Msci (MSCI) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Msci (MSCI) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.53 for Q1 2026, up 7.34% on a YoY basis from 0.49 in Q1 2025, and up 91.71% quarter-over-quarter from 0.28 in Q4 2025.

Msci (MSCI) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Msci has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 12 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.53 in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.27 in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.37 across 5 years, with a median of 0.36 in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Payout Ratio was 30.24% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 31.2% in 2022.
  • Msci's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.32 in 2022, then declined by 14.97% to 0.27 in 2023, then advanced by 7.51% to 0.29 in 2024, then slipped by 4.72% to 0.28 in 2025, then soared 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 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn 0.29
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 2.18
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn 0.22
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - 0.24
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn 0.24
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn -
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn 0.53
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 0.04
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn 1.32
10 Factset Research Systems 8.21 Bn 7.92 Bn 314.28 Mn 0.22

Historic Data

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DateValue
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