MSCI Inc. (formerly Morgan Stanley Capital International and MSCI Barra), is an American finance company headquartered in New York City and serving as a global provider of equity, fixed income, hedge fund stock market indexes, multi-asset portfolio analysis tools and ESG products. It publishes the MSCI BRIC, MSCI World and MSCI EAFE Indexes.
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.33B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $2.77B |
| EBITDA | $1.96B |
| Operating Margin | 56.30% |
| Return on Equity | 0.00% |
| Return on Assets | 21.10% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $44.90 |
| Book Value | $-36.99 |
| Price-to-Book | 37.57 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 12.63 |
| EV/Revenue | 14.3 |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.03 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 19.60% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.20% |
| Shares Outstanding | $72.70M |
| Float | $68.84M |
| % Insiders | 3.59% |
| % Institutions | 93.99% |
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MSCI (MSCI) delivered strong Q2 2026 profitability, with EPS up 19.6% YoY and operating margin expanding to 56.2%. Despite double-digit growth and a historically low PE ratio, I downgrade MSCI to 'hold' due to valuation concerns and reliance on market-driven Asset-Based Fees. ESG and other recurring revenue segments are growing only mid-single digits, with ESG notably weak and no recovery in sight.
MSCI Inc. retains my buy rating as Q2 2026 results confirm robust Index growth and new trading-related revenue streams. Index segment drives performance with 17% revenue growth, 26.6% asset-based fee growth, and a 77.8% adj. EBITDA margin. Trading ecosystem expansion delivers 15% subscription run-rate growth from traders and hedge funds, with meaningful seven-figure contracts secured.
MSCI Inc. (MSCI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
MSCI tops Q2 earnings and revenue estimates as recurring subscriptions, asset-based fees, and ETF-linked AUM growth fuel stronger results and higher cash flow.
MSCI NYSE: MSCI reported strong second-quarter 2026 results, with management highlighting accelerating growth in its Index and Private Assets businesses, record asset-based fee run rate and a growing pipeline tied to new products and artificial intelligence initiatives.
Although the revenue and EPS for MSCI (MSCI) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
MSCI (MSCI) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.94 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.9 per share. This compares to earnings of $4.17 per share a year ago.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MSCI Inc. (“MSCI” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2026 (“second quarter 2026”) and six months ended June 30, 2026 (“six months 2026”). Financial and Operational Highlights for Second Quarter 2026 (Note: Unless otherwise noted, percentage and other changes are relative to the three months ended.
MSCI heads into Q2 earnings with expectations for double-digit revenue growth, backed by index demand, record asset-based fees, and AI-driven product launches.
Beyond analysts' top-and-bottom-line estimates for MSCI (MSCI), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended June 2026.
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