MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today that it will release its results for the first quarter 2025 on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, before the market opens. A copy of the earnings release, as well as an earnings presentation and a quarterly update, will be made available on MSCI’s Investor Relations website.

MSCI’s senior management will review the first quarter 2025 results on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. To listen to the live event via webcast, visit the events and presentations section of MSCI’s Investor Relations website, https://ir.msci.com/events-and-presentations.

MSCI Inc. announced that Wayne Edmunds has decided to retire from its Board of Directors and will not stand for re-election at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Edmunds has served on the board since 2015 and is currently a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Compensation, Talent, and Culture Committee. His retirement is not due to any disagreements regarding MSCI’s operations, policies, or practices.

Following his departure, MSCI’s board will be reduced from thirteen to twelve members. The report was signed by Chairman and CEO Henry A. Fernandez on February 25, 2025.

MSCI Inc. granted CEO Henry A. Fernandez a one-time stock option award valued at $15 million, with exercise prices set at significant premiums to the current stock price. The options will vest in five years and are subject to continued service. The company also increased his annual long-term equity incentive compensation from $11.6 million to $14.6 million, with the entirety of the award being performance-based. The changes reflect MSCI’s commitment to aligning executive compensation with shareholder value.

MSCI Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed June Yang as an independent director, effective December 17, 2024. Initially, she was not assigned to any board committee. However, on January 28, 2025, the Board appointed her to the Audit and Risk Committee.

Under the company's non-employee director compensation program, she will receive an annual retainer of $10,000 for her service on the committee, payable in cash or stock at her election. The retainer will be prorated from the date she joined the committee.

MSCI Inc. , , today announced its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2024 (“fourth quarter 2024”) and full year ended December 31, 2024 (“full year 2024”).

Financial and Operational Highlights for Fourth Quarter 2024
(Note: Unless otherwise noted, percentage and other changes are relative to the three months ended December 31, 2023 (“fourth quarter 2023”) and Run Rate percentage changes are relative to December 31, 2023).


•Operating revenues of $743.5 million, up 7.7%; Organic operating revenue growth of 7.4%
•Recurring subscription revenues up 7.5%; Asset-based fees up 20.8%
•Operating margin of 54.5%; Adjusted EBITDA margin of 60.8%
•Diluted EPS of $3.90, down 23.1%; Adjusted EPS of $4.18, up 13.6%
•New recurring subscription sales down by 0.9%; Organic recurring subscription Run Rate growth of 7.9%; Retention Rate of 93.1%
•In full year 2024 and through January 28, 2025, a total of $865.5 million or 1,599,271 shares were repurchased at an average repurchase price of $541.20
•In fourth quarter 2024, dividends of $124.8 million were paid to shareholders; Cash dividend of $1.80 per share declared by MSCI Board of Directors for first quarter 2025, an increase of 12.5%