Business Segments · Goodwill
Index — Goodwill
MSCI Index — Goodwill increased by 2.3% to $1.26B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.5%, from $1.23B to $1.26B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Index — Goodwill shows relatively stable performance with a 0.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2015
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toGoodwill
How to read this metric
An increase reflects recent acquisition activity, while a decrease may indicate impairment of previously acquired assets.
Detailed definition
This reflects the intangible asset value recorded when the Index segment acquires other businesses for a price exceeding...
Peer comparison
Standard across all public companies that utilize acquisition-led growth strategies.
Metric ID:
msci_segment_index_goodwillHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.21B | $1.21B | $1.21B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.22B | $1.22B | $1.23B | $1.23B | $1.23B | $1.23B | $1.23B | $1.26B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.1% | +0.0% | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.2% | +0.2% | +0.1% | +0.1% | -0.1% | +0.1% | -0.0% | +1.5% | +0.3% | +0.2% | +0.1% | +0.3% | -0.1% | -0.0% | +2.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -0.3% | -0.5% | -0.3% | -0.2% | +0.1% | +0.2% | +0.2% | +0.1% | +1.5% | +1.9% | +2.0% | +2.1% | +0.9% | +0.5% | +0.3% | +2.5% |
Range$1.20B – $1.26B
CAGR+0.9%
Avg YoY Growth+0.7%
Median YoY Growth+0.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MSCI's index — goodwill?
- MSCI (MSCI) reported index — goodwill of $1.26B in Q1 2026.
- How has MSCI's index — goodwill changed year-over-year?
- MSCI's index — goodwill increased by 2.5% year-over-year, from $1.23B to $1.26B.
- What is the long-term trend for MSCI's index — goodwill?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MSCI's index — goodwill has grown at a 0.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.82B to $4.92B.
- What does index — goodwill mean?
- The value of intangible assets like brand and customer base recorded from past acquisitions within the Index segment.