Msci (MSCI) Ending Cash Balance (2014 - 2026)
Msci (MSCI) reported Ending Cash Balance of $261 million for Q3 2026, down 34.8% from $400.1 million a year earlier and down 26.8% from the prior quarter.
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Msci (MSCI) Ending Cash Balance (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Msci posted Ending Cash Balance of $515.3 million, up 25.9% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -16.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Ending Cash Balance came in at $409.4 million in FY2024 (-11.3%), $461.69 million in FY2023 (-53.5%), $993.56 million in FY2022 (-30.1%) and $1.42 billion in FY2021 (+9.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Ending Cash Balance in data going back to Q1 2014.
- Year over year, Ending Cash Balance gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 10.6%.
- The high point for year-over-year Ending Cash Balance in five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 59.1%); the low point was Q1 2022 (a decline of 61.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $356.4 million (Q2 2026), $385.3 million (Q1 2026) and $515.3 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 133.88 Bn | 124.46 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 4.14 Bn |
| 2 | Moodys | 84.51 Bn | 77.44 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 3 | Msci | 44.68 Bn | 43.16 Bn | 739.80 Mn | 261.00 Mn |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 26.54 Bn | 21.17 Bn | 572.90 Mn | 551.40 Mn |
| 5 | Equifax | 21.92 Bn | 21.19 Bn | 940.10 Mn | 192.90 Mn |
| 6 | TransUnion | 16.07 Bn | 12.89 Bn | - | 839.10 Mn |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 12.30 Bn | 11.15 Bn | 308.40 Mn | 239.64 Mn |
| 8 | Morningstar | 8.46 Bn | 6.36 Bn | 423.90 Mn | 489.50 Mn |
| 9 | Mastercard | 557.08 Bn | 517.01 Bn | - | 13.98 Bn |
| 10 | Cme | 110.43 Bn | 98.52 Bn | - | 160.26 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 261.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 356.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 385.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 515.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 400.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 347.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 360.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 409.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 500.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 451.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 519.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 461.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 928.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 792.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 993.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 867.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 842.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 679.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.42 Bn |
API Access
Msci Ending Cash Balance API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=MSCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "ticker": "MSCI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=MSCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();