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Side-by-side financial comparison of iQIYI, Inc. (IQ) and MSCI Inc. (MSCI). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

iQIYI, Inc. is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($971.6M vs $822.5M, roughly 1.2× MSCI Inc.).

iQIYI, formerly Qiyi, is a Chinese subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Baidu. Headquartered in Beijing, iQIYI primarily produces and distributes films and television series.

MSCI Inc. is an American finance company headquartered in New York City. MSCI is a global provider of equity, fixed income, real estate indices, multi-asset portfolio analysis tools, ESG and climate finance products. It operates the MSCI World, MSCI Emerging Markets, and MSCI All Country World (ACWI) indices, among others.

IQ vs MSCI — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
IQ
IQ
1.2× larger
IQ
$971.6M
$822.5M
MSCI

Income Statement — Q1 FY2026 vs Q4 FY2025

Metric
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Revenue
$971.6M
$822.5M
Net Profit
$284.7M
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
0.8%
56.4%
Net Margin
34.6%
Revenue YoY
10.6%
Net Profit YoY
-6.8%
EPS (diluted)
$3.81

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Q1 26
$971.6M
Q4 25
$822.5M
Q3 25
$793.4M
Q2 25
$772.7M
Q1 25
$906.0M
$745.8M
Q4 24
$743.5M
Q3 24
$724.7M
Q2 24
$707.9M
Net Profit
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$284.7M
Q3 25
$325.4M
Q2 25
$303.6M
Q1 25
$288.6M
Q4 24
$305.5M
Q3 24
$280.9M
Q2 24
$266.8M
Operating Margin
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Q1 26
0.8%
Q4 25
56.4%
Q3 25
56.4%
Q2 25
55.0%
Q1 25
4.3%
50.6%
Q4 24
54.5%
Q3 24
55.4%
Q2 24
54.0%
Net Margin
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Q1 26
Q4 25
34.6%
Q3 25
41.0%
Q2 25
39.3%
Q1 25
38.7%
Q4 24
41.1%
Q3 24
38.8%
Q2 24
37.7%
EPS (diluted)
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$3.81
Q3 25
$4.25
Q2 25
$3.92
Q1 25
$3.71
Q4 24
$3.89
Q3 24
$3.57
Q2 24
$3.37

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$4.4M
$515.3M
Total DebtLower is stronger
$6.2B
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$13.3M
$-2.7B
Total Assets
$46.7M
$5.7B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Q1 26
$4.4M
Q4 25
$515.3M
Q3 25
$400.1M
Q2 25
$347.3M
Q1 25
$3.5M
$360.7M
Q4 24
$409.4M
Q3 24
$501.0M
Q2 24
$451.4M
Total Debt
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$6.2B
Q3 25
$5.5B
Q2 25
$4.5B
Q1 25
$4.5B
Q4 24
$4.5B
Q3 24
$4.5B
Q2 24
$4.5B
Stockholders' Equity
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Q1 26
$13.3M
Q4 25
$-2.7B
Q3 25
$-1.9B
Q2 25
$-886.2M
Q1 25
$13.4M
$-958.6M
Q4 24
$-940.0M
Q3 24
$-751.0M
Q2 24
$-734.5M
Total Assets
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Q1 26
$46.7M
Q4 25
$5.7B
Q3 25
$5.4B
Q2 25
$5.4B
Q1 25
$45.8M
$5.3B
Q4 24
$5.4B
Q3 24
$5.4B
Q2 24
$5.5B

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$501.1M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$488.7M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
59.4%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
1.5%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
1.76×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$1.5B

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$501.1M
Q3 25
$449.4M
Q2 25
$336.1M
Q1 25
$301.7M
Q4 24
$430.6M
Q3 24
$421.6M
Q2 24
$349.2M
Free Cash Flow
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$488.7M
Q3 25
$445.5M
Q2 25
$324.7M
Q1 25
$290.2M
Q4 24
$416.4M
Q3 24
$415.0M
Q2 24
$340.6M
FCF Margin
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Q1 26
Q4 25
59.4%
Q3 25
56.2%
Q2 25
42.0%
Q1 25
38.9%
Q4 24
56.0%
Q3 24
57.3%
Q2 24
48.1%
Capex Intensity
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Q1 26
Q4 25
1.5%
Q3 25
0.5%
Q2 25
1.5%
Q1 25
1.5%
Q4 24
1.9%
Q3 24
0.9%
Q2 24
1.2%
Cash Conversion
IQ
IQ
MSCI
MSCI
Q1 26
Q4 25
1.76×
Q3 25
1.38×
Q2 25
1.11×
Q1 25
1.05×
Q4 24
1.41×
Q3 24
1.50×
Q2 24
1.31×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

IQ
IQ

Segment breakdown not available.

MSCI
MSCI

Recurring Subscriptions$246.4M30%
Asset Based Fees$211.7M26%
Analytics Segment$182.3M22%
Sustainability And Climate Segment$90.3M11%
Other$70.9M9%
Non Recurring$21.1M3%

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