MSCI Reports Strong Q4 2025 Financial Results with Record Revenue Growth
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 28 Jan 26
Source: Businesswire
MSCI Inc's stock rose by 4.12% as it reached a 20-day high, reflecting positive investor sentiment following its recent earnings report.
The company reported Q4 2025 revenues of $822.5 million, a 10.6% increase year-over-year, driven by strong inflows into ETF products. The adjusted EPS reached $4.66, up 11.5% year-over-year, marking the 11th consecutive year of double-digit adjusted EPS growth. This strong performance highlights MSCI's competitive position and growth potential in the market.
The implications of these results suggest that MSCI is well-positioned for continued growth, with a stable customer retention rate of 93.4% and improved operating margins, indicating effective cost control and efficiency enhancements.
Analyst Views on MSCI
Wall Street analysts forecast MSCI stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for MSCI is 648.88 USD with a low forecast of 570.00 USD and a high forecast of 710.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
9 Analyst Rating
7 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 581.750
Low
570.00
Averages
648.88
High
710.00
Current: 581.750
Low
570.00
Averages
648.88
High
710.00
About MSCI
MSCI Inc. (MSCI) is a provider of critical decision support tools and solutions for the global investment community. The Company operates through four segments: Index, Analytics, ESG and Climate, and All Other-Private Assets. The Index segment offers products, such as MSCI Global Equity Indexes, ESG and Climate Indexes, Factor Indexes, Thematic Indexes, Client-Designed Indexes, Fixed Income Indexes and Real Assets Indexes. The Analytics segment offers risk management, performance attribution and portfolio management content, applications and services. Its ESG and Climate segment offerings include MSCI ESG Ratings, MSCI ESG Business Involvement Screening Research, and MSCI Climate Solutions. The Company's All Other-Private Assets segment comprises the Real Assets segment and Private Capital Solutions segment. The Real Assets segment offers data, benchmarks, return-analytics, climate assessments and market insights for tangible assets such as real estate and infrastructure.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
