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MSCI MSCI Return on assets

Return on assets at other companies

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S&P GlobalSPGI
7.9%+1.4pp
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Moody'sMCO
16.7%+2.7pp
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Nasdaq, Inc.NDAQ
6.6%+2.4pp
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BlackrockBLK
4%
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Apollo Global ManagementAPO
0.3%-0.7pp
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Ameriprise FinancialAMP
2.1%+0.5pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$850.8M+14.1%
Gross profit$709.0M+16.4%
Operating income$456.9M+21.2%
Net income$406.0M+40.7%
EPS (diluted)$5.53+49.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$385.3M+6.8%
Total debt$6.6B+40.1%
Total equity-$2.8B-189%
Total assets$5.5B+3.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$306.8M+1.7%
CapEx$2.8M-75.9%
Free cash flow$304.0M+4.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$0-10.2%

Profitability

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Gross margin82.9%+0.7pp
Operating margin55.4%+1.8pp
Net margin40.7%+1.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity113.8%
Debt / equity6.8×
Current ratio0.9×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from MSCI’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: MSCI’s 10-Q, filed April 21, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is MSCI's return on assets?
MSCI (MSCI) reported return on assets of 24.2% in Q1 2026.
How has MSCI's return on assets changed year-over-year?
MSCI's return on assets increased by 14.9% year-over-year, from 21.1% to 24.2%.
What is the long-term trend for MSCI's return on assets?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MSCI's return on assets has grown at a 9.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 60.8% to 87.1%.
What does return on assets mean?
How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?
Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?
Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.