MSCI Set to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?

MSCI MSCI is set to report its third-quarter 2025 results on Oct. 28, 2025.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is currently pegged at $4.37 per share, which has been steady over the past 30 days. The figure indicates an increase of 13.2% from the bottom line reported in the year-ago quarter. 

The consensus mark for revenues is pegged at $799.2 million, suggesting an increase of 10.3% from the year-ago quarter’s reported numbers.

MSCI’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 2.89%. 
 

MSCI Inc Price and EPS Surprise

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Let’s see how things have shaped up for the upcoming announcement.

Factors Likely to Have Influenced Q3 Performance

MSCI’s third-quarter 2025 performance is expected to have benefited from its growing recurring revenues and global client base. The to-be-reported quarter is expected to have benefited from strong index revenues and asset-based fees. MSCI’s index is gaining from the launch of new data solutions.

MSCI has been expanding its footprint among wealth managers, thanks to its specialized analytics tool, which is designed to address the needs of portfolio customization. This might have acted as a tailwind for the company. The launch of MSCI Asset and Deal Metrics, which includes data from more than 26,000 private equity deals covering $2 trillion in net asset value, is expected to have boosted MSCI’s private assets footprint. 

However, challenging macroeconomic conditions, along with muted demand for sustainability and climate solutions, particularly in the United States, and regulatory complexity in Europe, are expected to have affected revenue growth in the to-be-reported quarter.

What Our Model Says

Per the Zacks model, the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that’s not the exact case here.

MSCI has an Earnings ESP of -0.20% and a Zacks Rank #3. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

Stocks to Consider

Here are some other companies worth considering, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to beat on earnings this reporting cycle:

Ameriprise Financial AMP has an Earnings ESP of +2.55% and a Zacks Rank #2 at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. Ameriprise Financial is slated to report third-quarter 2025 results on Oct. 30. 

Franklin Resources BEN has an Earnings ESP of +1.05% and a Zacks Rank #2 at present. Franklin Resources is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 results on Nov. 7.

Cincinnati Financial CINF has an Earnings ESP of +4.49% and a Zacks Rank #2 at present. Cincinnati Financial is set to report third-quarter 2025 results on Oct. 27. 

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