How often does MSCI pay dividends?

MSCI Inc. dividend frequency can be quarterly, monthly, semiannual, annual, or none depending on company policy. Check the payout history and event dates on this page.

What is the ex-dividend date for MSCI?

The ex-dividend date is the cutoff date to qualify for the next dividend payment. Investors must own MSCI before the ex-dividend date.

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Financial Services

MSCI Inc.(MSCI)

Live Price

Offline

$544.56

-5.67% today

1Y Change

+0.83%

Window

Jun 30, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026

Market Cap: $42.87B
Revenue Growth: +9.7%
EPS Growth: +10.6%
Dividend Yield: 1.3%

Coverage: 247 bars · Jun 30, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026

Research Briefing

A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.

Decision context

Research Snapshot

MSCI Inc. (MSCI) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $42.87B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $544.56 and up 0.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 30, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +9.7%, EPS growth of +10.6%, a dividend yield of 1.3%. What stands out right now is revenue +9.7%, EPS +10.6%, free cash flow +5.5% with operating margin 55.4% and ROIC 38.5%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.3%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 32.7 and price/sales 13.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a quality compounder than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines MSCI price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.

Benchmark Edge

MSCI vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs

Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.

Shared 1Y chart + MAX history table

Relative Read

MSCI trails SPY

MSCI is 17.90 pts behind over the shared 1Y window.

MSCI had 8.94 pts deeper max drawdown than SPY.

MSCI beat SPY in 0 of 2 calendar years shown and trailed in 2.

MSCI

+0.83%

Normalized return

SPY

+18.73%

S&P 500

Excess Return

-17.90 pts

Relative to SPY

MSCI Max Drawdown

-18.07%

Trailing 1Y

SPY Max Drawdown

-9.13%

Trailing 1Y

MSCISPY

Calendar-Year Returns

Uses the longest available daily history for MSCI and SPY.

Year	MSCI	SPY	Excess	Leader
2026	+2.88%	+6.71%	-3.83 pts	SPY
2025	-0.52%	+11.19%	-11.72 pts	SPY

MSCI Dividend History

unknown

Dividend Yield

1.27%

Trailing 12M Payout

$2.05

Last Payout

$2.05

Ex: May 15, 2026 · Pay: —

Ex-Date	Record	Pay	Dividend	Adj	Frequency
May 15, 2026	—	—	$2.05	—	—

No upcoming dividends in the next 90 days

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