MSCI Inc.

LSE:0A8Y Stock Report

Market Cap: US$43.1b

MSCI Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

MSCI's CEO is Henry Fernandez, appointed in Jan 1998, has a tenure of 27.33 years. total yearly compensation is $15.70M, comprised of 6.4% salary and 93.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.78% of the company’s shares, worth $1.20B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.3 years and 5.3 years respectively.

Key information

Henry Fernandez

Chief executive officer

US$15.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage6.37%
CEO tenure27.3yrs
CEO ownership2.8%
Management average tenure5.3yrs
Board average tenure5.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Henry Fernandez's remuneration changed compared to MSCI's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2024US$16mUS$1m

US$1b

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

Compensation vs Market: Henry's total compensation ($USD15.70M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD6.64M).

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

CEO

Henry Fernandez (66 yo)

27.3yrs

Tenure

US$15,696,607

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 & CEO27.3yrsUS$15.70m2.78%
$ 1.2b
C. D. Pettit
President7.6yrsUS$8.99m0.37%
$ 161.3m
Andrew Wiechmann
Chief Financial Officer4.7yrsUS$4.01m0.023%
$ 10.1m
Robert Gutowski
General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs5.3yrsUS$2.66m0.021%
$ 9.1m
Scott Crum
Chief Human Resources Officer11.1yrsUS$3.40m0.016%
$ 7.1m
Craig Read
Global Controller & Chief Accounting Officerless than a yearno datano data
Jigar Thakkar
CTO & Head of Engineering6.8yrsUS$6.29mno data
Jeremy Ulan
Head of Investor Relations & Treasurer2.9yrsno datano data
Cristina Bondolowski
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer2.8yrsno datano data
Theodore Niggli
Managing Directorno datano datano data
Alvise Munari
Chief Business Officer9.5yrsno datano data
Jana Haines
Head of Index1.5yrsno datano data

5.3yrs

Average Tenure

57.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 0A8Y's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Henry Fernandez
Chairman & CEO27.3yrsUS$15.70m2.78%
$ 1.2b
C. D. Pettit
President2.3yrsUS$8.99m0.37%
$ 161.3m
Robert Ashe
Lead Independent Director11.4yrsUS$373.30k0.024%
$ 10.4m
Paula Volent
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$322.31k0.0045%
$ 1.9m
Jacques Perold
Independent Director8.2yrsUS$337.38k0.0071%
$ 3.1m
Michelle Seitz
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$229.01k0.00037%
$ 159.3k
Linda Riefler
Independent Director18.3yrsUS$344.30k0.027%
$ 11.5m
Robin Matlock
Independent Director2.9yrsUS$326.72k0.0010%
$ 434.9k
Marcus Smith
Independent Director7.5yrsUS$342.28k0.0060%
$ 2.6m
Rajat Taneja
Independent Director3.9yrsUS$323.66k0.00065%
$ 279.9k
Sandy Rattray
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$337.38k0.0027%
$ 1.1m
June Yang
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$110.59kno data

5.3yrs

Average Tenure

59.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 0A8Y's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/12 13:26
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/09 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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 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