MSCI (MSCI) Beginning Cash Position: $515 Mil (As of Mar. 2026)


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95 GF Score
Price $577.29
GF Value $714.26
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is MSCI Beginning Cash Position?

MSCI MSCI -0.73% 95 Beginning Cash Position is $515 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates MSCI with a GF Score™ of 95/100 and a GF Value™ of $714.26 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

MSCI's Beginning Cash Position for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $515 Mil.

MSCI's quarterly Beginning Cash Position increased from Sep. 2025 ($347 Mil) to Dec. 2025 ($400 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2025 ($400 Mil) to Mar. 2026 ($515 Mil).

MSCI's annual Beginning Cash Position declined from Dec. 2023 ($994 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($462 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2024 ($462 Mil) to Dec. 2025 ($409 Mil).

MSCI Beginning Cash Position Related Terms

MSCI Beginning Cash Position Historical Data

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MSCI Beginning Cash Position Chart

MSCI Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beginning Cash Position
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MSCI Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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MSCI Beginning Cash Position Calculation

Beginning Cash Position is the cash and equivalents balance at the beginning of the accounting period, as indicated on the Cash Flow statement.

What does a Beginning Cash Position of $515 Mil mean?
MSCI (MSCI) has a Beginning Cash Position of $515 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Beginning Cash Position is the cash and equivalents balance at the beginning of the accounting period, as indicated on the Cash Flow statement. View historical data on MSCI and its competitors.
Is MSCI's Beginning Cash Position too high?
MSCI's current Beginning Cash Position is $515 Mil. Overall, MSCI has a GF Score™ of 95/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does MSCI's Beginning Cash Position compare to COIN and NDAQ?
MSCI's Beginning Cash Position of $515 Mil can be compared against companies in the Capital Markets industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beginning Cash Position for a Capital Markets company?
A good Beginning Cash Position depends on the Capital Markets industry context. However, Beginning Cash Position should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beginning Cash Position mean?
A high Beginning Cash Position can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Beginning Cash Position is the cash and equivalents balance at the beginning of the accounting period, as indicated on the Cash Flow statement. View historical data on MSCI and its competitors. MSCI's current Beginning Cash Position is $515 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is MSCI stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MSCI (MSCI) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $714.26, compared to a current price of $577.29 — trading 19.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Beginning Cash Position is $515 Mil. MSCI's overall GF Score™ is 95/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beginning Cash Position calculated?
Beginning Cash Position is calculated from a company's financial statements. For MSCI (MSCI), the current Beginning Cash Position is $515 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is MSCI (MSCI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MSCI stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $577.29 is trading 19.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $714.26. GuruFocus considers MSCI to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for MSCI:

  • Beginning Cash Position: $515 Mil
  • GF Value™: $714.26 vs. price of $577.29 (19.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 95/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MSCI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

MSCI Business Description

Address 250 Greenwich Street, 49th Floor, 7 World Trade Center, New York, NY, USA, 10007
MSCI has described its mission as enabling investors to build better portfolios for a better world. MSCI's largest and most profitable segment is its index segment, where it provides benchmarking to asset managers and asset owners. MSCI boasts over $18 trillion (as of December 2025) in benchmarked assets, including over $2.3 trillion in ETF assets linked to MSCI indexes. The MSCI analytics segment provides portfolio management and risk management analytics software to asset managers and asset owners. In its sustainability and climate segment, MSCI provides ESG data to the investment industry. In private assets, MSCI provides real restate reporting, market data, benchmarking, and analytics to investors and real estate managers.
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