secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MSCI Inc. (MSCI)
CIK:        0001408198
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-20T10:46:54+00:00
Accession:  0001408198-26-000054
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

MSCI Q3 2026 revenue $892.0M, up 12.4%; adjusted EPS $5.11, up 14.3%
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- Operating revenues $892.0M, up 12.4% YoY; organic growth 12.3%; recurring subscriptions +7.7% and asset-based fees +24.9%.
- Diluted EPS $4.86 (+14.4%); adjusted EPS $5.11 (+14.3%); operating margin 56.3%; adjusted EBITDA margin 62.2%.
- Index revenue $532.6M (+18.1%), led by asset-based fees $246.6M (+24.9%); Analytics $191.0M (+4.8%); Sustainability and Climate $93.7M (+4.0%).
- Total Run Rate $3,571.9M (+12.1%); organic recurring subscription Run Rate +8.7%; retention rate 95.0% vs 94.7%.
- Declared Q4 dividend $2.05/share, payable Nov 27 to holders of record Nov 13; repurchased $627.2M of stock at avg $561.81 through Oct 19.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819826000054/0001408198-26-000054-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819826000054/msci-20261020.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001408198-26-000054

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