# MSCI share price today (MSCI Inc., MSCI)

> MSCI Inc.'s balance sheet is under water: its net worth is negative, so it owes more than it owns. This is a high-risk situation: shareholders can be wiped out by new shares or a restructuring before the business recovers. MSCI · Financials · Financial Data & Stock Exchanges · data as of 3 November 2026. Page: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/msci

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## Key numbers

- Business trend: Mixed, from fewer quarters than usual
- Price: $639.78 (+8.7% in a year)
- Revenue (Sep 2026): $892 M (+12.4% on a year ago)
- Profit (Sep 2026): $351 M (+7.9% on a year ago)
- Net margin: 39.3% (−1.7 points on a year ago)
- ROA: 21.75%, latest

Biggest thing to watch: the price has already been rising for 3 weeks, so timing is the risk more than the business. ## What is the MSCI share price today? MSCI Inc.'s share price was $639.78 at the close on 3 November 2026. It has been rising for 3 weeks. That is 11.5% above its average price over the last 200 trading days. In the last 52 weeks it traded between $523 and $640, and at that close it was at the high of that range. Over the past 13 weeks it has done better than the S&P 500, and it has stayed ahead for 3 weeks in a row. Over the last 10 years the share price moved +705% while the S&P 500 moved +255%, so it is ahead of the index over that whole period. The chart above shows the 13-week comparison for every week. This page treats a rise as over when the price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row. ## What dividend does MSCI pay? MSCI Inc. paid $7.95 per share over the last four reported quarters. The most recent declaration was $2.05 for Sep 2026. At today's price of $639.78 that is a yield of 1.24%, based on dividends already paid, not a forecast. ## Which stock lists is MSCI on? MSCI is on one of our US lists: S&P 500 companies. [S&P 500 companies](https://www.sectoralpha.in/sp-500-stocks)

