MSCI vs SPGI vs MCO Stock Comparison

Msci, S&P Global and Moodys Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MSCI MSCI Inc.
$637.27 +18.8% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$45.69B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
1.25%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins
SPGI S&P Global Inc.
$474.96 +22.9% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$137.69B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.21B
Div. yield
0.81%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
6 wins
MCO Moodys Corp /De/
$505.87 +14.6% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$87.21B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.18B
Div. yield
0.80%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

S&P Global leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (S&P Global 6, Msci 4, Moodys 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSCISPGIMCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.69B $137.69B $87.21B SPGI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 27.8x 30.3x SPGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.7x 25.2x 28.2x SPGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.3% +18.2% +9.0% SPGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.3% 29.0% 35.3% MSCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.1% 14.9% 27.9% MSCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.2x 1.3x SPGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.25% 0.81% 0.80% MSCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.3% -2.5% +5.3% MSCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +0.9%/yr +5.5%/yr MCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.5% 30.4% 28.4% MCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 59/100 59/100 SPGI

Percentile Scorecard

MSCISPGIMCO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMSCISPGIMCO
Valuation 21 #746 of 939 23 #721 of 939 17 #779 of 939
Growth 59 #337 of 814 76 #197 of 814 72 #231 of 814
Profitability 97 #25 of 828 90 #80 of 828 97 #29 of 828
Financial Health 26 #666 of 898 61 #353 of 898 52 #431 of 898
Shareholder Returns 55 #329 of 725 47 #385 of 725 57 #313 of 725
Overall 51 59 59
  • MSCI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • SPGI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • MCO ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMSCISPGIMCOSPY
1 month +18.8%+22.9%+14.6% -2.3%
3 months +10.9%+14.1%+4.7% -0.7%
6 months +9.4%+11.8%+12.5% +4.8%
Year to date +11.1%-9.1%-1.0% +10.3%
1 year +8.3%-2.5%+5.3% +10.3%
3 years +28.0%+24.0%+52.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +8.6%+7.5%+15.1% +20.1%
5 years -1.3%+4.4%+30.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year -0.3%+0.9%+5.5% +10.1%
10 years +708.5%+297.6%+416.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year +23.2%+14.8%+17.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMSCISPGIMCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.5%30.4%28.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%35.2%29.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.320.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.28-0.080.19 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.9%-40.2%-41.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.0%-13.1%-6.3% -3.5%
52-week high $643.83$546.35$539.61 $779.14
52-week low $511.84$386.35$412.23 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMSCISPGIMCO
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 13.6x 27.8xmedian 13.6x 30.3xmedian 13.6x
P/S now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 3.3x 8.0xmedian 3.3x 10.7xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 6.0x 16.2xmedian 6.0x 22.3xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 11.0x 23.6xmedian 11.0x 29.3xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median -15.1xmedian 1.2x 6.9xmedian 1.2x 25.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.00median 0.92 0.93median 0.92 1.15median 0.92

