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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

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DateValue
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