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MSCI stock buybacks
MSCI$2.0Bbought back in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026
MSCI bought back $2.0B of its stock in the last twelve months, $1.9B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 5.6% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | $165.0M |
| Q1 '21 | $187.2M |
| Q2 '21 | $620,000 |
| Q3 '21 | $5.3M |
| Q4 '21 | $5.3M |
| Q1 '22 | $877.7M |
| Q2 '22 | $280.9M |
| Q3 '22 | $168.8M |
| Q4 '22 | $70.2M |
| Q1 '23 | $44.0M |
| Q2 '23 | $441.5M |
| Q3 '23 | $18.7M |
| Q4 '23 | $27,000 |
| Q1 '24 | $70.0M |
| Q2 '24 | $241.7M |
| Q3 '24 | $199.5M |
| Q4 '24 | $374.0M |
| Q1 '25 | $213.1M |
| Q2 '25 | $138.5M |
| Q3 '25 | $1.2B |
| Q4 '25 | $906.8M |
| Q1 '26 | $414.8M |
| Q2 '26 | $168.4M |
| Q3 '26 | $552.6M |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | 83.7M |
| Q1 '21 | 83.5M |
| Q2 '21 | 83.3M |
| Q3 '21 | 83.6M |
| Q4 '21 | 83.6M |
| Q1 '22 | 82.3M |
| Q2 '22 | 81.3M |
| Q3 '22 | 80.9M |
| Q4 '22 | 80.4M |
| Q1 '23 | 80.5M |
| Q2 '23 | 79.9M |
| Q3 '23 | 79.5M |
| Q4 '23 | 79.5M |
| Q1 '24 | 79.5M |
| Q2 '24 | 79.2M |
| Q3 '24 | 78.7M |
| Q4 '24 | 78.4M |
| Q1 '25 | 77.8M |
| Q2 '25 | 77.5M |
| Q3 '25 | 76.6M |
| Q4 '25 | 74.6M |
| Q1 '26 | 73.4M |
| Q2 '26 | 72.9M |
| Q3 '26 | 72.3M |
$553Mlast quarter (Q3 2026)
$1.9Bnet of stock compensation ($126M)
−5.6%diluted shares, 1 year
−9.3%diluted shares, 5 years
$583Mdividends, 12 months
130%of free cash flow ($1.6B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
71.5Mshares outstanding (Oct 13, 2026)
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Questions
- Does MSCI buy back its stock?
- MSCI bought back $2.0B of its stock in the last twelve months, $1.9B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 5.6% from a year earlier.
- How much did MSCI spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $2.5B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is MSCI's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −9.3% over five fiscal years and −5.6% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 20, 2026 · open on SEC.gov