MSCI Inc. (MSCI) closed fiscal year 2025 with 73.6 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 7.20 USD per share.
MSCI Inc. (MSCI) closed fiscal year 2025 with 73.6 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 7.20 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 4.18 M shares on a net basis. Since 2011 the share count has shrunk by 39.8 %. The dividend per share was 7.20 USD, up 12.5 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 557 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 15 fiscal years, from 2011 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | — | 122M | 120M | 118M | 112M | 101M | 91.3M | 90.1M | 84.2M | 84.8M | 82.6M | 82.4M | 80.0M | 79.1M | 77.7M | 73.6M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | — | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 621k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k |
| Shares issued (%) | — | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.73 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | — | -2.16M | -2.03M | -6.01M | -11.1M | -9.73M | -1.17M | -5.93M | 0.00M | -2.22M | -0.13M | -2.48M | -0.87M | -1.35M | -4.18M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | — | -1.80 % | -1.72 % | -5.36 % | -10.95 % | -10.66 % | -1.30 % | -7.05 % | 0.00 % | -2.69 % | -0.16 % | -3.10 % | -1.10 % | -1.73 % | -5.68 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | — | -2.16M | -2.03M | -6.01M | -11.1M | -9.73M | -1.17M | -5.93M | 0.62M | -2.22M | -0.13M | -2.48M | -0.87M | -1.35M | -4.18M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | — | -1.80 % | -1.72 % | -5.36 % | -10.95 % | -10.66 % | -1.30 % | -7.05 % | 0.73 % | -2.69 % | -0.16 % | -3.10 % | -1.10 % | -1.73 % | -5.68 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | — | — | — | 0.18 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 1.92 | 2.52 | 2.92 | 3.64 | 4.58 | 5.52 | 6.40 | 7.20 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | — | — | — | 7.18 % | 39.23 % | 36.88 % | 39.38 % | 33.66 % | 39.55 % | 40.95 % | 41.66 % | 42.84 % | 38.39 % | 45.90 % | 46.29 % |
| Number of payments | — | — | — | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | — | — | — | 20.4M | 87.7M | 96.2M | 120M | 171M | 223M | 246M | 302M | 373M | 441M | 509M | 557M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | — | — | — | 0.37 % | 1.11 % | 1.28 % | 1.04 % | 1.32 % | 0.97 % | 0.67 % | 0.59 % | 1.01 % | 0.97 % | 1.05 % | 1.23 % |
Figures in USD
