MSCI Inc. (MSCI) stock

MSCINYSEServices-Business Services, NECFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 20, 2026Score 18/3011% above fair value

$658.17+6.66 (+1.02%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $47.06BP/E 34.8Yield 1.09%

MSCI statistics

108 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Jan 27, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Aug 14, 2026
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $47.06B; $792.38M
Enterprise Value: $53.52B; $779.89M
PE Ratio: 34.84; 25.88
PS Ratio: 13.71; 2.33
P/FCF Ratio: 29.87; 15.38
P/OCF Ratio: 29.14; 12.99

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 15.59; 2.10
EV / EBITDA: 27.64; 16.18
EV / EBIT: 28.02; 21.00
EV / FCF: 33.97; 15.48

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 72M; 59M
Shares Change (YoY): -5.49%; 1.88%
Shares Change (QoQ): -1.38%; 0.04%
Float: 69M; 53M
Shares Held by Insiders: 3.65%; 13.1%
Shares Held by Institutions: 94.4%; 62.6%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 1M; –
Short Interest Change: -6.36%; -3.30%
Short % of Float: 1.99%; 5.82%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 1.92%; 4.22%
Days to Cover: 1.87; 3.54

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $681.04; –
52-Week Low: $501.08; –
20-Day Moving Average: $629.23; –
50-Day Moving Average: $584.07; –
200-Day Moving Average: $576.32; –
Average True Range (14): $15.35; –
Price Change (1 Week): 2.68%; 0.50%
Price Change (1 Month): 14.4%; -1.81%
Price Change (3 Months): 19.5%; -4.67%
Price Change (6 Months): 17.2%; 0.47%
Price Change (YTD): 14.7%; -13.6%
Price Change (1 Year): 13.3%; -13.9%
Price Change (3 Years): 27.0%; -16.1%
Price Change (5 Years): 0.86%; -57.0%
Price Change (10 Years): 748.6%; 46.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 595,816; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 656,660; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 624,443; –
Relative Volume: 0.65; 0.64
Relative Strength Index (14): 64.7; 47.4
Volatility (1 Year): 29.8%; 65.4%
Beta (5 Years): 1.16; 1.19

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 82.9%; 55.6%
Operating Margin: 55.7%; -2.03%
Pretax Margin: 47.3%; -0.85%
Profit Margin: 40.3%; -2.58%
EBITDA Margin: 56.4%; 0.72%
FCF Margin: 45.9%; 9.88%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Assets (ROA): 25.2%; -3.24%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 49.1%; -0.09%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 47.5%; -0.55%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 0.82; 1.37
Quick Ratio: 0.71; 0.94
Debt / EBITDA: 3.47; 2.60
Debt / FCF: 4.26; 2.79
Net Debt / EBITDA: 3.33; 1.41
Interest Coverage: 6.86; -0.55

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 12.3%; 9.45%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 13.1%; 9.41%
EPS Growth (YoY): 19.7%; 12.3%
FCF Growth (YoY): 6.67%; 14.3%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 11.7%; 7.44%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 13.1%; 12.3%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 13.5%; 13.7%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 17.1%; 12.4%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.62; 0.64
Revenue Per Employee: $547.60K; $394.08K
Profits Per Employee: $220.76K; -$7.02K
Employee Count: 6,268; 525
WACC: 10.1%; 10.3%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $3.43B; $257.79M
Gross Profit: $2.85B; $158.22M
Operating Income: $1.91B; -$638.82K
Pretax Income: $1.62B; -$315.88K
Net Income: $1.38B; -$309.55K
EBITDA: $1.94B; -$78.29K
EPS (Diluted): $18.89; $0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $261.00M; $41.99M
Total Debt: $6.72B; $179.41M
Net Cash (Debt): -$6.46B; $1.76M
Net Cash Per Share: -$90.29; $0.12
Equity (Book Value): -$3.02B; $51.00M
Book Value Per Share: -$42.19; $1.98
Tangible Book Value: -$6.96B; $2.87M
Working Capital: -$276.00M; $16.25M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $1.61B; $5.65M
Capital Expenditures: -$39.62M; -$5.67M
Free Cash Flow: $1.58B; $35.58M
FCF Per Share: $22.03; $0.53

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 2.94%; 0.37%
FCF Yield: 3.35%; 4.39%
Dividend Yield: 1.09%; 1.31%
Buyback Yield: 4.34%; 3.39%
Shareholder Yield: 5.43%; 3.74%
Dividend Per Share: $7.20; $1.04
Dividend Growth (YoY): 12.5%; 6.12%
Years of Dividend Growth: 11; 1
Payout Ratio: 42.1%; 30.7%
FCF Payout Ratio: 37.0%; 23.2%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $278.49M; $3.48M
Income Tax: $239.55M; $1.63M
Effective Tax Rate: 14.8%; 22.4%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 6.48; 1.96
Piotroski F-Score: 8; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.74; -2.82
Lynch Fair Value: $323.38; –
Lynch Upside: -50.9%; -35.3%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	MSCI	S&P 500	Difference	MSCI per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+17.4%	-3.0%	+20.4 pts
3 months	+14.8%	-2.8%	+17.6 pts
Year to date	+16.0%	+11.5%	+4.5 pts
1 year	+16.4%	+13.5%	+3.0 pts
3 years	+35.3%	+77.7%	−42.4 pts	+10.6%	+21.1%
5 years	+6.6%	+72.6%	−66.0 pts	+1.3%	+11.5%
10 years	+815.7%	+308.2%	+507.5 pts	+24.8%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

1M MSCI shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 6.4% from the previous report, or 1.99% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 1.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 47.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	1,370,420	-6.4%	732,602	1.9
Oct 15, 2026	1,463,554	-24.6%	490,318	3.0
Sep 30, 2026	1,940,637	+45.3%	622,042	3.1
Sep 15, 2026	1,335,891	+14.2%	481,597	2.8
Aug 31, 2026	1,170,000	+9.2%	511,491	2.3
Aug 14, 2026	1,071,360	-9.8%	683,444	1.6
Jul 31, 2026	1,188,042	-4.7%	916,148	1.3
Jul 15, 2026	1,246,379	-6.2%	515,311	2.4
Jun 30, 2026	1,328,686	-25.9%	926,429	1.4
Jun 15, 2026	1,792,738	+6.2%	553,442	3.2
May 29, 2026	1,688,726	+13.9%	719,270	2.4
May 15, 2026	1,482,800	+45.9%	633,316	2.3