MSCI Inc. (MSCI)

FairStock Score: 63/100 — STEADY

Key Financials

AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

Ben Graham taught me to demand a margin of safety, while Buffett reminds me that a wonderful business can justify a fair price. MSCI looks like a wonderful business on many measures. In fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $867.0 million and net income was $342.0 million, a 39.45% net margin. Against fiscal Q2 2025, the quarter ended 2025-06-30, revenue rose from $772.7 million and net income from $303.7 million; diluted EPS went from $3.92 to $4.69. In fiscal year 2025, revenue was $3.1 billion and diluted EPS was $15.69, up from fiscal year 2024 revenue of $2.9 billion and diluted EPS of $14.05. FairStock computes a Lynch stalwart record of 14.8% annual profit growth and 13.1% revenue growth over five years, with ROCE of 21.13%, Altman Z of 4.82, and Piotroski F-score of 7/9. That combination suggests a durable franchise and respectable financial health; index, data, and analytics licensing can be sticky, and high margins support the moat. The trouble is price. At the close on 2026-10-13, the FairStock P/E is 30.65, PEG 2.43, EV/EBITDA 22.68, and FCF yield only 3.7%. The dividend yield is 1.46%. Those are not Graham-style bargain numbers. I would want the business to keep compounding low-double-digits for years to grow into that valuation. FairStock's 64/100 score and STALWART label capture the tension: high quality, steady growth, but a full price. I would rather own a fine business at a fair price than a fair business at a fine price; here the price asks a lot of the future.

In plain English: MSCI sells financial data, indexes used by funds, and analytics. The business looks strong: it earns high profits, grows steadily, and has a healthy financial profile. At the recent price, however, the stock looks expensive compared with those profits and growth, so the quality may already be reflected in the price.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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