MSCI (MSCI) reported $745.83 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.7%. EPS of $4.00 for the same period compares to $3.52 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $740.98 million, representing a surprise of +0.66%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.36%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.87.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how MSCI performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Period-End AUM in ETFs linked to MSCI equity indexes: $1.78 billion compared to the $1.79 billion average estimate based on four analysts.
- Index Run Rate - Recurring subscriptions: $948.39 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $948.34 million.
- Total Run Rate - Total recurring subscriptions: $2.28 billion compared to the $2.27 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
- Total Retention Rate: 95.3% versus 93.6% estimated by three analysts on average.
- Operating Revenues- ESG and Climate: $84.62 million versus $84.62 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.7% change.
- Operating Revenues- Asset-based fees - Total: $177.42 million versus $172.03 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +18.1% change.
- Operating Revenues- Analytics: $172.19 million compared to the $171.90 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5% year over year.
- Operating Revenues- All Other - Private Assets: $67.28 million versus $68.69 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.7% change.
- Operating Revenues- Index: $421.74 million versus $417.67 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.8% change.
- Operating revenues- Index- Non-recurring: $11 million compared to the $12.18 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.2% year over year.
- Operating Revenues- Index- Asset-based fees: $177.42 million compared to the $172.03 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +18.1% year over year.
- Operating revenues- Index- Recurring subscriptions: $233.33 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $233.47 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.6%.
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Shares of MSCI have returned -5.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -8.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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