---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001408198-25-000109"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSCI"
cik: "0001408198"
company_name: "MSCI Inc."
filed_at: "2025-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T09:11:11.238147+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSCI Q1 revenue up 9.7% to $745.8M; diluted EPS $3.71 (+15%); retention 95.3%

## Summary
- Operating revenues $745.8M (+9.7% YoY); diluted EPS $3.71 (+15.2%), adjusted EPS $4.00 (+13.6%).
- Operating margin 50.6% (vs 49.9%); Adjusted EBITDA margin 57.1% (vs 56.4%).
- Index segment revenue +12.8% to $421.7M; Analytics +5.0%; Sustainability & Climate +8.6%; Private Assets +4.7%.
- Retention Rate 95.3% (up from 92.8%); organic recurring subscription Run Rate growth 8.2%.
- Q2 dividend $1.80/share declared; $275.4M in repurchases in Q1; $1.3B remaining on authorization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001408198-25-000109
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSCI
- cik: 0001408198
- company_name: MSCI Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819825000109/0001408198-25-000109-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819825000109/msci-20250422.htm

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