FactSet vs MSCI
MSCI reported revenue of $3.1 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times FactSet's $2.5 billion in fiscal 2026. FactSet's revenue grew 6.7% in its latest year, and MSCI's grew 9.8%. FactSet had an operating margin of 28.3%, against 54.7% at MSCI. Free cash flow was $707 million at FactSet and $1.5 billion at MSCI. Their fiscal years end in different months (August 31 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| FactSet | MSCI | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Aug 31, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.5B | $3.1B |
| Revenue growth | 6.7% | 9.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 9.2% | 13.1% |
| Gross margin | 50.6% | — |
| Operating margin | 28.3% | 54.7% |
| Net margin | 21.5% | 38.4% |
| Free cash flow | $707M | $1.5B |
| Free cash flow margin | 28.6% | 49.4% |
| Return on capital | 18.2% | 44.5% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.2x | 3.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $808M | $3.0B |
| Change in diluted share count | −4.6% | −2.9% |
| Last close | $323.39 | $617.67 |
| P/E at the last close | 22.2× | 32.7× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $126,465, sold $1.5 million | bought $15.5 million, sold $8.8 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 7 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Free cash flow
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