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Gross Carrying Amount
MSCI Gross Carrying Amount increased by 2.8% to $2.10B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 6.6%, from $1.98B to $2.10B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Gross Carrying Amount shows an upward trend with a 18.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ3 2015
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase suggests recent acquisitions or investments in software and intellectual property, while a decrease may indicate asset retirement or impairment.
Detailed definition
This represents the total original acquisition cost of intangible assets with a defined useful life before accounting fo...
Peer comparison
Common across capital-intensive industries; peers typically report this as part of total intangible assets.
Metric ID:
other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_grossHistorical 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 | $851.44M | $1.25B | $1.27B | $1.28B | $1.29B | $1.30B | $1.32B | $1.34B | $1.36B | $1.38B | $1.84B | $1.87B | $1.91B | $1.94B | $1.95B | $1.98B | $2.00B | $2.02B | $2.05B | $2.10B |
| QoQ Change | — | +47.3% | +1.3% | +1.0% | +0.9% | +0.8% | +1.5% | +1.4% | +1.6% | +1.1% | +33.2% | +1.6% | +2.2% | +1.4% | +0.8% | +1.3% | +1.4% | +1.0% | +1.2% | +2.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +52.0% | +4.0% | +4.1% | +4.5% | +5.4% | +5.7% | +38.8% | +39.2% | +39.9% | +40.4% | +6.2% | +5.8% | +4.9% | +4.5% | +4.9% | +6.6% |
Range$851.44M – $2.10B
CAGR+21.0%
Avg YoY Growth+16.7%
Median YoY Growth+5.7%
Current Streak19+ quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MSCI's gross carrying amount?
- MSCI (MSCI) reported gross carrying amount of $2.10B in Q1 2026.
- How has MSCI's gross carrying amount changed year-over-year?
- MSCI's gross carrying amount increased by 6.6% year-over-year, from $1.98B to $2.10B.
- What is the long-term trend for MSCI's gross carrying amount?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), MSCI's gross carrying amount has grown at a 18.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $878.27M to $2.05B.
- What does gross carrying amount mean?
- The total original cost of intangible assets that have a limited useful life.