What is the current annual operating margin of MSCI?

As of today, MSCI annual operating margin is 54.67%

What is 1-year change in MSCI annual operating margin?

MSCI annual operating margin is up +1.69% year-over-year

What is 3-year change in MSCI annual operating margin?

MSCI annual operating margin is up +1.79% over the past 3 years

How far is MSCI annual operating margin from its all-time high?

MSCI annual operating margin is currently -0.33% below its historical high of 54.85% set on December 31, 2023

How does MSCI annual operating margin rank versus sector peers?

MSCI annual operating margin is higher than 91.66% of companies in Financial Services sector

When is MSCI next annual earnings release?

The next annual earnings release for MSCI is on January 26, 2027

What is the current quarterly operating margin of MSCI?

As of today, MSCI quarterly operating margin is 56.29%

What is MSCI quarterly operating margin most recent change?

MSCI quarterly operating margin was up +0.11% on September 30, 2026

What is 1-year change in MSCI quarterly operating margin?

MSCI quarterly operating margin is down -0.23% year-over-year

How far is MSCI quarterly operating margin from its all-time high?

MSCI quarterly operating margin is currently -0.64% below its historical high of 56.65% set on September 30, 2023

How does MSCI quarterly operating margin rank versus sector peers?

MSCI quarterly operating margin is higher than 92.25% of companies in Financial Services sector

When is MSCI next earnings release?

The next earnings release for MSCI is on January 26, 2027

MSCI Inc. (MSCI) Operating Margin History & Chart Since 2003

Annual Operating Margin

54.67%0.91%+1.69%

December 31, 2025

Summary

Current Value: As of today, MSCI annual operating margin is 54.67%, up +1.69% on December 31, 2025
Historical Performance: MSCI annual operating margin is up +1.79% over the past 3 years, up +4.75% over the past 5 years
All-Time High Comparison: MSCI annual operating margin is currently -0.33% below its historical high of 54.85% set on December 31, 2023
3-Year Low Comparison: MSCI annual operating margin is +1.79% above its 3-year low of 53.71% reached on an earlier date
Sector Comparison: MSCI annual operating margin is higher than 91.66% of companies in Financial Services sector

Operating Margin Chart

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Performance

MSCI Performance
Metric	Date	Value	1Y	3Y	5Y	15Y
Annual Operating Margin	Dec 31, 25	54.67%	+1.7%	+1.8%	+4.8%	+68.5%
Quarterly Operating Margin	Sep 30, 26	56.29%	-0.2%	-0.6%	+3.9%	+55.9%
Price	Oct 22, 26	$620.24	+15.4%	+26.6%	-4.4%	+1803.2%
PE Ratio	Oct 22, 26	32.84	-3.6%	-19.6%	-58.3%	+30.0%
Annual Revenue	Dec 31, 25	$3.13B	+9.8%	+39.4%	+84.9%	+372.8%
Annual Operating Profit	Dec 31, 25	$1.71B	+11.6%	+41.9%	+93.7%	+696.9%
Annual Gross Margin	Dec 31, 25	76.29%	+0.8%	-0.6%	-1.8%	+37.2%
Annual Net Margin	Dec 31, 25	38.36%	-1.2%	-0.9%	+8.1%	+176.0%

Operating Margin Highs

MSCI Annual Operating Margin Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
3Y	54.85%	Dec 31, 23	-0.3%
5Y	54.85%	Dec 31, 23	-0.3%
All	54.85%	Dec 31, 23	-0.3%

Operating Margin Lows

MSCI Annual Operating Margin Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
3Y	53.71%	N/A	+1.8%
5Y	52.19%	N/A	+4.8%
All	16.81%	Nov 30, 04	+225.2%

Operating Margin History

Year	Value	Change
2025	54.67%	+1.7%
2024	53.76%	-2.0%
2023	54.85%	+2.1%
2022	53.71%	+2.3%
2021	52.49%	+0.6%
2020	52.19%	+7.6%
2019	48.51%	+1.3%
2018	47.90%	+5.3%
2017	45.50%	+7.3%
2016	42.42%	+12.9%
2015	37.57%	+11.1%
2014	33.83%	-5.7%

