MSCI Inc.

WBAG:MSCI Stock Report

Market Cap: €45.4b

MSCI Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

MSCI's CEO is Henry Fernandez, appointed in Jan 1998, has a tenure of 26.92 years. total yearly compensation is $13.79M, comprised of 7.2% salary and 92.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.71% of the company’s shares, worth €1.23B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.4 years and 6 years respectively.

Key information

Henry Fernandez

Chief executive officer

US$13.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage7.2%
CEO tenure26.9yrs
CEO ownership2.7%
Management average tenure6.4yrs
Board average tenure6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Henry Fernandez's remuneration changed compared to MSCI's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2023US$14mUS$1m

US$1b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$960m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$917m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$881m

Dec 31 2022US$13mUS$1m

US$871m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$849m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$803m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$758m

Dec 31 2021US$10mUS$1m

US$726m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$688m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$701m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$651m

Dec 31 2020US$10mUS$1m

US$602m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$568m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$523m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$534m

Dec 31 2019US$9mUS$1m

US$564m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$593m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$580m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$571m

Dec 31 2018US$3mUS$1m

US$508m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$420m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$382m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$346m

Dec 31 2017US$2mUS$950k

US$304m

Compensation vs Market: Henry's total compensation ($USD13.79M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD4.35M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Henry's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Henry Fernandez (66 yo)

26.9yrs

Tenure

US$13,793,145

Compensation

Mr. Henry A. Fernandez has been an Independent Director at Royalty Pharma plc since July 31, 2020 and its Lead Independent Director since March 2021. He has been the Chairman of the Board at MSCI Inc. sinc...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Henry Fernandez
Chairman & CEO26.9yrsUS$13.79m2.71%
€ 1.2b
C. D. Pettit
President7.2yrsUS$8.43m0.37%
€ 168.7m
Andrew Wiechmann
CFO & Interim Principal Accounting Officer4.3yrsUS$3.48m0.025%
€ 11.5m
Robert Gutowski
General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs4.9yrsUS$2.57m0.017%
€ 7.5m
Scott Crum
Chief Human Resources Officer10.7yrsUS$3.21m0.013%
€ 5.8m
Jigar Thakkar
CTO & Head of Engineering6.4yrsUS$6.29mno data
Jeremy Ulan
Head of Investor Relations & Treasurer2.5yrsno datano data
Cristina Bondolowski
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer2.4yrsno datano data
Remy Briand
Head of Solutions8.5yrsno datano data
Theodore Niggli
Managing Directorno datano datano data
Alvise Munari
Chief Product Officer9.1yrsno datano data
Jana Haines
Head of Index1.1yrsno datano data

6.4yrs

Average Tenure

58.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: MSCI's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Henry Fernandez
Chairman & CEO26.9yrsUS$13.79m2.71%
€ 1.2b
C. D. Pettit
President1.9yrsUS$8.43m0.37%
€ 168.7m
Robert Ashe
Lead Independent Director11yrsUS$337.61k0.023%
€ 10.4m
Wayne Edmunds
Independent Director9.8yrsUS$286.97k0.012%
€ 5.4m
Paula Volent
Independent Director4.8yrsUS$286.84k0.0036%
€ 1.6m
Jacques Perold
Independent Director7.8yrsUS$301.97k0.0064%
€ 2.9m
Michelle Seitz
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Linda Riefler
Independent Director17.9yrsUS$305.69k0.026%
€ 11.7m
Robin Matlock
Independent Director2.5yrsUS$288.68k0%
€ 0
Marcus Smith
Independent Director7.1yrsUS$307.35k0.0054%
€ 2.4m
Rajat Taneja
Independent Director3.5yrsUS$283.29k0.00064%
€ 290.7k
Sandy Rattray
Independent Director4.8yrsUS$302.26k0.0021%
€ 958.5k

6.0yrs

Average Tenure

61.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: MSCI's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 17:18
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

MSCI Inc. is covered by 36 analysts. 15 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
Gregory SimpsonBNP Paribas Exane