MSCI Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-21

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
MSCI Report Adjusted EPS BEAT pred ~$5.00 vs. cons $4.89 MEDIUM
MSCI Report Total Revenue (ABF-driven) BEAT pred ~$868M vs. cons $856M MEDIUM
MSCI Report Index organic subscription run-rate growth (durability signal) IN-LINE pred ~10.5% vs. cons ~10% MEDIUM
MSCI Guide FY26 Adj. EBITDA expense (reinvestment framing) UNCHANGED guide ~$1,305-1,335M, trending top half vs. cons ~$1,320M (FY26) MEDIUM
MSCI Guide FY26 Free cash flow UNCHANGED guide ~$1,470-1,530M vs. cons ~$1,500M (FY26) MEDIUM
MSCI Guide Q2 Analytics revenue growth (pre-warned decel) LOWER guide ~5% vs. cons ~7% (Q2 2026) MEDIUM
MSCI Guide ABF revenue framework/AUM upside from record Q2 ETF flows BETTER period-avg AUM up ~30% YoY (~$2.4T vs. ~$1.87T year-ago), ABF run-rate ~$880M+ vs. ~$700M (FY26 H2) MEDIUM
MSCI Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) +2.3% MEDIUM
MSCI Return 5-day cumulative residual +0.8% (FADE) Expected clean beat is ABF/market-driven (lower quality) with a compressing fee rate (2.35bps) and a pre-warned Analytics decel to ~5%; the durability metrics (net-new sales, seasonally weak Q2 retention, Sustainability softness) leave little for out-period upward revisions. With the stock up ~16% off April lows, near highs, and elevated targets (~$690-760) vs. ~$625, the initial ABF-fueled pop partially gives back as estimates don't re-rate the market-linked beat into out-years. LOW