Msci (MSCI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Msci (MSCI) reported Operating Expenses of $393.9 million for Q1 2026, up 6.81% on a YoY basis from $368.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 9.75% quarter-over-quarter from $358.9 million in Q4 2025.

Msci (MSCI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Msci has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $393.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 6.81% year-over-year to $393.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.4 billion (up 6.65% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.4 billion, up 7.03% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $393.9 million, up from $358.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $393.9 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $251.1 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $313.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $323.4 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses retreated 0.67% — and 2024, when it advanced 22.68%.
  • Msci's Operating Expenses stood at $267.5 million in 2022, then climbed by 19.41% to $319.4 million in 2023, then gained by 5.93% to $338.3 million in 2024, then increased by 6.09% to $358.9 million in 2025, then increased by 9.75% to $393.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $393.9 million (Q1 2026), $358.9 million (Q4 2025), and $345.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn 2.34 Bn
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 570.40 Mn
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn 1.16 Bn
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - 1.31 Bn
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn 750.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn 1.43 Bn
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn 393.90 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 223.30 Mn
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn 1.00 Bn
10 Factset Research Systems 8.21 Bn 7.92 Bn 314.28 Mn 426.06 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 393.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 358.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 345.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 347.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 368.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 338.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 323.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 325.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 340.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 319.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 272.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 275.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 277.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 267.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 251.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 251.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 270.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 269.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 236.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 240.65 Mn