MSCI (MSCI) Q2 FY2026 earnings: revenue $867 million, up 12.2% on the year

MSCI Inc. (MSCI) reported revenue of $867 million for Q2 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 June 2026, up 12.2% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $342 million, up 12.6% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $4.69. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 21 July 2026.

Revenue

$867 million

+12.2% on the year · +1.9% on the quarter

Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026

Operating margin

56.2%

55.0% a year earlier

Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026

Net income

$342 million

+12.6% on the year · -15.8% on the quarter

Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026

Diluted EPS

$4.69

+19.6% on the year · -15.2% on the quarter

Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026

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What management said

Guidance figures: 6 raised, 2 kept.

Revenue rose 12.2% to $867.0 million: The $94.3 million increase came from $50.6 million in higher recurring subscription revenues and $49.0 million in higher asset-based fees, partly offset by $5.3 million lower non-recurring revenues.
Index revenue rose 17.5% to $511.0 million: Index adjusted EBITDA rose 20.5% to $397.8 million, an adjusted EBITDA margin of 77.8% against 75.9%; organic Index revenue growth was 17.5%.
Best hedge fund and asset owner quarters: Management said recurring net-new sales with hedge funds were its best quarter ever, and with asset owners its best second quarter, across key client segments and geographies.

Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q2 FY2026	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	867	851	773	+1.9%	+12.2%
Cost of revenue	150	142	138	+5.7%	+8.9%
Gross profit	717	709	635	+1.1%	+12.9%
Gross margin	82.7%	83.3%	82.2%
Research and development	46.0	49.6	44.1	-7.3%	+4.4%
Operating income	488	457	425	+6.7%	+14.6%
Operating margin	56.2%	53.7%	55.0%
Interest expense	71.0	69.1	46.2	+2.7%	+53.7%
Pre-tax income	417	389	378	+7.2%	+10.4%
Income tax	75.3	-16.8	74.2		+1.5%
Effective tax rate	18.0%	-4.3%	19.6%
Net income	342	406	304	-15.8%	+12.6%
Net margin	39.4%	47.7%	39.3%
Diluted EPS	$4.69	$5.53	$3.92	-15.2%	+19.6%

$ million except per share.

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed.

Cash flow

$ million	Q2 FY2026	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	371	307	336	+20.9%	+10.3%
Capital expenditure	11.0	2.8	11.4	+292.9%	-3.9%
Free cash flow	360	304	325	+18.4%	+10.8%
Free cash flow margin	41.5%	35.7%	42.0%
Cash from investing	-61.5	-70.5	-34.6
Cash from financing	-339	-364	-321
Depreciation and amortisation	50.0	5.9	49.1	+747.5%	+1.7%
Share-based compensation	25.4	47.7	23.2	-46.8%	+9.6%
Buybacks	168	415	138	-59.4%	+21.6%
Dividends paid	150	150	140	-0.7%	+7.0%
Dividend per share	$2.05	$2.05	$1.80	0.0%	+13.9%
Diluted shares, weighted	73m	73m	77m	-0.7%	-5.9%
Shares outstanding at period end	73m	73m	77m	-0.3%	-6.0%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ million	Q2 FY2026	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	-2,690	-2,774	-886
Debt	6,380	6,404	4,513	-0.4%	+41.4%
Operating lease liabilities	139	144	115	-3.5%	+20.4%
Other liabilities	1,773	1,772	1,631	+0.1%	+8.7%
Total liabilities and equity	5,602	5,545	5,374	+1.0%	+4.3%
Fixed assets	93.2	87.3	85.6	+6.8%	+8.8%
Goodwill	2,974	2,962	2,926	+0.4%	+1.7%
Intangible assets	856	851	869	+0.6%	-1.5%
Cash and equivalents	356	385	347	-7.5%	+2.6%
Other assets	1,323	1,259	1,146	+5.0%	+15.4%
Total assets	5,602	5,545	5,374	+1.0%	+4.3%

Questions

What was MSCI's revenue in Q2 FY2026?

MSCI (MSCI) reported revenue of $867 million for Q2 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 June 2026, up 12.2% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did MSCI earn in Q2 FY2026?

Net income for Q2 FY2026 was $342 million, up 12.6% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $4.69.

When did MSCI report Q2 FY2026 results?

MSCI filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026 with the SEC on 21 July 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

	Q4 FY2021	Q1 FY2022	Q2 FY2022	Q3 FY2022	Q4 FY2022 *	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023 *	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2024	Q3 FY2024	Q4 FY2024 *	Q1 FY2025 †	Q2 FY2025 †	Q3 FY2025	Q4 FY2025 *	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2026
Revenue	550	560	552	561	576	592	621	625	690	680	708	725	744	746	773	793	823	851	867	892
Cost of revenue	95.9	103	101	98.4	102	109	110	105	123	129	128	126	132	137	138	133	143	142	150	152
Gross profit	454	457	451	462	474	484	511	520	568	551	580	599	612	609	635	661	679	709	717	740
Gross margin	83%	82%	82%	82%	82%	82%	82%	83%	82%	81%	82%	83%	82%	82%	82%	83%	83%	83%	83%	83%
R&D	30.8	28.3	23.9	25.9	29.0	31.3	30.1	31.4	39.2	40.5	41.1	38.6	38.5	47.6	44.1	44.8	41.1	49.6	46.0	47.6
Operating income	281	289	300	310	309	315	346	353	371	339	383	401	405	377	425	448	464	457	488	502
Operating margin	51%	52%	54%	55%	54%	53%	56%	56%	54%	50%	54%	55%	54%	51%	55%	56%	56%	54%	56%	56%
Interest expense	40.3	40.7	41.1	44.2	45.6	46.2	46.6	46.9	47.0	46.7	46.6	46.7	45.5	46.5	46.2	53.6	63.6	69.1	71.0	74.8
Pre-tax income	246	249	260	269	266	276	307	318	468	296	340	357	363	331	378	397	389	389	417	428
Tax rate	21%	8%	19%	20%	19%	14%	20%	18%	14%	13%	22%	21%	16%	13%	20%	18%	27%	-4%	18%	18%
Net income	194	228	211	217	215	239	247	260	403	256	267	281	306	289	304	325	285	406	342	351
Net margin	35%	41%	38%	39%	37%	40%	40%	42%	58%	38%	38%	39%	41%	39%	39%	41%	35%	48%	39%	39%
Diluted EPS	$2.32	$2.78	$2.59	$2.68	$2.67	$2.97	$3.09	$3.27	$5.07	$3.22	$3.37	$3.57	$3.90	$3.71	$3.92	$4.25	$3.81	$5.53	$4.69	$4.86
Operating cash flow	280	244	213	323	315	264	292	291	389	300	349	422	431	302	336	449	501	307	371	436
Capital expenditure	6.4	1.3	3.5	3.3	5.6	6.2	9.2	3.6	3.8	4.3	8.6	6.6	14.2	11.6	11.4	3.9	12.4	2.8	11.0	13.4
Free cash flow	273	243	209	320	310	258	283	288	385	296	341	415	416	290	325	446	489	304	360	423
Buybacks	5.3	878	281	169	70.2	44.0	441	18.7	0.0	70.0	242	200	374	213	138	1,226	907	415	168	553
Dividends paid	86.0	87.8	84.2	101	100	112	110	109	109	131	127	126	125	144	140	138	135	150	150	148
Shares outstanding	82m	81m	80m	80m	80m	80m	79m	79m	79m	79m	79m	78m	78m	78m	77m	75m	74m	73m	73m	72m
Filing	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 30 June 2026, filed 21 July 2026: the filing.