MSCI Inc. (MSCI): a potential bargain?
Buy — a solid, still-growing subscription business got punished for a minor expense-guidance bump, not for any real deterioration.
Fell 10% in 1 trading day(s) — now $561.74
Why MSCI dropped
MSCI actually beat on revenue and EPS in Q2 2026, but the stock fell because management raised its expense forecast for the rest of the year and results came in only slightly below the market's very high bar.
Fwd P/E 24.5Op margin 56.2%Rev growth 12.2%Debt/equity —Analyst upside 24.0%
How this scored 59/100
✅ Passes all 4 hard checks — profitable, cash-generative, and financially survivable.
Makes money
Net profit margin 40.7%
Generates cash
Free cash flow $1.2B
Not drowning in debt
Debt/equity unknown — exempt (banks run on leverage by design)
Can pay its bills
Exempt (financials)
Bar length shows how much each metric is worth — a 10-point metric is twice as wide as a 5-point one. Hover any row for what it means.
Profitability
Does it actually make money?
19/25
Operating margin
56.2%
9/9
Net profit margin
40.7%
8/8
Return on equity
unknown
2/8
Growth
Is it getting bigger, or dying?
19/25
Revenue growth
12.2%
5/9
Earnings growth
19.6%
6/8
Expected profit change
31.0%
8/8
Value
Is it cheap right now?
11/25
Forward P/E
24.5
5/10
PEG ratio
1.8
4/8
Analyst target upside
24.0%
3/7
Balance sheet
Will it survive?
10/25
Debt / equity
unknown
3/10
Current ratio
0.9
0/8
Free cash flow
$1.2B
7/7
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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-07-22. Research only — not financial advice.