Msci (MSCI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Msci (MSCI) reported Free Cash Flow of $280.8 million for Q1 2026, down 3.54% on a YoY basis from $291.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 42.54% quarter-over-quarter from $488.7 million in Q4 2025.

Msci (MSCI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Msci has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $488.7 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $221.8 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $332.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $315.5 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow surged 70.53% — and 2023, when it dropped 6.51%.
  • Msci's Free Cash Flow stood at $315.5 million in 2022, then grew by 28.42% to $405.2 million in 2023, then increased by 6.42% to $431.2 million in 2024, then gained by 13.34% to $488.7 million in 2025, then slumped 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 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn 1.01 Bn
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.24 Bn
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn 844.00 Mn
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - 1.26 Bn
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn 629.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn 182.74 Mn
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn 280.80 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 1.94 Bn
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn 19.00 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 8.21 Bn 7.92 Bn 314.28 Mn 185.69 Mn

Historic Data

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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