Msci (MSCI) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026)
Msci's Income Taxes Paid came in at $39.2 million for Q3 2026, down 10.7% from $43.9 million a year earlier and down 73.5% from the prior quarter.
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Msci (MSCI) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Msci reported Income Taxes Paid of $308.77 million, up 57.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $222.27 million, up 10.6% from FY2024.
- Income Taxes Paid carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Income Taxes Paid was $201.03 million in FY2024 (-16.4%), $240.48 million in FY2023 (+33.1%), $180.69 million in FY2022 (-18.8%) and $222.62 million in FY2021 (+95.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Income Taxes Paid since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Income Taxes Paid increased in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 60.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Income Taxes Paid over five years came in Q1 2026 (growth of 398.2%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 61.9%).
- Business Quant data shows MSCI's Income Taxes Paid at $147.7 million (Q2 2026), $55.8 million (Q1 2026) and $66.07 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 132.72 Bn | 128.33 Bn | 2.98 Bn | - |
| 2 | Moodys | 83.35 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 1.50 Bn | - |
| 3 | Msci | 44.14 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 739.80 Mn | 39.20 Mn |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 25.49 Bn | 20.13 Bn | 572.90 Mn | 137.50 Mn |
| 5 | Equifax | 21.35 Bn | 20.74 Bn | 940.10 Mn | - |
| 6 | TransUnion | 15.61 Bn | 12.59 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 11.68 Bn | 10.53 Bn | 308.40 Mn | - |
| 8 | Morningstar | 8.44 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 423.90 Mn | 67.30 Mn |
| 9 | Mastercard | 542.86 Bn | 502.77 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cme | 109.27 Bn | 97.61 Bn | - | 332.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 39.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 147.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 55.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 66.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 43.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 101.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 39.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 48.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 101.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 42.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 59.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 119.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 106.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 58.89 Mn |
API Access
Msci Income Taxes Paid API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-taxes-paid&ticker=MSCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-taxes-paid", "ticker": "MSCI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-taxes-paid&ticker=MSCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();