Stock Analysis
MSCI, Inc.MSCI
P/E 30.46×· 5Y range 28.78–81.85×· bottom 4% of history
Sector: Technology · Industry: Services-Business Services, Nec
AnalystsStrong Buy26 analystsP/E 30.5× sits at the 4th percentile of its 5.086926762491444-year history.
Cash covers 5% of debt · Q2 2026.
PMP Verdict
Strong business, attractive price
Strengths
- Growth80
- Profitability75
Risks
- Financial Health49
High-quality business at an attractive price.
Bull Case
- ✓Piotroski F-Score 8/9 — high earnings quality
- ✓Altman Z 5.3 — safe-zone balance sheet
- ✓Revenue CAGR 11.3% — durable top-line growth
- ✓P/E 30.5× at bottom 4% of 5-year history
What's happening with MSCI
Profile
Strong moat, growth, profitability and earnings quality; valuation and financial health lag behind.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation47/100 · Weak
- P/E vs own history (4th pct)25/25
- FCF yield (3.9%)12/25
- P/S (12.4x)5/25
- EV/EBIT (25.6x)5/25
- Growth80/100 · Strong
- Revenue CAGR (11.3%)20/25
- Net income CAGR (13.4%)20/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (15.9%)20/25
- Fwd implied growth (20.4%)20/25
- Profitability75/100 · Strong
- ROIC (41.9%)25/25
- ROE (n/a)0/25
- Net margin (40.7%)25/25
- Operating margin (55.7%)25/25
- Financial Health49/100 · Weak
- Altman Z (5.31)25/25
- Current ratio (0.89)6/25
- Interest coverage (7.3x)18/25
- Net cash / debt (D/A 111%)0/25
- Quality75/100 · Strong
- Piotroski F (8/9)25/25
- Beneish M (-2.74)25/25
- FCF conversion (118%)25/25
- Margin stability (σ 43.7%)0/25
- Moat100/100 · Strong
- ROIC >12% years (10/10 yrs)25/25
- Median gross margin (66.4%)25/25
- FCF-positive years (10/10 yrs)25/25
- Worst-year net margin (worst 22.7%)25/25
About MSCI, Inc.
MSCI has described its mission as enabling investors to build better portfolios for a better world. Show more
MSCI's largest and most profitable segment is its index segment, where it provides benchmarking to asset managers and asset owners. MSCI boasts over $18 trillion (as of December 2025) in benchmarked assets, including over $2.3 trillion in ETF assets linked to MSCI indexes. The MSCI analytics segment provides portfolio management and risk management analytics software to asset managers and asset owners. In its sustainability and climate segment, MSCI provides ESG data to the investment industry. In private assets, MSCI provides real restate reporting, market data, benchmarking, and analytics to investors and real estate managers.
Headquarters: NEW YORK, NY · Employees: 6,327 · Website ↗
Price History
Weekly Candlestick Chart — up to 5Y
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
TTM Snapshot
trailing twelve months · YoYValuation
47D+P/E (TTM)30.5xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice / TTM EPS (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 28.8x–81.8x · 4th pct
P/FCF27.6xB
Grade B: FairPrice / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative
FCF Yield3.9%C
Grade C: LowTTM (OCF − CapEx) / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: 1.6%–4.1% · 96th pct
P/S (TTM)12.41xD
Grade D: ExpensivePrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 11.7x–29.9x · 4th pct
EV/EBIT25.6xD
Grade D: ExpensiveEnterprise value / TTM EBIT (D&A not in our data) — capital-structure neutral — vs own 5Y history: 24.4x–58.7x · 4th pct
EV/Sales14.2xD
Grade D: Very expensiveEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E25.3xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B RatioNeg. EquityC
Grade C: BuybacksPrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio2.22C
Grade C: ExpensiveFinnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield1.39%A
Grade A: PaysTTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio42.2%A
Grade A: SafeDividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
Profitability
75B+ROIC41.9%A
Grade A: MoatNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROENeg. EquityC
Grade C: BuybacksReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA24.4%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin40.7%A
Grade A: HighNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin55.7%A
Grade A: HighTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin55.7%A
Grade A: PremiumGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin47.9%A
Grade A: HighFCF / Revenue
True FCF Margin44.3%A
Grade A: HighTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost
Growth
80ARevenue CAGR11.3%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR13.4%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)15.9%A
Grade A: HighCompound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth20.4%C
Grade C: MedAnalyst forward EPS (normalized basis) vs our GAAP TTM EPS — different bases, so extreme values usually mark cyclically depressed TTM earnings, not real growth
Dilution (5Y)-12.8%A
Grade A: BuybacksShare count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income8.9%A
Grade A: LowStock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue3.6%C
Grade C: MedTTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
49D+Altman Z-Score5.31A
Grade A: SafeBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio0.89xD
Grade D: LowCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio0.89xC
Grade C: Ok(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage7.3xC
Grade C: OkEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt Repayment3.9yC
Grade C: AverageYears to repay net debt via FCF
Net Debt/EBIT3.3xC
Grade C: MedLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity—
Debt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt0.05xD
Grade D: ThinCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
75B+Piotroski F-Score8/9A
Grade A: StrongFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-2.74A
Grade A: SafeEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion117.7%A
Grade A: StrongFCF / Net Income
Margin Stability43.7%D
Grade D: VolatileEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue0.9%A
