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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · MSCI (MSCI)

MSCI Q2 revenue rises 9.1% to $772.7 million; diluted EPS up 16.3% to $3.92

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

MSCI reported second-quarter 2025 operating revenues of $772.7 million, up 9.1%, and diluted EPS of $3.92, up 16.3%, from a year earlier. Operating margin rose to 55.0% from 54.0%, while the Retention Rate slipped to 94.4% from 94.8%. The company also gave full-year 2025 guidance in ranges, including free cash flow of $1,400 to $1,460 million, and declared a $1.80 per share dividend for the third quarter.

Key points

  • Operating revenues of $772.7 million, up 9.1%; organic growth of 8.3%
  • Diluted EPS of $3.92, up 16.3%; adjusted EPS of $4.17, up 14.6%
  • Retention Rate of 94.4%, compared with 94.8% in second quarter 2024
  • Board declared a $1.80 per share dividend for Q3 2025, payable August 29, 2025

The filing

CompanyMSCI (MSCI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 22, 2025, 6:46 AM ET
Accession number0001408198-25-000175

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 22, 2025.

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