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How MSCI Inc. stacks up
MSCI · against 24 other Financial Services companies of similar size
Profitability
95/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #2 of 25 · scores higher than 96% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score4 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including MSCI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 95?
Weighted metrics compared with all Financial Services companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Financial Services peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 88% of peers. Operating margin: 55.7% vs peer median 23.5%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 93% of peers. Return on invested capital: 44.0% vs peer median 6.3%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 99% of peers. Return on assets: 24.2% vs peer median 2.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = MSCI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | MSCI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 24 reported | 44.0% | 14.3% | 96% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 19 reported | 55.7% | 26.1% | 89% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 27 reported | 24.2% | 2.9% | 100% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 26 reported | Not reported | 17.7% | — | — | Context only |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 27 reported | 83.0% | 56.3% | 69% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MSCI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31.1B USD | 98 | 65 | |
| 2 | 46.5B USD | 95 | 44 | |
| 3 | 81.4B USD | 93 | 54 | |
| 4 | 87.2B USD | 92 | 49 | |
| 5 | 26.0B GBP (≈$33.9B) | 86 | 73 | |
| 6 | 391.0B SEK (≈$39.1B) | 84 | 57 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score