## Is MSCI profitable? MSCI Inc. earned $351 M of net profit in the Sep 2026 quarter, +7.9% on the same quarter a year earlier. That is the 3rd quarter in a row of profit growth. Full-year FY25 profit was $1.2 B. Over 4 years profit has grown 13.4% a year on average. That is 39.3% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned $325 M. For the full year, FY25 profit was $1.2 B (+8.4% on the year before). Why profit moved: revenue changed +12.4% on a year earlier and the margin moved −1.7 percentage points. Sales did the work, and the margin was about flat. On average over the last four quarters, profit changed +13.6% and revenue +12.3%. Profit and revenue are moving at about the same pace. ## How much revenue does MSCI make, and is it growing? MSCI Inc. reported $892 M of income in the Sep 2026 quarter, +12.4% on the same quarter a year earlier. That is the 12th quarter in a row with growth on the year before. Over 4 years it has grown 11.3% a year on average. The last full year, FY25, came in at $3.1 B. The last four reported quarters add to $3.4 B. FY25 revenue was $3.1 B, +9.7% on the year before. Recent pace: the last four quarters grew +12.3% on average, against 11.3% a year over the longer run, so this year is growing at about the same pace as its own long-run rate. Is growth speeding up? Revenue over the last 12 months grew +12.3%, against +10.7% a year over the last 8 quarters (stabilising); profit over the last 12 months grew +13.1%, against +7.1% a year (accelerating). ## How much does MSCI keep from what it earns? MSCI Inc.'s net margin was 39.3% in the Sep 2026 quarter, 1.7 percentage points lower than the same quarter a year ago. Across 5 years it has been between 35.5% and 45.4%. The latest quarter is within that range. Why: the net margin move is clear, but the cost details behind it are not in our data, so we show the move without guessing the reason. ## How many of MSCI's loans have gone bad? MSCI Inc. does not report loan-quality figures this page can read, so this section says so rather than guess. No bad-loan figures are filed in a form this page can read, and none are guessed from the profit line. The income, margin and return sections carry what this business does report. Why: loan quality drives a lender, but its details (new bad loans, recoveries, money set aside) are not in our data for this company. The sections around this one carry what we can back up. ## How fast is MSCI's loan book growing? MSCI Inc.'s revenue was $3.1 B in FY25, +9.7% on the year before, so the loan book is growing. The latest quarter was +12.4% on a year earlier. The net margin on that income is 39.3%, −1.7 percentage points on a year ago. Interest income stands in for the size of the loan book; changes in interest rates can move it a few points in any year. In short: a lender grows well when its loan book grows, its margin stays steady and its loans stay clean. Quarterly loan-quality figures are missing here, so revenue growth and margin are the two we watch. ## What is MSCI's P/BV ratio, and how does it compare with its own history? MSCI Inc. has no P/BV right now, because its earnings are negative. The revenue and margin sections are where a turn would show first. Measured against sales instead, the market values MSCI Inc. at 14.6× its FY25 revenue of $3.1 B. The P/BV comes back here once profit turns positive. Why the multiple is where it is: over the past year book value grew while the price moved +8.7%. Price and book value moved together, so the multiple stayed in its range. ## Is the MSCI business getting better or worse? MSCI Inc.'s business is giving mixed signals. Growth has been steadily positive, but ROE at -45.3% is below the 12% level needed to call it steady growth. This is based on 12 quarters of 4 measures, with some gaps. Why it matters: when the lines disagree, each line above matters more than any single label. The return figures here are yearly, not quarterly. They show level and direction only; they can support the growth lines but never decide the reading alone. This reading has some gaps: at least one line is short, or the return line is not the quarterly series, so treat it with a little more caution. ## How much does MSCI earn on its equity and assets? MSCI Inc. earned a return on equity of −45% in FY25. Its lowest yearly reading on file was −444% in FY21. On its assets, every $100 earned about $21.75, before the effect of borrowing. For a lender the balance sheet is the business, so the return on equity and on assets have to be read together. That return is below the level a bank needs to grow its net worth quickly, which helps explain why its multiple is where it is. Why ROE moved: profit grew 13.4% a year over 4 years while net worth grew more slowly. When earnings recover faster than net worth builds up, ROE climbs off its low. ## Does MSCI have too much debt? For a bank, borrowing is the raw material of the business, not a warning sign: it borrows money in order to lend it out. Its safety is read through its returns and its loans. Its safety is read from the bad-loan figures and the return on equity instead. For a manufacturer, debt is a claim on its profits. For a lender it is the stock it trades in, so the usual debt-to-equity test would mislead and is not used here. ## What is the MSCI shareholding pattern? 2.2% of MSCI Inc.'s tradable shares are in short positions, which are bets that the price will fall, so some traders are betting against it. At normal trading volumes, closing those positions would take about 2.6 days. US companies do not publish a quarter-by-quarter list of owners, so this page uses short interest instead. It is a single reading at one point in time; we do not have its history. Why it is at this level: the figure does not say who holds the short positions or why, so we show the level without guessing the story. ## How far is MSCI from balance-sheet trouble? For MSCI Inc., the Z-score is not used, because it was built for manufacturers, not lenders. For a lender, safety is read from its capital and bad-loan figures instead. ## How does MSCI rank in its industry? 55.9 out of 100, rank 7 of 14 in Financial Data & Stock Exchanges, with 64% of the evidence available. MSCI Inc. scores 55.9 out of 100 against the 14 companies it is compared with in Financial Data & Stock Exchanges, ranking 7. The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. The four parts add up to the total exactly: 21.5 + 14.5 + 9.8 + 10.1 = 55.9. This is the same number shown on the industry page; it is worked out once for the whole group and read here. What would change it: The score would fall if ROA turns down or gross NPA rises while the share price lags its sector. ## Which companies is MSCI compared with? MSCI ranks 7 of 14 Financial Data & Stock Exchanges companies on the 4-Factor Sector Score, with 55.9 out of 100. 