secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MSCI Inc. (MSCI)
CIK:        0001408198
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-21T10:46:52+00:00
Accession:  0001408198-26-000044
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MSCI Q2 2026 revenue $867M (+12.2%), diluted EPS $4.69 (+19.6%), acquires First Street for $120M
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- Operating revenue $867.0M (+12.2%); organic growth 12.2%; diluted EPS $4.69 (+19.6%); adjusted EPS $4.94 (+18.5%).
- Index segment revenue $511.0M (+17.5%); asset-based fees up 26.6% on record ETF AUM linked to MSCI indexes.
- Acquired First Street (climate risk data) for $120M cash plus earnout; expected close Q3 2026 within Sustainability & Climate segment.
- Board declared Q3 dividend of $2.05/share, payable Aug 28 to holders of record Aug 14; $147.2M in share repurchases in Q2.
- Full-year 2026 guidance updated: higher expenses from acquisitions and strong topline driving incentive compensation and investments.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819826000044/0001408198-26-000044-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819826000044/msci-20260721.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001408198-26-000044

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