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MSCI Inc. (MSCI)

Financial Services | Financial Data & Stock Exchanges | New York, United States | NYSE
620.23 USD +15.52 (2.567%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 608.36 -11.87 (-11.870%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:42 a.m. EDT

The long-term investment case remains compelling despite a fragile balance sheet. The business is delivering exceptional growth with revenue expanding at a robust pace and profit margins remaining near 40 percent, which supports a solid buy recommendation for the multi-year horizon. However, the debt load relative to cash reserves prevents this from being a flawless fortress buy, capping the long-term rating just below the highest tier. On the short end, momentum is clearly building as the price trades above key moving averages and recent trading action shows a decisive recovery from mid-month lows. While some investors are hedging downside risk with put purchases, the aggressive call buying suggests the broader market is focused on the upside potential. The dividend yield is modest, offering income that lags inflation, but the payout ratio is healthy and the distribution has grown consistently, providing a stable floor for total return.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_79 ✓0.073456
AutoETS0.079605
AutoTheta0.079669
AutoARIMA0.079853
MSTL0.081620
MSTL_79_1260.097305
MSTL_1260.100800

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_79

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 1.46
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.868
Excess Kurtosis -0.15
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Revenue per Share 42.947
Market Cap 45,107,834,880
Trailing P/E 35.36
Forward P/E 27.20
Beta 1.24
Profit Margins 40.74%
Website https://www.msci.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:42 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside momentum with heavy call volume at the 680 and 700 strikes, while simultaneously purchasing protective puts at the 530 and 560 levels. The implied volatility is significantly elevated on deep out-of-the-money puts, indicating a desire for tail-risk insurance, yet the open interest remains concentrated in the call side near the current price.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.36% 1.40% 1.23% 1.11%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-15 2.05 0.364951
2026-02-13 2.05 0.389689
2025-11-14 1.80 0.318499
2025-08-15 1.80 0.323148
2025-05-16 1.80 0.314564
2025-02-14 1.80 0.314339
2024-11-15 1.60 0.269424
2024-08-16 1.60 0.284870
2024-05-16 1.60 0.321602
2024-02-15 1.60 0.277913
2023-11-08 1.38 0.273278
2023-08-10 1.38 0.252350
2023-05-11 1.38 0.293367
2023-02-16 1.38 0.249552
2022-11-09 1.25 0.268742
2022-08-11 1.25 0.249441
2022-05-12 1.04 0.268055
2022-02-17 1.04 0.195680
2021-11-10 1.04 0.161994
2021-08-12 1.04 0.166357
2021-05-13 0.78 0.169164
2021-02-18 0.78 0.178265
2020-11-12 0.78 0.200267
2020-08-13 0.78 0.216745
2020-05-14 0.68 0.198801
2020-02-20 0.68 0.211370
2019-11-14 0.68 0.272000
2019-08-15 0.68 0.306086
2019-05-16 0.58 0.256558
2019-02-21 0.58 0.332912
2018-11-15 0.58 0.382434
2018-08-16 0.58 0.333487
2018-05-17 0.38 0.242409
2018-02-15 0.38 0.256358
2017-11-16 0.38 0.303079
2017-08-16 0.38 0.338711
2017-05-17 0.28 0.288600
2017-02-15 0.28 0.296046
2016-11-09 0.28 0.342340
2016-08-11 0.28 0.325090
2016-05-11 0.22 0.287244
2016-02-17 0.22 0.314017
2015-11-10 0.22 0.327138
2015-08-13 0.22 0.347003
2015-05-13 0.18 0.291121
2015-02-18 0.18 0.314027
2014-10-10 0.18 0.413508
Additional Data
dividendRate 8.2
dividendYield 1.36
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 7.45
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.012319954
lastDividendValue 2.05
lastDividendDate 2026-05-15
dividendDate 2026-05-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.059667706
Address1 7 World Trade Center
Address2 49th Floor 250 Greenwich Street
All Time High 679.85
All Time Low 11.06
Ask 639.7
Ask Size 80
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 790,450
Average Daily Volume3 Month 675,890
Average Volume 675,890
Average Volume10Days 790,450
Beta 1.241
Bid 600.0
Bid Size 280
Board Risk 5
Book Value -38.053
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 620.23
Current Ratio 0.864
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 620.68
Day Low 605.6004
Display Name MSCI
Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Dividend Rate 8.2
Dividend Yield 1.36
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,664,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,664,000
Earnings Growth 0.491
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.407
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,637,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,637,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,637,000
Ebitda 1,898,999,040
Ebitda Margins 0.58621
Enterprise To Ebitda 27.037
Enterprise To Revenue 15.85
Enterprise Value 51,343,843,328
Eps Current Year 19.82863
Eps Forward 22.80641
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 17.54
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 592.7718
Fifty Day Average Change 27.45819
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.04632169
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.9667706
Fifty Two Week High 644.68
Fifty Two Week High Change -24.450012
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.037925813
Fifty Two Week Low 501.08
Fifty Two Week Low Change 119.149994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.23778638
Fifty Two Week Range 501.08 - 644.68
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,195,137,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.01
Float Shares 68,937,232
Forward Eps 22.80641
Forward P E 27.195423
Free Cashflow 1,206,103,936
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 6,319
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.82856005
Gross Profits 2,684,092,928
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.03587
Held Percent Institutions 0.93694
Implied Shares Outstanding 72,727,592
Industry Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Industry Disp Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Industry Key financial-data-stock-exchanges
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Last Dividend Value 2.05
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name MSCI Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 45,107,834,880
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_7844318
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 1,319,704,960
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 44,022,888,000
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 612.04
Operating Cashflow 1,593,545,984
Operating Margins 0.53701997
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.4255
Peg Ratio 1.95
Phone 212 804 3900
Post Market Change -11.869995
Post Market Change Percent -1.9138055
Post Market Price 608.36
Post Market Time 1,783,987,146
Previous Close 604.71
Price Eps Current Year 31.279516
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -16.299109
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 13.924496
Profit Margins 0.40737998
Quick Ratio 0.784
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.52941
Region US
Regular Market Change 15.52
Regular Market Change Percent 2.56651
Regular Market Day High 620.68
Regular Market Day Low 605.6004
Regular Market Day Range 605.6004 - 620.68
Regular Market Open 612.04
Regular Market Previous Close 604.71
Regular Market Price 620.23
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 447,267
Return On Assets 0.20547001
Revenue Growth 0.141
Revenue Per Share 42.947
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 72,727,592
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0183
Shares Short 1,328,686
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 1,688,726
Short Name MSCI Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0218
Short Ratio 1.82
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol MSCI
Target High Price 760.0
Target Low Price 550.0
Target Mean Price 695.4375
Target Median Price 702.0
Total Cash 381,700,000
Total Cash Per Share 5.243
Total Debt 6,572,800,000
Total Revenue 3,239,459,072
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 7.45
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.012319954
Trailing Eps 17.54
Trailing P E 35.360886
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.9467
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 570.4445
Two Hundred Day Average Change 49.78546
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08727485
Type Disp Equity
Volume 447,267
Website https://www.msci.com
Zip 10,007