Year	Value	Change
2013	35.87%	-2.7%
2012	36.85%	+2.0%
2011	36.14%	+11.4%
2010	32.44%	-4.8%
2009	34.09%	+8.2%
2008	31.51%	-9.9%
2007	34.97%	+30.4%
2006	26.81%	+1.4%
2005	26.44%	+57.3%
2004	16.81%	-7.1%
2003	18.10%	-

FAQ

What is the current annual operating margin of MSCI?: As of today, MSCI annual operating margin is 54.67%
What is 1-year change in MSCI annual operating margin?: MSCI annual operating margin is up +1.69% year-over-year
What is 3-year change in MSCI annual operating margin?: MSCI annual operating margin is up +1.79% over the past 3 years
How far is MSCI annual operating margin from its all-time high?: MSCI annual operating margin is currently -0.33% below its historical high of 54.85% set on December 31, 2023
How does MSCI annual operating margin rank versus sector peers?: MSCI annual operating margin is higher than 91.66% of companies in Financial Services sector
When is MSCI next annual earnings release?: The next annual earnings release for MSCI is on January 26, 2027

Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin = Operating Income

Revenue × 100%

Quarterly Operating Margin

56.29%0.06%+0.11%

September 30, 2026

Summary

Current Value: As of today, MSCI quarterly operating margin is 56.29%, up +0.11% on September 30, 2026
Historical Performance: MSCI quarterly operating margin is down -0.23% year-over-year, down -0.64% over the past 3 years
All-Time High Comparison: MSCI quarterly operating margin is currently -0.64% below its historical high of 56.65% set on September 30, 2023
3-Year Low Comparison: MSCI quarterly operating margin is +12.29% above its 3-year low of 50.13% reached on March 31, 2024
Sector Comparison: MSCI quarterly operating margin is higher than 92.25% of companies in Financial Services sector

Performance

MSCI Performance
Metric	Date	Value	3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Quarterly Operating Margin	Sep 30, 26	56.29%	+0.1%	-0.2%	-0.6%	+3.9%
Annual Operating Margin	Dec 31, 25	54.67%	–	+1.7%	+1.8%	+4.8%
Price	Oct 22, 26	$620.24	+8.6%	+15.4%	+26.6%	-4.4%
PE Ratio	Oct 22, 26	32.84	+5.2%	-3.6%	-19.6%	-58.3%
Quarterly Revenue	Sep 30, 26	$892.00M	+2.9%	+12.4%	+42.6%	+72.5%
Quarterly Operating Profit	Sep 30, 26	$502.10M	+3.0%	+12.2%	+41.7%	+79.2%
Quarterly Gross Margin	Sep 30, 26	77.14%	+0.3%	-0.3%	-1.2%	-1.9%
Quarterly Net Margin	Sep 30, 26	39.35%	-0.3%	-4.0%	-5.2%	+19.8%

Quarterly Operating Margin Highs

MSCI Quarterly Operating Margin Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
1Y	56.42%	N/A	-0.2%
3Y	56.65%	N/A	-0.6%
5Y	56.65%	Sep 30, 23	-0.6%
All	56.65%	Sep 30, 23	-0.6%

Quarterly Operating Margin Lows

MSCI Quarterly Operating Margin Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
1Y	53.70%	Mar 31, 26	+4.8%
3Y	50.13%	Mar 31, 24	+12.3%
5Y	50.13%	Mar 31, 24	+12.3%
All	-194.25%	Nov 30, 05	+129.0%

