Msci (MSCI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Msci posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $280.8 million for Q1 2026, down 3.54% year-on-year from $291.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 42.54% on a QoQ basis from $488.7 million in Q4 2025.
Msci (MSCI) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $280.8 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 3.54% year-over-year to $280.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.5 billion (up 1.91% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.5 billion, up 3.34% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $280.8 million, down from $488.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $488.7 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $221.8 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $315.5 million (2022), against an average of $332.7 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow surged 70.53%; it then dropped 6.51% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $315.5 million in 2022, then increased by 28.42% to $405.2 million in 2023, then rose by 6.42% to $431.2 million in 2024, then advanced by 13.34% to $488.7 million in 2025, then sank by 42.54% to $280.8 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $280.8 million (Q1 2026), $488.7 million (Q4 2025), and $427.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 1.26 Bn |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 844.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 629.00 Mn |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 182.74 Mn |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 280.80 Mn |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 1.94 Bn |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 19.00 Mn |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 185.69 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 280.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 280.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 488.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 488.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 427.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 427.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 341.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 341.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 291.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 291.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 431.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 431.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 431.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 431.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 356.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 356.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 280.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 280.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 405.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 405.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 304.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 304.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 274.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 274.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 248.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 248.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 315.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 315.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 326.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 326.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 221.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 221.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 230.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 230.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 302.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 302.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 191.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 191.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 221.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 221.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 214.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 214.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 236.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 236.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 204.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 204.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 260.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 260.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 107.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 107.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 244.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 244.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 195.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 195.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 181.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 181.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 85.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 85.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 146.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 146.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 143.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 143.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 207.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 207.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 85.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 85.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 144.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 144.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 89.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 89.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 123.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 123.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 29.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 29.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 152.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 152.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 129.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 129.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 115.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 115.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 34.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 34.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 94.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 94.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 143.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 143.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 9.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 9.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 65.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 65.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 103.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 103.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 119.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 119.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 53.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 53.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 22.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 22.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 93.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 93.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 75.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 75.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 82.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 82.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 66.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 66.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 52.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 52.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 79.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 79.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 104.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 104.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 65.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 65.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 73.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 73.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 84.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 84.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 103.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 103.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -29.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -29.71 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2010 | 60.51 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2010 | 60.51 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 63.74 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 63.74 Mn |
| May 31, 2010 | 68.45 Mn |
| May 31, 2010 | 68.45 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2010 | -18.05 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2010 | -18.05 Mn |