Msci (MSCI) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

Msci (MSCI) reported Share-based Compensation of $47.7 million for Q1 2026, up 19.25% on a YoY basis from $40.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 86.54% quarter-over-quarter from $25.6 million in Q4 2025.

Msci (MSCI) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Msci has reported Share-based Compensation for 17 years, with the latest figure at $47.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 19.25% year-over-year to $47.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $119.0 million (up 18.02% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $111.3 million, up 16.95% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $47.7 million, up from $25.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $47.7 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $11.6 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $22.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $21.1 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation retreated 7.74% — and 2024, when it soared 62.82%.
  • Msci's Share-based Compensation stood at $11.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 39.58% to $16.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 41.1% to $23.0 million in 2024, then increased by 11.33% to $25.6 million in 2025, then soared by 86.54% to $47.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $47.7 million (Q1 2026), $25.6 million (Q4 2025), and $22.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn 39.00 Mn
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 21.80 Mn
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn 58.00 Mn
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - 78.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn 38.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn 248.06 Mn
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn 47.70 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 12.90 Mn
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn 37.50 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 8.21 Bn 7.92 Bn 314.28 Mn 20.87 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 47.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 47.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 22.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 22.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 23.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 23.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 40.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 22.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 22.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 18.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 18.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 19.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 19.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 34.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 34.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 16.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 16.28 Mn