Business Segments · Goodwill

All Other - Private Assets — Goodwill

MSCI All Other - Private Assets — Goodwill increased by 0.9% to $1.32B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.9%, from $1.31B to $1.32B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), All Other - Private Assets — Goodwill shows an upward trend with a 38.5% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2015
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toGoodwill

How to read this metric

An increase indicates recent acquisition activity, while a decrease may signal impairment charges due to underperformance of acquired assets.

Detailed definition

This represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business com...

Peer comparison

Standard across firms that grow through inorganic expansion; peers with high M&A activity in fintech or data sectors will show similar balances.

Metric ID: msci_segment_all_other_private_assets_goodwill

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$21.47M$686.09M$691.92M$691.69M$690.22M$687.68M$689.03M$689.55M$690.09M$689.30M$1.31B$1.31B$1.31B$1.31B$1.31B$1.31B$1.31B$1.31B$1.31B$1.32B
QoQ Change>999%+0.8%-0.0%-0.2%-0.4%+0.2%+0.1%+0.1%-0.1%+89.8%-0.1%+0.0%+0.1%-0.1%+0.0%+0.1%-0.0%-0.0%+0.9%
YoY Change>999%+0.2%-0.4%-0.3%-0.0%+0.2%+89.9%+89.6%+89.5%+89.9%-0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.0%+0.1%+0.9%
Range$21.47M$1.32B
CAGR+138.0%
Avg YoY Growth+217.2%
Median YoY Growth+0.2%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MSCI's all other - private assets — goodwill?
MSCI (MSCI) reported all other - private assets — goodwill of $1.32B in Q1 2026.
How has MSCI's all other - private assets — goodwill changed year-over-year?
MSCI's all other - private assets — goodwill increased by 0.9% year-over-year, from $1.31B to $1.32B.
What is the long-term trend for MSCI's all other - private assets — goodwill?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MSCI's all other - private assets — goodwill has grown at a 38.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.42B to $5.24B.
What does all other - private assets — goodwill mean?
The accounting value of intangible assets acquired through business purchases in the private assets segment.