MSCI (MSCI) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 5.61% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 5.61%.
MSCI
MSCI
TTM buyback yield
5.61%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.61%
5Y share count change
-8.6%
TTM buyback spend
$2.48B
SBC coverage (TTM)
22.31x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 22.31x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.48B | $111.34M | $2.37B | 0.08B | -2.1% | 5.61% |
| 2024 | $885.27M | $95.20M | $790.06M | 0.08B | -1.1% | 1.88% |
| 2023 | $504.19M | $71.65M | $432.54M | 0.08B | -1.7% | 1.13% |
| 2022 | $1.40B | $58.09M | $1.34B | 0.08B | -2.7% | 3.76% |
| 2021 | $198.37M | $54.92M | $143.46M | 0.08B | -1.2% | 0.39% |
| 2020 | $778.52M | $51.09M | $727.42M | 0.08B | -1.2% | 2.11% |
| 2019 | $292.07M | $41.20M | $250.88M | 0.09B | -4.6% | 1.33% |
| 2018 | $949.89M | $38.90M | $910.99M | 0.09B | -2.4% | 7.41% |
| 2017 | $150.46M | $36.58M | $113.89M | 0.09B | -4.8% | 1.32% |
| 2016 | $774.57M | $32.00M | $742.56M | 0.10B | -12.2% | 10.54% |
| 2015 | $700.72M | $28.56M | $672.16M | 0.11B | -5.8% | 9.45% |
| 2014 | $409.65M | $26.59M | $383.07M | 0.12B | -3.6% | 7.69% |
| 2013 | $112.18M | $25.00M | $87.18M | 0.12B | -1.7% | 2.16% |
| 2012 | $105.99M | $25.32M | $80.67M | 0.12B | 0.8% | 2.80% |
| 2011 | $14.63M | $31.72M | −$17.10M | 0.12B | 7.9% | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $14.15M | $32.28M | −$18.13M | 0.11B | 10.6% | 0.35% |
| 2009 | $18.49M | $35.16M | −$16.67M | 0.10B | 1.3% | 0.60% |
| 2008 | $681.00K | $30.34M | −$29.66M | 0.10B | 19.6% | 0.05% |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $1.03M | −$1.03M | 0.08B | 0.9% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.08B | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.08B | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.08B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $992.61M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does MSCI buy back its own stock?
- Yes, MSCI (MSCI) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does MSCI spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $2.48B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is MSCI's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 5.61% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is MSCI's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 5.61% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is MSCI diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has MSCI's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -8.6% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).