Quarterly Operating Margin History

Month	Value	Change
Sep 2026	56.29%	+0.1%
Jun 2026	56.23%	+4.7%
Mar 2026	53.70%	-4.7%
Dec 2025	56.37%	-0.1%
Sep 2025	56.42%	+2.5%
Jun 2025	55.03%	+8.9%
Mar 2025	50.55%	-7.2%
Dec 2024	54.50%	-2.3%
Sep 2024	55.81%	+2.6%
Jun 2024	54.38%	+8.5%
Mar 2024	50.13%	-7.0%
Dec 2023	53.93%	-4.8%
Sep 2023	56.65%	+1.7%
Jun 2023	55.69%	+4.8%
Mar 2023	53.12%	-0.9%
Dec 2022	53.58%	-3.3%
Sep 2022	55.38%	+1.1%
Jun 2022	54.77%	+5.7%
Mar 2022	51.84%	+1.6%
Dec 2021	51.03%	-5.8%
Sep 2021	54.19%	+4.8%
Jun 2021	51.69%	-2.8%
Mar 2021	53.17%	+0.8%
Dec 2020	52.76%	-1.4%
Sep 2020	53.52%	+1.9%
Jun 2020	52.53%	+5.3%
Mar 2020	49.88%	+1.7%
Dec 2019	49.05%	-3.9%
Sep 2019	51.04%	+2.3%
Jun 2019	49.90%	+13.9%
Mar 2019	43.80%	-6.7%
Dec 2018	46.95%	-4.7%
Sep 2018	49.28%	+3.1%
Jun 2018	47.79%	+0.4%
Mar 2018	47.58%	+3.3%
Dec 2017	46.04%	-0.3%
Sep 2017	46.20%	-0.0%
Jun 2017	46.22%	+6.6%
Mar 2017	43.36%	+0.7%
Dec 2016	43.04%	+0.7%
Sep 2016	42.73%	-1.2%
Jun 2016	43.25%	+6.6%

Month	Value	Change
Mar 2016	40.58%	+3.0%
Dec 2015	39.41%	-2.9%
Sep 2015	40.59%	+11.5%
Jun 2015	36.41%	+7.8%
Mar 2015	33.77%	-0.4%
Dec 2014	33.89%	+1.5%
Sep 2014	33.39%	-4.1%
Jun 2014	34.82%	+5.0%
Mar 2014	33.17%	-2.8%
Dec 2013	34.14%	-4.6%
Sep 2013	35.79%	-5.0%
Jun 2013	37.68%	+4.8%
Mar 2013	35.94%	-6.8%
Dec 2012	38.57%	+8.7%
Sep 2012	35.48%	-2.8%
Jun 2012	36.51%	+3.3%
Mar 2012	35.34%	-2.2%
Dec 2011	36.15%	+0.1%
Sep 2011	36.10%	-1.2%
Jun 2011	36.53%	+2.2%
Mar 2011	35.76%	+5.0%
Nov 2010	34.06%	+42.7%
Aug 2010	23.87%	-36.0%
May 2010	37.31%	-3.9%
Feb 2010	38.84%	+5.5%
Nov 2009	36.83%	+6.1%
Aug 2009	34.72%	+3.6%
May 2009	33.51%	+8.3%
Feb 2009	30.95%	+10.1%
Nov 2008	28.12%	-17.2%
Aug 2008	33.98%	+9.9%
May 2008	30.91%	-6.5%
Feb 2008	33.05%	-16.6%
Nov 2007	39.61%	+11.4%
Aug 2007	35.55%	+18.3%
May 2007	30.04%	-11.6%
Feb 2007	33.97%	+248.4%
Nov 2006	9.75%	-67.6%
Aug 2006	30.07%	-14.4%
May 2006	35.13%	+4.7%
Feb 2006	33.55%	+117.3%
Nov 2005	-194.25%	-

FAQ

What is the current quarterly operating margin of MSCI?: As of today, MSCI quarterly operating margin is 56.29%
What is MSCI quarterly operating margin most recent change?: MSCI quarterly operating margin was up +0.11% on September 30, 2026
What is 1-year change in MSCI quarterly operating margin?: MSCI quarterly operating margin is down -0.23% year-over-year
How far is MSCI quarterly operating margin from its all-time high?: MSCI quarterly operating margin is currently -0.64% below its historical high of 56.65% set on September 30, 2023
How does MSCI quarterly operating margin rank versus sector peers?: MSCI quarterly operating margin is higher than 92.25% of companies in Financial Services sector
When is MSCI next earnings release?: The next earnings release for MSCI is on January 26, 2027

Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin = Operating Income

Revenue × 100%

Data Sources & References

MSCI Official Website www.msci.com
Most Recent Annual Report (10-K) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819826000005/0001408198-26-000005-index.htm
MSCI Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/MSCI
MSCI Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/msci