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    MSCI Inc (MSCI)

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    FINANCIAL SERVICES • FINANCIAL DATA & STOCK EXCHANGES • NYSE

    $570.96
    +0.20 (+0.04%)

    Market Cap: $41.49B

    Last updated: Sep 01, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    100%(40/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +4.99%
    Streak
    49 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$5.02
    Range$4.92 - $5.13
    13 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    5
    7
    30d
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$5.04+0.3%
    60d ago$5.04+0.3%
    30d ago$5.05+0.6%
    7d ago$5.19+3.3%
    Current$5.02
    Revenue Consensus
    $885M
    Range$872M - $901M
    10 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$5.22
    Range$4.86 - $5.45
    16 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $918M
    Range$888M - $952M
    14 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$5.22---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$5.02---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 21
    		$4.94$4.90+0.82%Beat+18.5%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 21
    		$4.55$4.46+2.02%Beat+13.7%
    Dec 25
    Reported Jan 28
    		$4.66$4.59+1.53%Beat+11.5%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 28
    		$4.47$4.37+2.29%Beat+15.8%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 22
    		$4.17$4.15+0.48%Beat+14.6%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 22
    		$4.00$3.90+2.56%Beat+13.6%
    Dec 24
    Reported Jan 29
    		$4.18$3.95+5.82%Beat+13.6%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 29
    		$3.86$3.77+2.39%Beat+11.9%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 23
    		$3.64$3.55+2.54%Beat+11.7%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 23
    		$3.52$3.47+1.44%Beat+12.1%
    Dec 23
    Reported Jan 30
    		$3.68$3.29+11.85%Beat+29.6%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 31
    		$3.45$3.31+4.23%Beat+21.1%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 25
    		$3.26$3.11+4.82%Beat+17.3%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 25
    		$3.14$3.00+4.67%Beat+5.4%
    Dec 22
    Reported Jan 31
    		$2.84$2.76+2.90%Beat+13.1%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 25
    		$2.85$2.71+5.17%Beat+12.6%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 26
    		$2.78$2.67+4.12%Beat+13.5%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 26
    		$2.98$2.79+6.81%Beat+21.1%
    Dec 21
    Reported Jan 27
    		$2.51$2.49+0.80%Beat+28.1%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 26
    		$2.53$2.43+4.12%Beat+15.0%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 27
    		$2.45$2.31+6.06%Beat+38.4%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 27
    		$2.46$2.26+8.85%Beat+29.5%
    Dec 20
    Reported Jan 28
    		$1.96$1.94+1.03%Beat+17.4%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 27
    		$2.20$1.82+20.88%Beat+31.0%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 28
    		$1.77$1.68+5.36%Beat+14.9%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 28
    		$1.90$1.69+12.43%Beat+22.6%
    Dec 19
    Reported Jan 30
    		$1.67$1.61+3.73%Beat+27.5%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 31
    		$1.68$1.59+5.66%Beat+24.4%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 1
    		$1.54$1.51+1.99%Beat+18.5%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 2
    		$1.55$1.40+10.71%Beat+18.3%
    Dec 18
    Reported Jan 31
    		$1.31$1.30+0.77%Beat+13.9%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 1
    		$1.35$1.29+4.65%Beat+35.0%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 2
    		$1.30$1.28+1.56%Beat+36.8%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 3
    		$1.31$1.26+3.97%Beat+48.9%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 1
    		$1.15$1.00+15.00%Beat+42.0%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 2
    		$1.00$0.97+3.09%Beat+29.9%
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 3
    		$0.95$0.90+5.56%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 4
    		$0.88$0.85+3.53%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 2
    		$0.81$0.75+8.00%Beat-
    Sep 16
    Reported Oct 27
    		$0.77$0.73+5.48%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Yield1.39%
    Annual/Share$7.95
    Payout Ratio35.69%
    Frequency4
    Pay MonthsFeb, May, Aug, Nov

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+16.28%
    5Y CAGR+19.78%
    View MSCI's full dividend history

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio30.66EV/EBITDA22.97x
    Price/FCF26.62xFCF Yield3.76%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin40.70%Operating Margin56.30%
    ROE0.00%ROIC42.44%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity-2.38xInterest Coverage7.18x
    Current Ratio0.89xQuick Ratio0.89x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.22Avg Volume592.84K
    52-Week High$642.4752-Week Low$495.54

