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

Msci posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $47.7 million for Q1 2026, up 19.25% year-on-year from $40.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 86.54% on a QoQ basis from $25.6 million in Q4 2025.

Msci (MSCI) has 17 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported 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.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $47.7 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $11.6 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $21.1 million (2023), against an average of $22.6 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Share-based Compensation retreated 7.74%; it then soared 62.82% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $11.7 million in 2022, then surged by 39.58% to $16.3 million in 2023, then surged by 41.1% to $23.0 million in 2024, then rose by 11.33% to $25.6 million in 2025, then jumped 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 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 39.00 Mn
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 21.80 Mn
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - 78.00 Mn
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 58.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 38.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn 248.06 Mn
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 47.70 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 12.90 Mn
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 37.50 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 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
Sep 30, 2023 18.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 18.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 16.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 16.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 21.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 21.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 11.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 11.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 12.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 12.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 11.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 11.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 22.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 22.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 11.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 11.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 12.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 12.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 11.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 11.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 18.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 18.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 10.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 10.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 11.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 11.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 14.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 14.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 15.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 15.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 13.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 13.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 10.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 10.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 10.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 10.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 9.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 9.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 10.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 10.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 9.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 9.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 9.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 9.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 9.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 9.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 8.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 8.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 8.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 8.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 9.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 9.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 9.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 9.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 8.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 8.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 8.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 8.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 8.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 8.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 7.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 7.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 8.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 8.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 6.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 6.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 7.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 7.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 7.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 7.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 6.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 6.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 7.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 7.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 7.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 7.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 5.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 5.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 3.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 3.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 6.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 6.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 6.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 6.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 6.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 6.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 5.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 5.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 7.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 7.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 6.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 5.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 5.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 7.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 7.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 7.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 7.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 8.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 8.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 8.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 8.45 Mn
Nov 30, 2010 7.22 Mn
Nov 30, 2010 7.22 Mn
Aug 31, 2010 2.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2010 2.10 Mn
May 31, 2010 5.40 Mn
May 31, 2010 5.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 5.12 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 5.12 Mn