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MSCI

MSCI

MSCI has retired 39.8% of its shares since 2011, from 120,717,000 to 72,700,000.

39.8%retired since 2011
11.8%last 5 years
3.2%last 12 months
73Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2008 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2016121M shares, 201173M2010201520202025
2008, 100,062,8972026-07-14, 72,700,000

Early years use the fiscal-year average share count from the 10-K.

A share bought in 2008
1.4× more of MSCI today, without buying another share. It was one of 100,062,896 shares then. It is one of 72,700,000 now.
Every filing we read18 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20082009-01-26100,062,89710-Kcover page
20092010-01-25104,988,48910-Kcover page
20102010-11-30112,074,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20112011-12-31120,717,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20122013-02-22120,229,56610-K
20132014-02-21116,608,42310-K
20142015-02-20112,375,12710-K/A
20152016-02-1998,786,21110-K
20162017-02-1790,545,37410-K
20172018-02-1689,944,25610-K
20182019-02-1584,323,29510-K
20192020-02-1184,808,10410-K
20202021-02-0582,574,64310-K
20212022-02-0481,268,19510-K
20222023-02-0379,959,98910-K
20232024-02-0279,091,21210-K
20242025-01-3177,651,99910-K
20252026-01-3073,474,04210-K

Source: all 10-K filings of MSCI on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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MSCI buybacks, answered

Is MSCI buying back its stock?

Yes. MSCI has 3.2% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 72,700,000 as of July 14, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 11.8%.

How many shares has MSCI bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, MSCI has 48.0 million fewer shares than at its 2011 peak. That is 39.8% of the company.

How many shares does MSCI have outstanding?

72,700,000 shares, as of July 14, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2011 peak it had 120,717,000.

What do MSCI's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held MSCI stock in 2011 owns 1.7 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does MSCI compare with other cannibal stocks?

MSCI ranks No. 48 of 65 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Seneca Foods (42.3%), Garrett Motion (39.8%), The Hartford (39.3%), Carlisle Companies (38.9%).

Every answer is computed from MSCI's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

Tom GaynerMarkel Group142,850 shares, $80.0M, Q2 2026
Li LuHimalaya Capital Management0 shares, $0, Q2 2026

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

Taneja RajatDirector2026-09-02, 1,786 shares at $560.00 $1.0M total
Fernandez Henry ADirector; Chairman and CEO2026-05-15, 4,000 shares at $562.40 $2.2M total
Ashe Robert G.Director2026-02-18, 3,681 shares at $543.21 $2.0M total
Fernandez Henry ADirector; Chairman and CEO2026-02-17, 800 shares at $518.95 $415K total
Fernandez Henry ADirector; Chairman and CEO2026-02-13, 6,000 shares at $524.18 $3.1M total
Fernandez Henry ADirector; Chairman and CEO2025-12-05, 12,500 shares at $536.14 $6.7M total

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