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$567.07
    SMA 20$565.55
    SMA 50$577.21
    SMA 200$570.08
    EMA 10$567.67
    EMA 20$568.60
    EMA 50$574.67
    EMA 200$572.02

    MACD

    Line: -2.50Signal: -4.23Hist: 1.74

    ADX

    ADX: 10.9+DI: 18.2-DI: 20.1

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up8.0
    Aroon Down60.0
    PSAR$601.87

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$576.31
    Lower Band$554.79
    %B Position380%(Upper)
    Band Width0.75

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    50.4

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K68.6
    Stoch %D60.7
    Williams %R-29.1
    ROC (10d)3.7%
    Momentum20.28
    CCI (20d)51.0
    MFI (14d)61.1

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$12.90(2.3%)
    StdDev (20d)5.38
    Hist Vol19.3%(Low)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$569.36
    OBV3.6M
    AD Line-214.3M
    CMF (20d)-0.297

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)601.6K
    Vol Ratio0.7x
    VWMA (20d)$565.03

    Pivot Points

    R3$581.61
    R2$579.08
    R1$574.92
    Pivot Point$572.39
    S1$568.23
    S2$565.70
    S3$561.54

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-5.26
    Ultimate Osc45.3
    KST-24.91

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$867.00M$850.80M$822.53M$793.43M$772.68M$745.83M$743.51M$724.71M$707.95M$679.97M$690.11M$625.44M
    Cost of Revenue$149.90M$141.80M$143.38M$132.53M$137.67M$136.79M$131.57M$126.19M$128.11M$128.51M$122.56M$105.31M
    Gross Profit$717.10M$709.00M$679.15M$660.90M$635.01M$609.04M$611.94M$598.51M$579.84M$551.45M$567.55M$520.13M
    Operating Expenses$229.60M$252.10M$215.53M$213.21M$209.78M$232.01M$206.75M$197.18M$197.23M$212.07M$196.80M$166.82M
    R&D$46.00M$49.60M$41.12M$44.81M$44.07M$47.59M$38.47M$38.58M$41.07M$40.52M$39.22M$31.44M
    SG&A$46.20M$69.00M$42.97M$41.80M$38.35M$57.10M$44.38M$41.56M$39.71M$56.69M$40.44M$36.83M
    Operating Income$487.50M$456.90M$463.62M$447.69M$425.23M$377.02M$405.19M$401.33M$382.61M$339.38M$370.75M$353.31M
    Interest Income$2.50M$2.80M$4.10M$5.11M$2.93M$3.88M$3.90M$5.22M$6.11M$6.05M$3.40M$10.31M
    Interest Expense$71.00M$69.10M$63.59M$53.62M$46.18M$46.49M$45.51M$46.69M$46.63M$46.67M$46.95M$46.90M
    Income Before Tax$417.30M$389.20M$388.84M$396.51M$377.84M$331.07M$363.35M$356.94M$339.99M$295.89M$467.88M$317.66M
    Income Tax Expense$75.30M$-16,800,000$104.17M$71.12M$74.19M$42.47M$57.83M$76.03M$73.24M$39.94M$64.50M$58.00M
    Net Income$342.00M$406.00M$284.67M$325.39M$303.65M$288.60M$305.51M$280.90M$266.76M$255.95M$403.38M$259.66M
    EBITDA$530.00M$512.90M$500.81M$503.22M$479.35M$432.11M$461.59M$457.64M$437.65M$389.39M$563.11M$402.43M
    EBIT$487.50M$458.30M$452.43M$450.13M$424.02M$377.56M$408.85M$403.62M$386.63M$340.89M$514.83M$364.56M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $343493
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    4
    New Awards (TTM)
    1
    Avg Remaining Term
    30.6 mo

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    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    77344426P0018U.S. International Development Finance CorporationU.S. International Development Finance Corporation$244000Jul 22, 2026

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    Frequently Asked Questions About MSCI

    What is MSCI's current dividend yield?
    MSCI Inc (MSCI) has a current dividend yield of 1.39%.
    Does MSCI pay dividends?
    Yes, MSCI Inc pays dividends with a current yield of 1.39%.
    What is MSCI's P/E ratio?
    MSCI Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.66.
    What is MSCI's market cap?
    MSCI Inc (MSCI) has a market capitalization of $41.49B with a current stock price of $570.96.

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