MSCI reports Q1 adjusted EPS $4.55, consensus $4.46

Reports Q1 revenue $850.8M, consensus $841.35M. “In Q1 MSCI (MSCI) delivered strong financial and operating metrics, including a record asset-based-fee run rate and our best Q1 of recurring net-new subscription sales since 2022. Among product lines and client segments, we posted record levels of Q1 recurring sales in both Index and Analytics, along with our best-ever Q1 recurring net-new sales with hedge funds and with banks and broker-dealers,” said Henry A. Fernandez, CEO. “These results affirmed MSCI’s foundational, mission-critical role in global capital markets, which is also reflected in the growing liquidity and scale of the investment ecosystem linked to our indexes and IP. The sales momentum we have achieved cuts across regions, product lines, client segments and asset classes, and we are building on it through relentless, AI-fueled product innovation”.