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Capital Expenditures for MSCI (MSCI)

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Latest period

$56.62M

YoY change

+16.5%

5Y CAGR

-5.1%

Peak year (2023)

$90.85M

CapEx history chart for MSCI (MSCI) from 2004 to 2025

Latest: $39.32M

CapEx growth chart for MSCI (MSCI) from 2004 to 2025

Latest: +16.5%

CapEx history table for MSCI (MSCI) from 2004 to 2025

  • 2025$39.32M+16.5%
  • 2024$33.76M-62.8%
  • 2023$90.85M+24.6%
  • 2022$72.89M+38.1%
  • 2021$52.79M+3.6%
  • 2020$50.98M-5.2%
  • 2019$53.77M+9.8%
  • 2018$48.96M+0.3%
  • 2017$48.82M+14.5%
  • 2016$42.63M-13.3%
  • 2015$49.15M-3.4%
  • 2014$50.88M+16.8%
  • 2013$43.54M-3.0%
  • 2012$44.88M+94.2%
  • 2011$23.11M+75.2%
  • 2010$13.19M-1.7%
  • 2009$13.41M-47.5%
  • 2008$25.56M+4676.8%
  • 2007$535.00K-78.0%
  • 2006$2.44M+603.8%
  • 2005$346.00K-83.2%
  • 2004$2.06M—

CapEx values are taken from MSCI's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About CapEx at MSCI (MSCI)

According to MSCI's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $56.62M. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.

Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

MSCI (MSCI) most recent annual CapEx stands at $39.32M (2025) – grew 16.5% year-over-year.

Across 2020–2025 (5 years), MSCI CapEx produced a CAGR of -5.1% – with a net decline across the window.

MSCI CapEx peaked at $90.85M in 2023; the latest annual figure is $39.32M in 2025 (56.7% below peak).

2023 marks the peak CapEx at $90.85M, with the historical low of $346.00K recorded in 2005.

MSCI Capital Expenditures by Year

MSCI Capital Expenditures 2025: $39.32M

MSCI posted CapEx of $39.32M in 2025, grew 16.5% from 2024.

MSCI Capital Expenditures 2024: $33.76M

In 2024, MSCI reported CapEx of $33.76M, plunged 62.8% below 2023.

MSCI Capital Expenditures 2023: $90.85M

MSCI CapEx in 2023 was $90.85M, grew 24.6% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

MSCI Capital Expenditures 2022: $72.89M

2022's CapEx for MSCI came in at $72.89M, surged 38.1% from 2021.

MSCI Capital Expenditures 2021: $52.79M

MSCI CapEx in 2021 was $52.79M.

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