Is MSCI Inc. (MSCI) overvalued or fairly valued?

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Does MSCI Inc.'s reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.25×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is MSCI Inc.'s revenue?

MSCI Inc. reported revenue of $3.1B for FY2025, with net profit of $1.2B, per official filings.

What is the share price of MSCI Inc. (MSCI)?

MSCI Inc. last traded at $567.81 (-1.2% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

MSCI Inc.

MSCI · NYSE · Financials · United States

Snapshot

TickerMSCI

ExchangeNYSE

SectorFinancials

IndustryFinancial Data & Stock Exchanges

CountryUnited States

Employees6,327

HeadquartersNew York, United States

Websitewww.msci.com

Filings tracked17

About MSCI Inc.

MSCI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides research-based data, analytics, and indexes, supported by advanced technology worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial products, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation, as well as licenses GICS and GICS Direct. The Analytics segment offers risk management, performance attribution and portfolio management content, application, an integrated view of risk and return service, and an analysis of market, credit, liquidity, counterparty, and climate risk across asset classes; managed services, including consolidation of client portfolio data, review and reconciliation of input data and results, and customized reporting; and HedgePlatform to measure, evaluate, and monitor the risk of hedge fund investments. The Sustainability and Climate segment provides products and services that help institutional investors understand how ESG impacts the long-term risk and return of their portfolio and individual security-level investments; and data, ratings, research, and tools to assist investors navigate increasing regulation. The All Other Private Assets segment comprises private credit, real estate and infrastructure data, benchmarks, return-analytics, climate assessments and market insights; business intelligence to real estate owners, managers, developers, and brokers; and offers investment decision support tools for private capital. The Private Capital Solutions segment offers tools to help private asset investors across mission-critical workflows, such as sourcing terms and conditions, evaluating operating performance, managing risk and other activities supporting private capital investment. MSCI Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in New York, New York.

Who owns it

Insiders3.6%
Institutions95.8%
Public & other0.6%

1,583 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.7.52%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.39%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.73%
BAMCO Inc.4.42%
State Street Corporation4.39%
Morgan Stanley2.93%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.2.82%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.68%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 7.1 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion1.25×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend45.4% → 38.4%

Margin has compressed by about 7.1 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Growth qualityrev 11% · PAT 2%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $909.4M · EPS 5.18

Est. earnings growth +11.1%

Next fiscal year

Rev $3.8B · EPS 22.50

Est. earnings growth +14.0%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$3.1B

Net margin

38.4%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+11.3%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+2.3%

EPS (FY2025)

15.69

Net profit (FY2025)

$1.2B

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
FY2025	$3.1B	$1.2B	15.69	38.4%
FY2024	$2.9B	$1.1B	14.05	38.8%
FY2023	$2.5B	$1.1B	14.39	45.4%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$867.0M	$342.0M	4.69	39.4%
2026Q1	$850.8M	$406.0M	5.53	47.7%
2025Q3	$793.4M	$325.4M	4.25	41.0%
2025Q2	$772.7M	$303.7M	3.92	39.3%
2025Q1	$745.8M	$288.6M	3.71	38.7%
2024Q3	$724.7M	$280.9M	3.57	38.8%
2024Q2	$707.9M	$266.8M	3.37	37.7%
2024Q1	$680.0M	$256.0M	3.22	37.6%
2023Q3	$625.4M	$259.7M	3.27	41.5%
2023Q2	$621.2M	$246.8M	3.09	39.7%
2023Q1	$592.2M	$238.7M	2.97	40.3%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Executive/director change
SEC8/7/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/21/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC7/21/2026
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC4/23/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/21/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/21/2026
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC3/31/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/6/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC1/28/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Exhibits
SEC1/28/2026material

2025

8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/17/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC11/6/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC10/28/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC10/28/2025
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC9/8/2025material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC8/20/2025material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/8/2025material

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