1. [Cboe Global Markets, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cboe) CBOE · breaking out · Most evidence points up · 76% evidence 69.6 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 25.3/35 · Income 11.7% · Profit 50.3% · 71% evidence Capital efficiency 18.3/25 · ROA 12.4% · ROE 29.4% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 11.2/20 · P/BV 4.51× · P/BV÷ROE 0.15 · 70% evidence Relative strength 14.8/20 · Lead over its industry 5.3% · Lead over S&P 500 14% · 1 year 34.2% · 100% evidence · 7 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 25.3 + 18.3 + 11.2 + 14.8 = 69.6 · What this means: Earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength all agree. The open questions are about management, upcoming events and risks. 2. [Morningstar, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/morn) MORN · breaking out · Most evidence points up · 76% evidence 68.2 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 19.5/35 · Income 9.3% · Profit 4.2% · 71% evidence Capital efficiency 17.9/25 · ROA 10.3% · ROE 38.2% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 11.5/20 · P/BV 5.79× · P/BV÷ROE 0.15 · 70% evidence Relative strength 19.3/20 · Lead over its industry 9% · Lead over S&P 500 17.4% · 1 year 9.8% · 100% evidence · 12 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 19.5 + 17.9 + 11.5 + 19.3 = 68.2 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 3. [Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/ice) ICE · breaking out · Evidence leans up · 76% evidence 62.4 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 22.6/35 · Income 9% · Profit 34.5% · 71% evidence Capital efficiency 15.0/25 · ROA 2.7% · ROE 19.6% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 14.6/20 · P/BV 2.35× · P/BV÷ROE 0.12 · 70% evidence Relative strength 10.2/20 · Lead over its industry -3.5% · Lead over S&P 500 4.1% · 1 year 14.7% · 100% evidence · 11 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 22.6 + 15 + 14.6 + 10.2 = 62.4 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 4. [Moody's Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/mco) MCO · turning · Evidence leans up · 80% evidence 58.6 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 25.9/35 · Income 9% · Profit 28.5% · 81% evidence Capital efficiency 20.3/25 · ROA 18.4% · ROE 111.5% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 7.9/20 · P/BV 23.05× · P/BV÷ROE 0.21 · 70% evidence Relative strength 4.5/20 · Lead over its industry -6.4% · Lead over S&P 500 1.2% · 1 year 3.2% · 100% evidence · 3 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 25.9 + 20.3 + 7.9 + 4.5 = 58.6 · What this means: Earnings are strong; relative strength in its sector is -6.4% and the one-year return is 3.2%. 5. [TransUnion](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/tru) TRU · turning · Evidence leans up · 76% evidence 58.4 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 23.4/35 · Income 12.4% · Profit 84.3% · 71% evidence Capital efficiency 16.5/25 · ROA 5.3% · ROE 33.9% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 16.3/20 · P/BV 2.78× · P/BV÷ROE 0.08 · 70% evidence Relative strength 2.2/20 · Lead over its industry -9.3% · Lead over S&P 500 -2.1% · 1 year -2.5% · 100% evidence · 5 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 23.4 + 16.5 + 16.3 + 2.2 = 58.4 · What this means: Earnings are strong; relative strength in its sector is -9.3% and the one-year return is -2.5%. 6. [Nasdaq, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/ndaq) NDAQ · turning · Evidence leans up · 80% evidence 58.2 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 25.7/35 · Income 13.7% · Profit 28.3% · 81% evidence Capital efficiency 15.8/25 · ROA 6.8% · ROE 16.9% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 5.0/20 · P/BV 4.29× · P/BV÷ROE 0.25 · 70% evidence Relative strength 11.7/20 · Lead over its industry 3.1% · Lead over S&P 500 11.4% · 1 year 22.6% · 100% evidence · 8 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 25.7 + 15.8 + 5 + 11.7 = 58.2 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 7. MSCI Inc. this page MSCI · turning · Evidence leans up · 64% evidence 55.9 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 21.5/35 · Income 12.3% · Profit 13.1% · 71% evidence Capital efficiency 14.5/25 · ROA 21.9% · ROE -51% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 9.8/20 · P/BV -12.98× · P/BV÷ROE n/a · 10% evidence Relative strength 10.1/20 · Lead over its industry -1.8% · Lead over S&P 500 6.2% · 1 year 9.8% · 100% evidence · 3 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 21.5 + 14.5 + 9.8 + 10.1 = 55.9 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 8. [S&P Global Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/spgi) SPGI · turning · Evidence leans up · 76% evidence 55.1 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 21.9/35 · Income 9.7% · Profit 22.6% · 71% evidence Capital efficiency 15.8/25 · ROA 7.6% · ROE 16.6% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 9.6/20 · P/BV 3.29× · P/BV÷ROE 0.2 · 70% evidence Relative strength 7.8/20 · Lead over its industry -8% · Lead over S&P 500 -0.9% · 1 year -6.1% · 100% evidence · 2 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 21.9 + 15.8 + 9.6 + 7.8 = 55.1 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 9. [FactSet Research Systems Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/fds) FDS · leader · Evidence leans up · 80% evidence 53.5 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 9.7/35 · Income 6.6% · Profit -10.7% · 81% evidence Capital efficiency 18.1/25 · ROA 11.3% · ROE 24.4% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 6.0/20 · P/BV 5.57× · P/BV÷ROE 0.23 · 70% evidence Relative strength 19.7/20 · Lead over its industry 13.6% · Lead over S&P 500 22.6% · 1 year 26.7% · 100% evidence · 10 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 9.7 + 18.1 + 6 + 19.7 = 53.5 · What this means: Relative strength against the index is 22.6%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. 10. [CME Group Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cme) CME · breaking out · Evidence leans down · 80% evidence 43.3 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 15.3/35 · Income 8.9% · Profit 18.5% · 81% evidence Capital efficiency 12.7/25 · ROA 1.4% · ROE 15.7% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 7.0/20 · P/BV 3.55× · P/BV÷ROE 0.23 · 70% evidence Relative strength 8.3/20 · Lead over its industry -4.5% · Lead over S&P 500 3.1% · 1 year 10% · 100% evidence · 8 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 15.3 + 12.7 + 7 + 8.3 = 43.3 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 11. [Value Line, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/valu) VALU · breaking out · Evidence leans down · 80% evidence 42.9 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
12. [MarketWise, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/mktw) MKTW · turning · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 54% evidence 36.9 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
13. [Coinbase Global, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/coin) COIN · quiet · Most evidence points down · 64% evidence 24.8 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
14. [Securitize Corp.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/secz) SECZ · losing its lead · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 47% evidence 33.3 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative

