Msci (MSCI) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Msci posted quarterly Gross Margin of 89.93% for Q1 2026, up 827.0% year-on-year from 9.7% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 89.9% in Q4 2025.
Msci (MSCI) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 89.93% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 827.0% year-over-year to 89.93%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 89.91% (up 209.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 89.8%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 89.93%, roughly flat from 89.9% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 106.93% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 81.1% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 89.05% (2023), against an average of 89.01%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin soared 1941 bps; it then plunged 1726 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 87.52% in 2022, then advanced by 22 bps to 106.93% in 2023, then slipped by 16 bps to 89.67% in 2024, then gained by 0 bps to 89.9% in 2025, then grew by 0 bps to 89.93% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 89.93% (Q1 2026), 89.9% (Q4 2025), and 89.94% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 70.39% |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 97.21% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 74.46% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 65.84% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 94.06% |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 89.93% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 57.27% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 58.30% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 51.43% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 89.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 89.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 89.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 89.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 81.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 89.67% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 90.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 89.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 81.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 106.93% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 83.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 89.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 88.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 87.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 88.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 88.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 88.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 82.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 88.43% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 82.47% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 88.20% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 82.88% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 87.62% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 82.80% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 82.10% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 82.75% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 86.78% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 81.33% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 84.91% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 85.36% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 87.11% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 86.94% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 86.79% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 79.32% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 86.07% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 86.85% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 77.60% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 78.20% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 85.61% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 85.60% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 77.34% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 76.25% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 75.60% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 75.09% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 84.15% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 72.19% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 83.55% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 84.07% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 72.13% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 69.49% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 70.19% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 69.49% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 70.25% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 69.97% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 70.97% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 69.30% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 68.44% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 69.43% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 69.35% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 69.60% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 68.55% |
| Nov 30, 2010 | 67.59% |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 65.60% |
| May 31, 2010 | 75.66% |
| Feb 28, 2010 | 75.93% |