MSCI (MSCI) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $5.11
- Estimate
- $5.03
- Surprise
- +1.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $892.0M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.8 → 6.0/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
MSCI (MSCI) beat the $5.03 estimate with adjusted EPS of $5.11 — a modest 1.7% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.8/10) to Hold at 6.0/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MSCI Hold at 5.9/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +1.7% surprise compares with a +1.1% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.2 in RISK_OFF)
- Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Product: Index segment (57.0%)
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Expensive valuation
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $591.69
- Price target
- $608.35
- Stop
- $565.23
- Upside to target
- +2.8%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.3:1
The stock trades at 32.3× trailing but 26.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 74 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum; trading volume is running 2.3× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-21 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
MSCI at TrendMatrix's latest read
For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.
- Industry
- Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
- Market cap
- $43.02B
- P/E (fwd)
- 26.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 32.3
- 52-week range
- $501.08–$644.77
- Off 52-week high
- 8.2%
- RSI (14)
- 74
- Volume vs avg
- 2.31×
- Score today
- 5.9/10