Equity
Treasury Stock
MSCI Treasury Stock increased by 4.3% to $10.25B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 35.8%, from $7.55B to $10.25B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Treasury Stock shows an upward trend with a 17.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionEquity
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ3 2021
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates active share buybacks, which can signal management's confidence in the stock or an effort to return capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Treasury stock represents the cost of shares that a company has repurchased from the open market and holds in its own tr...
Peer comparison
Standard across all public companies; peers in the pharmaceutical sector often use buybacks to manage earnings per share.
Metric ID:
treasury_stockHistorical 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 | $4.53B | $4.53B | $4.54B | $5.42B | $5.70B | $5.87B | $5.94B | $5.98B | $6.43B | $6.45B | $6.45B | $6.52B | $6.76B | $6.96B | $7.33B | $7.55B | $7.68B | $8.92B | $9.83B | $10.25B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.1% | +0.1% | +19.3% | +5.2% | +3.0% | +1.2% | +0.7% | +7.5% | +0.3% | +0.0% | +1.1% | +3.7% | +3.0% | +5.4% | +2.9% | +1.8% | +16.1% | +10.3% | +4.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +25.8% | +29.4% | +30.8% | +10.4% | +12.8% | +9.9% | +8.6% | +8.9% | +5.1% | +8.0% | +13.8% | +15.8% | +13.6% | +28.1% | +34.1% | +35.8% |
Range$4.53B – $10.25B
CAGR+18.8%
Avg YoY Growth+18.2%
Median YoY Growth+13.7%
Current Streak19+ quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MSCI's treasury stock?
- MSCI (MSCI) reported treasury stock of $10.25B in Q1 2026.
- How has MSCI's treasury stock changed year-over-year?
- MSCI's treasury stock increased by 35.8% year-over-year, from $7.55B to $10.25B.
- What is the long-term trend for MSCI's treasury stock?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), MSCI's treasury stock has grown at a 17.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.34B to $9.83B.
- What does treasury stock mean?
- The value of shares a company has bought back from the market.