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMSCISPGIMCO
Revenue $3.43B $17.21B $8.18B
Gross profit $2.85B $12.21B $6.10B
Operating income $1.91B $7.77B $3.64B
Net income $1.38B $5.40B $2.89B
Free cash flow $1.58B $5.84B $2.98B
R&D $184.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $19.14 $17.10 $16.64
Cash & equivalents $261.00M $2.44B $1.51B
Total debt $6.72B $13.06B $6.91B
Shares (diluted) 72.30M 291.60M 173.30M
Enterprise value $44.17B $132.89B $80.28B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMSCISPGIMCO
P/E 33.2x 27.8x 30.3x
P/FCF 29.0x 23.6x 29.3x
P/Operating cash flow 28.3x 23.0x 26.2x
P/S 13.3x 8.0x 10.7x
P/B -15.1x 6.9x 25.6x
P/Tangible book -11.7x 17.4x 50.8x
EV/EBITDA 24.7x 16.2x 22.3x
EV/EBIT 27.3x 19.1x 25.4x
EV/Revenue 15.2x 8.6x 11.3x
EV/FCF 33.1x 25.4x 31.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.3x 24.7x 27.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.00 0.93 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSCISPGIMCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.3% 18.2% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 11.9% 12.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 19.7% 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 14.4% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.4% 29.7% 16.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 26.4% 23.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.1% 18.3% 28.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 25.3% 24.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.8% 23.4% 33.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 29.9% 26.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 18.5% 22.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 19.8% 17.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% 19.4% 24.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 20.2% 18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSCISPGIMCO
Gross margin 82.9% 70.9% 74.6%
EBITDA margin 61.6% 53.1% 50.6%
Operating margin 55.7% 45.1% 44.6%
Pretax margin 47.3% 43.4% 45.2%
Net margin 40.3% 29.0% 35.3%
FCF margin 45.9% 33.9% 36.4%
Operating cash flow margin 47.0% 34.8% 40.7%
Return on equity – 21.0% 87.8%
Return on assets 24.7% 9.7% 19.6%
Return on invested capital 44.1% 14.9% 27.9%
Return on capital employed 47.5% 16.6% 31.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 1.2% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSCISPGIMCO
Debt / assets 120.0% 27.2% 46.6%
Debt / equity -2.2x 0.7x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.2x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 2.2x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 153.9% 58.7% 77.0%
Equity / assets -53.9% 41.3% 23.0%
Interest coverage 6.9x 24.0x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 6.39 4.24 7.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSCISPGIMCO
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.8% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 4.4% 4.8% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 5.6% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.1% 21.2% 24.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 37.0% 19.6% 23.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.7% -1.2% 3.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 0.2% 8.8%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMSCISPGIMCO
Forward P/E 30.7xFY2026 25.2xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.78FY2026 $18.86FY2026 $17.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +12.9% -1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $15.46BFY2026 $8.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +6.6% -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSCISPGIMCO
Held by institutions 92.4% 87.5% 90.8%
Institutions holding 1,082 2,004 1,406
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +1.6% -1.6%
Institutions buying 514 873 645
Institutions selling 407 877 523
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.00 1.23

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MSCISPGIMCO
MSCI 1.00 0.73 0.72
SPGI 0.73 1.00 0.88
MCO 0.72 0.88 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSCI, SPGI and MCO?

S&P Global (SPGI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Msci (MSCI) $45.69B, S&P Global (SPGI) $137.69B, Moodys (MCO) $87.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSCI, SPGI and MCO?

S&P Global (SPGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Msci (MSCI) 33.2x, S&P Global (SPGI) 27.8x, Moodys (MCO) 30.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, S&P Global (SPGI) is cheapest (Msci (MSCI) 30.7x, S&P Global (SPGI) 25.2x, Moodys (MCO) 28.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

S&P Global (SPGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Msci (MSCI) +12.3%, S&P Global (SPGI) +18.2%, Moodys (MCO) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Msci (MSCI) has the highest net margin (Msci (MSCI) 40.3%, S&P Global (SPGI) 29.0%, Moodys (MCO) 35.3%). On return on invested capital, Msci (MSCI) leads (Msci (MSCI) 44.1%, S&P Global (SPGI) 14.9%, Moodys (MCO) 27.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Msci (MSCI) returned the most: Msci (MSCI) +8.3%, S&P Global (SPGI) -2.5%, Moodys (MCO) +5.3%. Over five years, Moodys (MCO) compounded fastest (Msci (MSCI) -0.3%/yr, S&P Global (SPGI) +0.9%/yr, Moodys (MCO) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Msci (MSCI) has the highest dividend yield: Msci (MSCI) 1.25%, S&P Global (SPGI) 0.81%, Moodys (MCO) 0.80%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Moodys (MCO) has been the steadiest (Msci (MSCI) 29.5%, S&P Global (SPGI) 30.4%, Moodys (MCO) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSCI, SPGI and MCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, S&P Global (SPGI) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.