Recent News & Updates

MSCI: Revenue Visibility Like No Other

Jul 07

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

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

Recent updates

MSCI: Revenue Visibility Like No Other

Jul 07

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

Earnings Update: MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) Just Reported Its Third-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

Nov 01
Earnings Update: MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) Just Reported Its Third-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

MSCI: Reiterate Buy Rating On Positive Demand Recovery Trend

Oct 30

Does MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Oct 13
Does MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

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

MSCI: Long-Term Outlook Remains Sound Despite ESG & Climate Concern

Nov 17

MSCI: Premium Over S&P Global And Moody's Remains Unjustified In Q3

Nov 07

MSCI: Better Buy Than Moody's And S&P Global

Oct 03

MSCI: Thriving Through ESG And Beyond

Sep 13

MSCI: Empire Builder, Still Trading At A Premium

Aug 30

Shareholder Returns

MSCIUS Capital MarketsUS Market
7D2.2%3.1%1.0%
1Y16.5%40.1%15.0%

Return vs Industry: MSCI underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 40.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MSCI exceeded the US Market which returned 15% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MSCI's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MSCI volatility
MSCI Average Weekly Movement2.7%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement3.7%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.9%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: MSCI has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: MSCI's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19986,184Henry Fernandezwww.msci.com

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.

MSCI Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do MSCI's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MSCI fundamental statistics
Market capUS$44.89b
Earnings (TTM)US$1.14b
Revenue (TTM)US$2.92b
39.2x
P/E Ratio
15.3x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MSCI income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$2.92b
Cost of RevenueUS$522.66m
Gross ProfitUS$2.40b
Other ExpensesUS$1.26b
EarningsUS$1.14b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

Jul 22, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)14.76
Gross Margin82.11%
Net Profit Margin39.08%
Debt/Equity Ratio-474.3%

How did MSCI perform over the long term?

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Dividends

1.2%
Current Dividend Yield
45%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/18 23:16
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/18 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
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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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

MSCI Inc. is covered by 35 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
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Manav PatnaikBarclays
Arnaud Maurice GiblatBNP Paribas Exane