MSCI vs SPGI vs VRSK Stock Comparison

Msci, S&P Global and Verisk Analytics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MSCI MSCI Inc.
$601.75 +9.1% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$43.68B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins
SPGI S&P Global Inc.
$448.95 +11.3% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$132.52B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$187.73 +10.9% 1M -19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$24.67B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

S&P Global leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (S&P Global 4, Msci 4, Verisk Analytics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSCISPGIVRSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.68B $132.52B $24.67B SPGI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.6x 23.6x 27.9x SPGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.0x 23.8x 23.6x VRSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.3% — +5.0% MSCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.3% — 28.2% MSCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.1% — 31.9% MSCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x — 2.3x VRSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% -9.6% -19.7% MSCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr -0.9%/yr -2.2%/yr SPGI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.9% 30.8% 37.5% SPGI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 — 56/100 VRSK

Percentile Scorecard

MSCISPGIVRSK

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

AxisMSCISPGIVRSK
Valuation 23 #727 of 940 9 #856 of 940 32 #641 of 940
Growth 58 #275 of 655 – 47 #348 of 655
Profitability 97 #19 of 633 – 97 #22 of 633
Financial Health 26 #526 of 714 – 33 #482 of 714
Shareholder Returns 61 #275 of 709 10 #641 of 709 72 #202 of 709
Overall 53 – 56
  • MSCI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • SPGI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • VRSK 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

PeriodMSCISPGIVRSKSPY
1 month +9.1%+11.3%+10.9% -0.2%
3 months +3.8%+5.8%-11.6% +3.9%
6 months +1.2%+3.6%+6.3% +8.2%
Year to date +4.9%-14.1%-16.1% +12.9%
1 year +10.0%-9.6%-19.7% +12.3%
3 years +26.4%+31.1%-16.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.1%+9.4%-5.7% +23.3%
5 years -8.2%-4.4%-10.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.7%-0.9%-2.2% +10.9%
10 years +656.0%+265.4%+131.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.4%+13.8%+8.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSCISPGIVRSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.9%30.8%37.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%35.4%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.32-0.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.31-0.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.9%-40.2%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.5%-17.8%-19.7% -1.2%
52-week high $643.83$546.35$233.68 $779.14
52-week low $511.84$386.35$156.84 $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.

MultipleMSCISPGIVRSK
P/E now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 13.0x 23.6xmedian 13.0x 27.7xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 3.2x 7.2xmedian 3.2x 7.8xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 7.4x —median 7.4x 16.4xmedian 7.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 10.8x 20.8xmedian 10.8x 19.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median -14.3xmedian 1.2x 6.7xmedian 1.2x -20.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.89median 0.87 —median 0.87 1.11median 0.87

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 monthsMSCISPGIVRSK
Revenue $3.43B – $3.14B
Gross profit $2.85B – $2.20B
Operating income $1.91B – $1.38B
Net income $1.38B $5.37B $885.50M
Free cash flow $1.58B – $1.24B
R&D $184.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $19.14 – $6.77
Cash & equivalents $261.00M $2.44B $551.40M
Total debt $6.72B – $11.77B
Shares (diluted) 72.30M 295.50M 130.85M
Enterprise value $42.16B $132.52B $19.31B

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
MetricMSCISPGIVRSK
P/E 31.4x 23.6x 27.7x
P/FCF 27.4x 20.8x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 26.7x – 16.3x
P/S 12.6x 7.2x 7.8x
P/B -14.3x 6.7x -20.5x
P/Tangible book -11.0x 6.7x -16.3x
EV/EBITDA 23.4x – 16.4x
EV/EBIT 26.0x – 20.6x
EV/Revenue 14.5x – 9.0x
EV/FCF 31.5x – 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.7x – 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.89 – 1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSCISPGIVRSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.3% – 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% – 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% – 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.4% – 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% – 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.1% 17.8% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 25.1% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.8% – 3.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% – 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% – 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% – 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% – 21.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSCISPGIVRSK
Gross margin 82.9% – 70.2%
EBITDA margin 61.6% – 55.0%
Operating margin 55.7% – 43.9%
Pretax margin 47.3% – 37.0%
Net margin 40.3% – 28.2%
FCF margin 45.9% – 39.4%
Operating cash flow margin 47.0% – 47.9%
Return on equity – 20.9% –
Return on assets 24.7% 9.7% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 44.1% – 31.9%
Return on capital employed 47.5% – 40.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSCISPGIVRSK
Debt / assets 120.0% – 99.5%
Debt / equity -2.2x – -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 4.3x – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 153.9% 47.6% 126.4%
Equity / assets -53.9% 41.3% -26.4%
Interest coverage 6.9x – 7.0x
Current ratio 0.8x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 6.21 – 6.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSCISPGIVRSK
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.9% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 4.7% – 7.7%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 0.9% 8.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 37.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – –

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.

ConsensusMSCISPGIVRSK
Forward P/E 29.0xFY2026 23.8xFY2026 23.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.78FY2026 $18.86FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +12.9% +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $15.46BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +6.6% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSCISPGIVRSK
Held by institutions 92.4% 87.5% 97.6%
Institutions holding 1,080 2,002 953
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +1.6% -0.4%
Institutions buying 512 872 487
Institutions selling 407 876 349
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.00 1.40

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.

MSCISPGIVRSK
MSCI 1.00 0.73 0.55
SPGI 0.73 1.00 0.61
VRSK 0.55 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSCI, SPGI and VRSK?

S&P Global (SPGI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Msci (MSCI) $43.68B, S&P Global (SPGI) $132.52B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSCI, SPGI and VRSK?

S&P Global (SPGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Msci (MSCI) 31.6x, S&P Global (SPGI) 23.6x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 27.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is cheapest (Msci (MSCI) 29.0x, S&P Global (SPGI) 23.8x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Msci (MSCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Msci (MSCI) +12.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Msci (MSCI) has the highest net margin (Msci (MSCI) 40.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Msci (MSCI) leads (Msci (MSCI) 44.1%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Msci (MSCI) returned the most: Msci (MSCI) +10.0%, S&P Global (SPGI) -9.6%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -19.7%. Over five years, S&P Global (SPGI) compounded fastest (Msci (MSCI) -1.7%/yr, S&P Global (SPGI) -0.9%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Msci (MSCI) 0.01%, S&P Global (SPGI) 0.00%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.00%. S&P Global (SPGI) and Verisk Analytics (VRSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, S&P Global (SPGI) has been the steadiest (Msci (MSCI) 30.9%, S&P Global (SPGI) 30.8%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 37.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.