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MSCI MSCI Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

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S&P GlobalSPGI
12.7%+2.6pp
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Moody'sMCO
30.6%+4.4pp
Nasdaq, Inc. logo
Nasdaq, Inc.NDAQ
10.6%+1.4pp
Blackrock logo
BlackrockBLK
10.9%
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Apollo Global ManagementAPO
26%-36.6pp
Intercontinental Exchange logo
Intercontinental ExchangeICE
8.5%+1.4pp

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 invested capital?
MSCI (MSCI) reported return on invested capital of 44.9% in Q1 2026.
How has MSCI's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
MSCI's return on invested capital increased by 20.1% year-over-year, from 37.4% to 44.9%.
What is the long-term trend for MSCI's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MSCI's return on invested capital has grown at a -1.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 168.7% to 159.5%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.