Missing figures are not scored as bad. They lower the confidence and pull the final score toward the middle. Relative strength counts only when the company has a reading for this week; with no reading, that factor is left out and its 20 points are shared across the other three in proportion. Financial companies use P/BV÷ROE and asset quality; PEG, industrial OPM and ROCE are excluded. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step path the industry is placed on (basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep), read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is growing or shrinking. It describes where the share price stands, not the direction of earnings, and it is not a recommendation; it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read. The figures in this ranking come from the industry comparison: results through the Sep 2026 quarter, and the P/E at that quarter's end. The sections above use the latest weekly price, so a P/E or return there can differ a little from the one here. The stage words in this ranking (such as losing its lead or breaking out) describe the lead over the index, not the price phase in the price section. Related companies: [Financial Data & Stock Exchanges](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/financial-data-stock-exchanges), all 14 compared on one page. ## Which companies are close to MSCI in size? MSCI is the 6th largest of 14 Financial Data & Stock Exchanges companies on Sector Alpha by market value (scores of 3 November 2026). Just above it: Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., Moody's Corporation and Nasdaq, Inc. Just below it: Coinbase Global, Inc., Cboe Global Markets, Inc. and TransUnion. ### Financial Data & Stock Exchanges companies close in size

1. [Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/ice) $95.5 billion
2. [Moody's Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/mco) $86.8 billion
3. [Nasdaq, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/ndaq) $59.4 billion
4. MSCI Inc. $45.7 billion
5. [Coinbase Global, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/coin) $38.5 billion
6. [Cboe Global Markets, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cboe) $35.9 billion
7. [TransUnion](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/tru) $15 billion

[All 14 Financial Data & Stock Exchanges companies, largest first](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/financial-data-stock-exchanges#all-companies)

### Companies close in size in other industries

1. [Ventas, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/vtr) $46.2 billion · REIT - Healthcare Facilities
2. [State Street Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/stt) $46.1 billion · Asset Management
3. MSCI Inc. $45.6 billion
4. [Vistra Corp.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/vst) $45.2 billion · Utilities - Independent Power Producers
5. [Carrier Global Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/carr) $45.1 billion · Building Products & Equipment

## What else do people ask about MSCI? ### What were MSCI's latest quarterly results? MSCI Inc. reported total income of $892 M and net profit of $351 M for the Sep 2026 quarter. Income rose 12.4% and profit rose 7.9% compared with a year earlier. Earnings per share were $4.86. The net margin was 39.3%, 1.7 percentage points lower than a year earlier (as of 3 November 2026). ### What is MSCI's market cap? MSCI Inc.'s market capitalisation is $45.7 B at a stock price of $639.78. Market cap is the share price times the number of shares, so it changes whenever the price moves (as of 3 November 2026). ### How is MSCI performing? MSCI Inc.'s share price has been rising for 3 weeks. In its latest quarter, income rose 12.4% and profit rose 7.9% compared with a year earlier. Over the past 13 weeks it has done better than the S&P 500, for 3 weeks running (as of 3 November 2026). ### Will MSCI's stock price go up? This page does not forecast MSCI Inc.'s stock price. What it shows instead: the stock price is $639.78, and it has been rising for 3 weeks. Nobody can reliably say which way a price will move, and this site does not try (as of 3 November 2026). ### Where is MSCI in its business cycle? MSCI Inc.'s FY25 net margin was 38.4%, against a 5-year range of 35.5% to 45.4%: the middle of its own range, neither a peak nor a low. The latest quarter was 39.3%. Comparing margins with a company's own long history is a good way to see where it is in its cycle (as of 3 November 2026). ### What could break the MSCI story? Biggest thing to watch: the price has already been rising for 3 weeks, so timing is the risk more than the business. On price, this page treats a rise as over when the share price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row (as of 3 November 2026). ### Is MSCI a stock worth studying right now? What the numbers show: MSCI Inc.'s balance sheet is under water: its net worth is negative, so it owes more than it owns. This is a high-risk situation: shareholders can be wiped out by new shares or a restructuring before the business recovers. The main open question: whether the business can earn its way back to positive net worth before new shares or a restructuring get there first. Every number on this page is worked out by code from the published figures, with no forecasts and no price opinions (as of 3 November 2026). ## Lists

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