MSCI Inc. (MSCI) has a MoatMap StockRank of 62/100 based on Quality (63/100), Value (26/100), and Momentum (56/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD. MSCI Inc., a U.S. financial services company (market indexes and analytics), is a high-quality business (Q: 60) with significant network effects and switching costs. However, similar to Visa and Novo Nordisk, its quality and strong market position are already well-recognized and priced in. There is no specific, unpriced *asymmetric macro inflection point* for MSCI within the next 18 months, despite its durable moat.
MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of mission-critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, including equity indexes, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and ESG research. Its widely recognized MSCI indexes are benchmarks for passive and active investment strategies, with trillions of dollars benchmarked to them. MSCI holds a strong competitive moat due to the pervasive adoption of its indexes, high switching costs for institutional clients, and its status as an industry standard for investment performance measurement and risk analysis.
| Price | $588.52 |
| Market Cap | $42.8B |
| P/E (TTM) | 33.55 |
| P/E (Forward) | 26.21 |
| Price/Book | -15.47 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 44.0% |
| Gross Margin | 82.9% |
| Operating Margin | 53.7% |
| Revenue Growth | 14.1% |
| Dividend Yield | 1.4% |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.2B |
MSCI Inc. operates in the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry, part of the Financial Services sector (United States).