Msci (MSCI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Msci (MSCI) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 24.71% in Q3 2026, up 1.99 percentage points from 22.73% a year earlier and up 0.35 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Msci (MSCI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Msci reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 21.57%, up 1.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +7.25 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 20.23% in FY2024 (-1.61 pp), 21.85% in FY2023 (+5.27 pp), 16.58% in FY2022 (+1.62 pp) and 14.96% in FY2021 (+0.64 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q4 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.87 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 4.31 percentage points in Q4 2023, against a drop of 1.69 percentage points in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 24.36% (Q2 2026), 23.47% (Q1 2026) and 21.68% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Msci | 236.00 Bn | 234.48 Bn | 739.80 Mn | 24.71% |
| 2 | S&P Global | 137.30 Bn | 132.50 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 9.73% |
| 3 | Moodys | 87.63 Bn | 80.69 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 19.57% |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 26.66 Bn | 22.85 Bn | 567.00 Mn | 19.46% |
| 5 | Equifax | 22.03 Bn | 21.43 Bn | 940.10 Mn | 6.26% |
| 6 | TransUnion | 15.46 Bn | 12.30 Bn | - | 6.69% |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 11.73 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 308.40 Mn | 12.81% |
| 8 | Morningstar | 9.14 Bn | 7.03 Bn | 431.40 Mn | 11.28% |
| 9 | Mastercard | 572.29 Bn | 532.37 Bn | - | 29.28% |
| 10 | Cme | 113.65 Bn | 101.99 Bn | 359.20 Mn | 2.28% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 24.71% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.36% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.63% |
API Access
Msci Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MSCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MSCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();