MSCI Inc.

NYSE:MSCI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$39.4b

MSCI Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

MSCI's CEO is Henry Fernandez, appointed in Jan 1998, has a tenure of 28.17 years. total yearly compensation is $33.32M, comprised of 3% salary and 97% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.97% of the company’s shares, worth $1.17B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 6.1 years respectively.

Key information

Henry Fernandez

Chief executive officer

US$33.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage3.00%
CEO tenure28.2yrs
CEO ownership3.0%
Management average tenure3.8yrs
Board average tenure6.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

MSCI: 13.9% Dividend Hike And Double-Digit Growth

Feb 13

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

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

Jan 29

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

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Henry Fernandez's remuneration changed compared to MSCI's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2025US$33mUS$1m

US$1b

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$1b

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

Compensation vs Market: Henry's total compensation ($USD33.32M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.62M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Henry's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Henry Fernandez (67 yo)

28.2yrs
Tenure
US$33,320,590
Compensation

Mr. Henry A. Fernandez had been an Independent Director at Royalty Pharma plc since July 31, 2020 and was its Lead Independent Director since March 2021 until August 13, 2025. He has been the Chairman of t...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Henry Fernandez
Chairman28.2yrsUS$33.32m2.97%
$ 1.2b
Andrew Wiechmann
Chief Financial Officer5.5yrsUS$4.43m0.025%
$ 9.8m
Scott Crum
Chief Human Resources Officer11.9yrsUS$3.80m0.018%
$ 7.0m
C.D. Pettit
Advisorno dataUS$9.85m0.39%
$ 152.7m
Alvise Munari
Head of Client Segments & Chief Product Officer10.3yrsUS$4.97m0.046%
$ 18.0m
Jorge Mina
COO & Head of Analyticsless than a yearno datano data
Craig Read
Global Controller & Chief Accounting Officer1.6yrsno datano data
Jeremy Ulan
Head of Investor Relations & Treasurer3.8yrsno datano data
Robert Gutowski
General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs6.2yrsUS$2.66m0.019%
$ 7.4m
Cristina Bondolowski
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer3.7yrsno datano data
Theodore Niggli
Managing Directorno datano datano data
Jana Haines
Head of Index2.3yrsno datano data
3.8yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: MSCI's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Henry Fernandez
Chairman28.2yrsUS$33.32m2.97%
$ 1.2b
Robert Ashe
Lead Independent Director12.3yrsUS$372.61k0.030%
$ 12.0m
Paula Volent
Independent Director6.1yrsUS$322.32k0.0047%
$ 1.9m
Jacques Perold
Independent Director9yrsUS$337.76k0.0075%
$ 2.9m
Michelle Seitz
Independent Director1.6yrsUS$312.46k0.00039%
$ 153.7k
Linda Riefler
Independent Director19.2yrsUS$348.79k0.028%
$ 11.0m
Robin Matlock
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$330.85kno data
Marcus Smith
Independent Director8.3yrsUS$342.76k0.0064%
$ 2.5m
Rajat Taneja
Independent Director4.8yrsUS$319.39k0.00068%
$ 268.0k
Sandy Rattray
Independent Director6.1yrsUS$337.76k0.0028%
$ 1.1m
June Yang
Independent Director1.3yrsUS$312.85kno data
6.1yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: MSCI's board of directors are considered experienced (6.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/13 22:56
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/13 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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 29 analysts. 14 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