secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MSCI Inc. (MSCI)
CIK:        0001408198
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001408198-26-000032
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819826000032/0001408198-26-000032-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819826000032/msci-20260421.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001408198-26-000032

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