MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI)

Q: What is MSCI Inc.'s revenue?

MSCI Inc. has annual revenue of approximately $1.27 billion.

Q: How many employees does MSCI Inc. have?

MSCI Inc. employs approximately 5,500 people.

Financial Data & Stock Exchanges · New York, NY, United States · Founded 1969

$45.0B

Market Cap

$1.27B

Revenue

5,500

Employees

$1.2B

Net Income

📊 Key Statistics for MSCI Inc. (MSCI)

Market capitalization: $45.0 billion
Annual revenue: $1.27 billion
Net income: $1.2 billion
Employees: 5,500
Sector: Financial Services
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 1969

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📋 About MSCI Inc.

MSCI is a leading provider of investment decision support tools, including equity and fixed-income indexes, portfolio risk analytics, ESG ratings, and real estate benchmarks. The company's indexes—particularly the MSCI World, MSCI Emerging Markets, and MSCI ACWI—are the benchmarks against which trillions of dollars in assets are measured and invested. MSCI is the de facto standard-setter for global equity index investing.

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💰 How MSCI Inc. Makes Money

MSCI earns revenue from recurring subscription fees for index licensing (charged as basis points on assets benchmarked to MSCI indexes), analytics software subscriptions, and ESG ratings. The asset-based fee model means revenue grows automatically as global equity markets appreciate.

📜 Key Milestones

MSCI was originally part of Morgan Stanley (Morgan Stanley Capital International) before being acquired by private equity and taken public in 2007. The company has expanded from pure index provision into analytics, ESG, climate, and real estate data. The acquisition of RiskMetrics in 2010 and Carbon Delta in 2019 broadened the platform significantly.

📊 Financial Overview

Market Capitalization	$45.0B
Annual Revenue	$1.27B
Net Income	$1.2B
Profit Margin	94%
Revenue per Employee	$230909K
Stock Exchange	NYSE
Ticker Symbol	MSCI

Financial data is approximate and based on most recent annual filings.

💡 Did You Know?

Over $16 trillion in assets are benchmarked to MSCI indexes globally—when MSCI adds or removes a country or stock from an index, billions of dollars flow automatically. The company's ESG ratings have become so influential that they can affect a company's cost of capital.

📝 Analyst Take

MSCI is one of the highest-quality business models in financial services—recurring revenue, massive switching costs, and a product that becomes more valuable as markets grow. The ESG backlash is a headwind, but the core index franchise is untouchable.

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