Msci (MSCI) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)
Msci posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.53 for Q1 2026, up 7.34% year-on-year from 0.49 in Q1 2025, and up 91.71% on a QoQ basis from 0.28 in Q4 2025.
Msci (MSCI) has 12 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.53 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 7.34% year-over-year to 0.53; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.37 (up 5.65% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.36, up 5.76% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.53, up from 0.28 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.53 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.27 in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.36 (2023), against an average of 0.37.
- Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 30.24% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 31.2% in 2022.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.32 in 2022, then fell by 14.97% to 0.27 in 2023, then climbed by 7.51% to 0.29 in 2024, then dropped by 4.72% to 0.28 in 2025, then jumped by 91.71% to 0.53 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.53 (Q1 2026), 0.28 (Q4 2025), and 0.32 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 0.29 |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 2.18 |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 0.24 |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 0.22 |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 0.24 |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | - |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 0.53 |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 0.04 |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 1.32 |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 0.22 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.53 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.68 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.86 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.63 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.07 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.31 |