---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001408198-26-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSCI"
cik: "0001408198"
company_name: "MSCI Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:05:24.160890+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSCI Q1 2026 revenue $850.8M (+14.1%), diluted EPS $5.53 (+49.1%), organic revenue growth 13.3%

## Summary
- Operating revenues $850.8M, +14.1% YoY; organic revenue growth 13.3%. Diluted EPS $5.53 (+49.1%), adjusted EPS $4.55 (+13.8%).
- Record asset-based fee run rate; Index segment revenue $496.3M (+17.7%), strongest Q1 recurring subscription sales since 2022.
- Board declared Q2 cash dividend $2.05/share, payable May 29; $464M in share repurchases during Q1 and through Apr 20.
- Full-year 2026 guidance reaffirmed; free cash flow $278M (+3.4% YoY); net debt/adjusted EBITDA 3.2x within target range.
- Retention rate 95.4%; organic recurring subscription run rate growth 8.2%. Headcount 6,319, +2.2% YoY.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001408198-26-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSCI
- cik: 0001408198
- company_name: MSCI Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-21T23:59:59+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/1408198/000140819826000032/0001408198-26-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819826000032/msci-20260421.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MSCI Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue Operating revenues of $850.8 million, net income Net income of $406.0 million, EPS Diluted EPS of $5.53.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: Operating revenues of $850.8 million
  - Net income: Net income of $406.0 million
  - EPS: Diluted EPS of $5.53
  - Result: reported results
  source text: changes are relative to the three months ended March 31, 2025 (“first quarter 2025”) and Run Rate percentage changes are relative to March 31, 2025). • Operating revenues of $850.8 million, up 14.1%; Organic operating revenue growth of 13.3% • Recurring subscription revenues up 8.6%; Asset-based fees up 26.6% • Operating margin of 53.7%; Adjusted EBITDA margin of
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819826000032/0001408198-26-000032-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.