MSCI vs VRSK vs NDAQ Stock Comparison

Msci, Verisk Analytics and Nasdaq Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MSCI MSCI Inc.
$618.71 +14.6% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.88B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$190.71 +14.9% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.68B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$105.60 +15.0% 1M +23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$59.27B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nasdaq leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nasdaq 6, Msci 3, Verisk Analytics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSCIVRSKNDAQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.88B $25.68B $59.27B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.4x 29.0x 28.4x NDAQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.8x 23.9x 26.2x VRSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.3% +5.0% +11.5% MSCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.3% 28.2% 22.8% MSCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.1% 31.9% 10.5% MSCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.3x 2.4x VRSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% -8.3% +23.6% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr -1.9%/yr +8.6%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.5% 35.8% 28.3% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 56/100 57/100 NDAQ

Percentile Scorecard

MSCIVRSKNDAQ

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

AxisMSCIVRSKNDAQ
Valuation 23 #727 of 941 32 #640 of 941 42 #56 of 96
Growth 58 #258 of 615 47 #328 of 615 42 #38 of 65
Profitability 97 #19 of 586 97 #21 of 586 80 #14 of 65
Financial Health 27 #485 of 667 33 #447 of 667 48 #49 of 93
Shareholder Returns 62 #272 of 704 72 #197 of 704 72 #12 of 40
Overall 53 56 57
  • MSCI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSCIVRSKNDAQSPY
1 month +14.6%+14.9%+15.0% +0.7%
3 months +7.5%-4.8%+11.0% +3.7%
6 months +4.6%+3.4%+14.9% +7.1%
Year to date +7.8%-14.7%+8.7% +12.8%
1 year +9.0%-8.3%+23.6% +11.9%
3 years +28.4%-15.0%+115.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.7%-5.3%+29.3% +22.8%
5 years -6.9%-9.3%+50.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.4%-1.9%+8.6% +10.9%
10 years +683.7%+134.4%+394.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.9%+8.9%+17.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSCIVRSKNDAQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.5%35.8%28.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%36.3%29.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.28-0.480.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.31-0.230.83 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.9%-51.2%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-15.3%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $643.83$225.07$105.60 $779.14
52-week low $511.84$156.84$76.85 $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.

MultipleMSCIVRSKNDAQ
P/E now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 13.0x 28.2xmedian 13.0x 28.3xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 3.2x 7.9xmedian 3.2x 6.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 7.7x 16.7xmedian 7.7x 19.8xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 10.7x 20.1xmedian 10.7x 26.1xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median -14.7xmedian 1.2x -20.9xmedian 1.2x 4.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.94median 0.90 1.12median 0.90 1.55median 0.48

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 monthsMSCIVRSKNDAQ
Revenue $3.43B $3.14B $9.15B
Gross profit $2.85B $2.20B $5.78B
Operating income $1.91B $1.38B $2.73B
Net income $1.38B $885.50M $2.08B
Free cash flow $1.58B $1.24B $2.26B
R&D $184.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $19.14 $6.77 $3.70
Cash & equivalents $261.00M $551.40M $365.00M
Total debt $6.72B $11.77B $8.74B
Shares (diluted) 72.30M 130.85M 563.31M
Enterprise value $43.36B $20.32B $56.71B

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
MetricMSCIVRSKNDAQ
P/E 32.2x 28.2x 28.3x
P/FCF 28.2x 20.1x 26.1x
P/Operating cash flow 27.5x 16.5x 23.2x
P/S 12.9x 7.9x 6.4x
P/B -14.7x -20.9x 4.9x
P/Tangible book -11.3x -16.5x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 24.0x 16.7x 19.8x
EV/EBIT 26.6x 20.9x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 14.8x 9.2x 7.3x
EV/FCF 32.3x 23.2x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.5x 19.1x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.94 1.12 1.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSCIVRSKNDAQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.3% 5.0% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 6.9% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 6.2% 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 8.3% 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.4% 4.8% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 6.6% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.1% -3.3% 28.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 20.7% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.8% 3.7% 31.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 25.0% 18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 21.1% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 11.4% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% 21.2% 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 14.6% 11.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSCIVRSKNDAQ
Gross margin 82.9% 70.2% 63.2%
EBITDA margin 61.6% 55.0% 37.0%
Operating margin 55.7% 43.9% 29.8%
Pretax margin 47.3% 37.0% 28.5%
Net margin 40.3% 28.2% 22.8%
FCF margin 45.9% 39.4% 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin 47.0% 47.9% 27.8%
Return on equity – – 17.4%
Return on assets 24.7% 19.5% 7.6%
Return on invested capital 44.1% 31.9% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 47.5% 40.1% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 1.8% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSCIVRSKNDAQ
Debt / assets 120.0% 99.5% 31.9%
Debt / equity -2.2x -3.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.3x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 3.6x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 153.9% 126.4% 56.2%
Equity / assets -53.9% -26.4% 43.8%
Interest coverage 6.9x 7.0x 7.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.29 6.86 3.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSCIVRSKNDAQ
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.0% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 4.6% 7.5% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 8.6% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusMSCIVRSKNDAQ
Forward P/E 29.8xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.78FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $4.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +5.1% +11.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +6.7% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSCIVRSKNDAQ
Held by institutions 92.4% 97.6% 83.8%
Institutions holding 1,081 954 1,083
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -0.4% +1.0%
Institutions buying 513 488 538
Institutions selling 407 349 398
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.40 1.35

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.

MSCIVRSKNDAQ
MSCI 1.00 0.54 0.61
VRSK 0.54 1.00 0.45
NDAQ 0.61 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSCI, VRSK and NDAQ?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Msci (MSCI) $44.88B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $25.68B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $59.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSCI, VRSK and NDAQ?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Msci (MSCI) 32.4x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.0x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is cheapest (Msci (MSCI) 29.8x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.9x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 26.2x). 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%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Msci (MSCI) has the highest net margin (Msci (MSCI) 40.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%). On return on invested capital, Msci (MSCI) leads (Msci (MSCI) 44.1%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: Msci (MSCI) +9.0%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -8.3%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +23.6%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Msci (MSCI) -1.4%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.9%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Msci (MSCI) 0.01%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.00%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 0.00%. Verisk Analytics (VRSK) and Nasdaq (NDAQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Msci (MSCI) 29.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 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.