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Quarter ended Mar 31, 2024 · FY2024 Q1

MSCI (MSCI) Revenue — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2024

Revenue for the quarter declined slightly from the prior quarter but rose compared with the same quarter a year earlier. The sequential decrease followed a strong prior quarter, while the year-over-year gain continued a multi-quarter trend of growth.

Key takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2024 · FY2024 Q1

Revenue for the quarter declined slightly from the prior quarter but rose compared with the same quarter a year earlier. The sequential decrease followed a strong prior quarter, while the year-over-year gain continued a multi-quarter trend of growth.

Financial snapshot

Reported revenue, sequential change, year-over-year change, and trailing four-quarter revenue.

Quarter revenue

$680M

Revenue reported for this quarter.

Quarter-over-quarter

-1.5%

Change from the immediately preceding quarter.

Year-over-year

+14.8%

Change from the comparable year-ago quarter.

Trailing four quarters

$2.6B

Sum of the latest four reported quarters.

Quarterly revenue trend

The latest four reported quarters with year-over-year comparisons.

Period endedRevenueYear-over-year change
Jun 30, 2023$621.2M+12.6%
Sep 30, 2023$625.4M+11.6%
Dec 31, 2023$690.1M+19.8%
Mar 31, 2024$680M+14.8%

Revenue performance

Reported revenue moved lower sequentially, ending a pattern of consecutive quarterly increases. The year-over-year comparison remained positive, though the growth rate moderated from the prior quarter's pace.

Quarterly comparison

Compared with the immediately preceding quarter, revenue decreased. Compared with the same quarter one year earlier, revenue increased, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.

What to watch

Monitor whether the sequential decline is a temporary pause or the start of a new trend, given the prior quarter's strong growth.