Grade A: Asset-lightTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover0.60xC
Grade C: AverageRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
Insider Transactions
SEC Form 4 · 8 recordsP/S codes are the directional signal; grants, option exercises and tax withholding carry none. Form 4 doesn't flag 10b5-1 plans — scheduled sales may appear within open-market sells.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wiechmann Andrew C. Filed | Wiechmann Andrew C. | SellOpen market sale | -450 | |
Taneja Rajat Filed | Taneja Rajat | BuyOpen market buy | +1.8K | |
Yang June Filed | Yang June | Grant / award | +2 | |
Matlock Robin Filed | Matlock Robin | Grant / award | +6 | |
RIEFLER LINDA H Filed | RIEFLER LINDA H | Grant / award | +8 |
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| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wiechmann Andrew C. Filed | Wiechmann Andrew C. | SellOpen market sale | -450 | |
Taneja Rajat Filed | Taneja Rajat | Grant / award | +42 | |
Yang June Filed | Yang June | Grant / award | +2 |
More metrics — Moat, Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Moat
100A+ROIC >12% Years10/10 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with ROIC > 12% — measures multi-year capital-return durability
Gross Margin (Med.)66.4%A
Grade A: DurableMedian annual gross margin across available fiscal years — pricing-power durability
FCF-Positive Years10/10 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with positive free cash flow
Net Margin Floor22.7%A
Grade A: DurableWeakest annual net margin across completed fiscal years — recession/downcycle resilience
Per Share
EPS (TTM)$18.68
Own TTM net income / shares — same earnings basis as P/E
Cash / Share$4.90
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$4.27
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$6.54B
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$352.70M
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$6.19B
Total Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$-2.69B
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability0.68xD
Grade D: RiskyTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$41.37B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta1.24C
Grade C: VolatilePrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Jun 2026 · Ratio snapshot Oct 17, 2026
Key Insights: MSCI, Inc. (MSCI)
MSCI is down 1.05% at the last close. MSCI, Inc. meets 8 of 9 Piotroski F-Score criteria, placing its fundamental strength in the top tier of US-listed stocks. Altman Z-Score of 5.31 sits comfortably in the safe zone (≥ 2.99), indicating low bankruptcy risk.
- Beneish M-Score of -2.74 suggests a low likelihood of earnings manipulation.
- MSCI, Inc. converts about 48% of revenue into free cash flow — strong cash generation.
- Takes ~3.9 years to repay net debt from free cash flow.
See how MSCI ranks on the Capex Tracker — top 50 capital spenders compared.
Recent Market Moves
See all MSCI moves →| Date | Session | Price | Move | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | After-hours | 575.09 | +2.60% | 2.05 |
| Oct 5 | Regular | 552.55 | +3.10% | 2.47 |
| Oct 5 | After-hours | 552.35 | +3.06% | 2.44 |
Frequently Asked Questions about MSCI
What is the current MSCI, Inc. (MSCI) stock price?
MSCI is trading at $569.08 at the last market close, down 1.05% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks MSCI pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is MSCI stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates MSCI, Inc.'s financial health at 49/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is MSCI stock overvalued?
MSCI, Inc. trades at a trailing P/E of 30.5 and our valuation score rates it 47/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does MSCI, Inc. report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for MSCI. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does MSCI, Inc. operate in?
MSCI, Inc. operates in the Technology sector, within the Services-Business Services, Nec industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does MSCI, Inc. do?
MSCI has described its mission as enabling investors to build better portfolios for a better world.
About MSCI, Inc. (MSCI) Stock
MSCI, Inc. (MSCI) is a US-listed stock operating in the Technology sector, specifically the Services-Business Services, Nec industry. As of the latest update, MSCI, Inc. is trading at $569.08, down 1.05% on the day with a market capitalization of $41.4 billion. The financial health score for MSCI is 49/100, which indicates moderate financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for MSCI stock.
MSCI Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
On PreMarketPrice, you can track MSCI, Inc. (MSCI) across multiple dimensions:
- Pre-market price & movement: Real-time MSCI stock price with percentage change, updated continuously during pre-market and regular trading hours.
- Valuation & P/E history: Historical P/E, P/S, and P/B ratios for MSCI with trend analysis and normalized valuation multiples.
- Financial statements: Revenue, net income, assets, liabilities, and equity for MSCI, Inc. across multiple reporting periods.
- Financial health score: A composite score of 49/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for MSCI.
- Sector peers: Compare MSCI against 6 other technology stocks on key financial metrics.
Is MSCI a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate MSCI, Inc. (MSCI) as an investment. The financial health score of 49/100 suggests moderate financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
Data on this page is sourced from real-time market feeds, Polygon.io, and Finnhub.MSCI, Inc. (MSCI) trades on NYSE/NASDAQ. Pre-market trading occurs 4:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET. Regular market hours are 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET.