MSCI Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
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 $1.31B. 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 percentage | 7.2% |
| CEO tenure | 26.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 2.7% |
| Management average tenure | 6.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
MSCI: Quality Business At A Decent Valuation
Dec 04MSCI: It'll Take A Little Longer For Fundamentals To Catch Up
Nov 10Earnings Update: MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) Just Reported Its Third-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts
Nov 01
MSCI: Reiterate Buy Rating On Positive Demand Recovery Trend
Oct 30Does MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?
Oct 13MSCI: Dividend Yield On Cost Might Surprise You
Oct 09MSCI: How 'The Customer Is Always Right' Leads To Shareholder Returns
Aug 21MSCI: Valuation Is Still Cheap And Business Growth Remains Robust
Jul 24Here's Why MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Jul 05MSCI: Don't Overthink - Buy This Classic Compounder
Jun 22MSCI Inc.'s (NYSE:MSCI) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up
Jun 08MSCI: Still Slightly Overvalued As It Starts To Show Weakness
May 20MSCI Inc.: Valuation De-Rating Overdone, Reiterate Buy
Apr 26Most Shareholders Will Probably Agree With MSCI Inc.'s (NYSE:MSCI) CEO Compensation
Apr 17MSCI: Resilient Business Model With A Best-In-Class Valuation, Signaling A Strong Buy Rating
Mar 25Should You Be Adding MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) To Your Watchlist Today?
Mar 11MSCI: A Showcase In The Importance Of The PEG Ratio
Feb 05MSCI's (NYSE:MSCI) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Feb 02MSCI Inc.: Double-Digit Dividend Growth Stock Of The Month
Jan 15MSCI Inc.: Setting The Standard
Jan 05Pinning Down MSCI Inc.'s (NYSE:MSCI) P/E Is Difficult Right Now
Dec 27MSCI: Long-Term Outlook Remains Sound Despite ESG & Climate Concern
Nov 17MSCI: Premium Over S&P Global And Moody's Remains Unjustified In Q3
Nov 07MSCI: Better Buy Than Moody's And S&P Global
Oct 03MSCI: Thriving Through ESG And Beyond
Sep 13MSCI: Empire Builder, Still Trading At A Premium
Aug 30MSCI: Great Q2 Results, Still A Hold
Jul 26Morgan Stanley: The Better Financial Dividend Stock
Jul 03MSCI Inc.: Valuation Is Now More Attractive
Jun 07CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$14m | US$1m | US$1b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$960m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$917m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$881m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$13m | US$1m | US$871m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$849m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$803m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$758m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$10m | US$1m | US$726m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$688m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$701m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$651m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$10m | US$1m | US$602m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$568m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$523m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$534m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$9m | US$1m | US$564m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$593m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$580m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$571m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$3m | US$1m | US$508m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$420m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$382m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$346m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$2m | US$950k | US$304m |
Compensation vs Market: Henry's total compensation ($USD13.79M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.67M).
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
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 26.9yrs | US$13.79m | 2.71% $ 1.3b | |
| President | 7.2yrs | US$8.43m | 0.37% $ 180.0m | |
| CFO & Interim Principal Accounting Officer | 4.3yrs | US$3.48m | 0.025% $ 12.3m | |
| General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs | 4.9yrs | US$2.57m | 0.017% $ 8.0m | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | 10.7yrs | US$3.21m | 0.013% $ 6.1m | |
| CTO & Head of Engineering | 6.4yrs | US$6.29m | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations & Treasurer | 2.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing & Communications Officer | 2.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Solutions | 8.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Product Officer | 9.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Index | 1.1yrs | no data | no 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
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 26.9yrs | US$13.79m | 2.71% $ 1.3b | |
| President | 1.9yrs | US$8.43m | 0.37% $ 180.0m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 11yrs | US$337.61k | 0.023% $ 11.1m | |
| Independent Director | 9.8yrs | US$286.97k | 0.012% $ 5.7m | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$286.84k | 0.0036% $ 1.7m | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$301.97k | 0.0064% $ 3.1m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 17.9yrs | US$305.69k | 0.026% $ 12.5m | |
| Independent Director | 2.5yrs | US$288.68k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 7.1yrs | US$307.35k | 0.0054% $ 2.6m | |
| Independent Director | 3.5yrs | US$283.29k | 0.00064% $ 310.2k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$302.26k | 0.0021% $ 1.0m |
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
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/17 06:23 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Manav Patnaik | Barclays |
| Gregory Simpson | BNP Paribas Exane |