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Side-by-side financial comparison of MSCI Inc. (MSCI) and SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($1.1B vs $822.5M, roughly 1.4× MSCI Inc.). MSCI Inc. runs the higher net margin — 34.6% vs 14.3%, a 20.3% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, MSCI Inc. posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (10.6% vs 1.7%). MSCI Inc. produced more free cash flow last quarter ($488.7M vs $87.2M). Over the past eight quarters, MSCI Inc.'s revenue compounded faster (10.0% CAGR vs 3.1%).

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.

International Distribution Services Limited is a British company providing postal and courier services. IDS was created in 2013 by the UK government as a new holding company of Royal Mail, and a majority of its shares were then sold on the London Stock Exchange, with the government initially retaining a 30 per cent at the time. As of April 2025, IDS is owned and operated by Czech-based EP Group, owned by Daniel Křetínský.

MSCI vs SCI — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
SCI
SCI
1.4× larger
SCI
$1.1B
$822.5M
MSCI
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
MSCI
MSCI
+8.9% gap
MSCI
10.6%
1.7%
SCI
Higher net margin
MSCI
MSCI
20.3% more per $
MSCI
34.6%
14.3%
SCI
More free cash flow
MSCI
MSCI
$401.5M more FCF
MSCI
$488.7M
$87.2M
SCI
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
MSCI
MSCI
Annualised
MSCI
10.0%
3.1%
SCI

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q4 FY2025

Metric
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Revenue
$822.5M
$1.1B
Net Profit
$284.7M
$159.4M
Gross Margin
28.0%
Operating Margin
56.4%
24.8%
Net Margin
34.6%
14.3%
Revenue YoY
10.6%
1.7%
Net Profit YoY
-6.8%
5.3%
EPS (diluted)
$3.81
$1.13

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
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
$822.5M
$1.1B
Q3 25
$793.4M
$1.1B
Q2 25
$772.7M
$1.1B
Q1 25
$745.8M
$1.1B
Q4 24
$743.5M
$1.1B
Q3 24
$724.7M
$1.0B
Q2 24
$707.9M
$1.0B
Q1 24
$680.0M
$1.0B
Net Profit
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
$284.7M
$159.4M
Q3 25
$325.4M
$117.5M
Q2 25
$303.6M
$122.9M
Q1 25
$288.6M
$142.9M
Q4 24
$305.5M
$151.4M
Q3 24
$280.9M
$117.8M
Q2 24
$266.8M
$118.2M
Q1 24
$256.0M
$131.3M
Gross Margin
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
28.0%
Q3 25
25.1%
Q2 25
25.5%
Q1 25
27.1%
Q4 24
28.0%
Q3 24
24.9%
Q2 24
24.9%
Q1 24
26.2%
Operating Margin
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
56.4%
24.8%
Q3 25
56.4%
21.4%
Q2 25
55.0%
21.1%
Q1 25
50.6%
23.4%
Q4 24
54.5%
24.0%
Q3 24
55.4%
20.9%
Q2 24
54.0%
21.4%
Q1 24
49.9%
22.2%
Net Margin
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
34.6%
14.3%
Q3 25
41.0%
11.1%
Q2 25
39.3%
11.5%
Q1 25
38.7%
13.3%
Q4 24
41.1%
13.8%
Q3 24
38.8%
11.6%
Q2 24
37.7%
11.4%
Q1 24
37.6%
12.6%
EPS (diluted)
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
$3.81
$1.13
Q3 25
$4.25
$0.83
Q2 25
$3.92
$0.86
Q1 25
$3.71
$0.98
Q4 24
$3.89
$1.02
Q3 24
$3.57
$0.81
Q2 24
$3.37
$0.81
Q1 24
$3.22
$0.89

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

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

Metric
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$515.3M
$243.6M
Total DebtLower is stronger
$6.2B
$5.1B
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$-2.7B
$1.6B
Total Assets
$5.7B
$18.7B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
3.10×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
$515.3M
$243.6M
Q3 25
$400.1M
$241.3M
Q2 25
$347.3M
$255.4M
Q1 25
$360.7M
$227.2M
Q4 24
$409.4M
$218.8M
Q3 24
$501.0M
$185.4M
Q2 24
$451.4M
$184.4M
Q1 24
$519.3M
$205.6M
Total Debt
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
$6.2B
$5.1B
Q3 25
$5.5B
$5.0B
Q2 25
$4.5B
$5.0B
Q1 25
$4.5B
$4.7B
Q4 24
$4.5B
$4.8B
Q3 24
$4.5B
$4.7B
Q2 24
$4.5B
$4.7B
Q1 24
$4.5B
$4.6B
Stockholders' Equity
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
$-2.7B
$1.6B
Q3 25
$-1.9B
$1.6B
Q2 25
$-886.2M
$1.6B
Q1 25
$-958.6M
$1.7B
Q4 24
$-940.0M
$1.7B
Q3 24
$-751.0M
$1.6B
Q2 24
$-734.5M
$1.5B
Q1 24
$-650.5M
$1.6B
Total Assets
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
$5.7B
$18.7B
Q3 25
$5.4B
$18.4B
Q2 25
$5.4B
$18.0B
Q1 25
$5.3B
$17.3B
Q4 24
$5.4B
$17.4B
Q3 24
$5.4B
$17.4B
Q2 24
$5.5B
$16.8B
Q1 24
$5.5B
$16.7B
Debt / Equity
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
3.10×
Q3 25
3.17×
Q2 25
3.19×
Q1 25
2.87×
Q4 24
2.83×
Q3 24
2.92×
Q2 24
3.05×
Q1 24
2.90×

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

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

Metric
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$501.1M
$212.9M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$488.7M
$87.2M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
59.4%
7.8%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
1.5%
11.3%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
1.76×
1.34×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$1.5B
$554.2M

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
$501.1M
$212.9M
Q3 25
$449.4M
$252.3M
Q2 25
$336.1M
$166.4M
Q1 25
$301.7M
$311.1M
Q4 24
$430.6M
$264.1M
Q3 24
$421.6M
$263.8M
Q2 24
$349.2M
$196.9M
Q1 24
$300.1M
$220.1M
Free Cash Flow
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
$488.7M
$87.2M
Q3 25
$445.5M
$150.7M
Q2 25
$324.7M
$83.4M
Q1 25
$290.2M
$233.0M
Q4 24
$416.4M
$151.8M
Q3 24
$415.0M
$162.8M
Q2 24
$340.6M
$100.8M
Q1 24
$295.9M
$140.3M
FCF Margin
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
59.4%
7.8%
Q3 25
56.2%
14.2%
Q2 25
42.0%
7.8%
Q1 25
38.9%
21.7%
Q4 24
56.0%
13.9%
Q3 24
57.3%
16.1%
Q2 24
48.1%
9.7%
Q1 24
43.5%
13.4%
Capex Intensity
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
1.5%
11.3%
Q3 25
0.5%
9.6%
Q2 25
1.5%
7.8%
Q1 25
1.5%
7.3%
Q4 24
1.9%
10.3%
Q3 24
0.9%
10.0%
Q2 24
1.2%
9.3%
Q1 24
0.6%
7.6%
Cash Conversion
MSCI
MSCI
SCI
SCI
Q4 25
1.76×
1.34×
Q3 25
1.38×
2.15×
Q2 25
1.11×
1.35×
Q1 25
1.05×
2.18×
Q4 24
1.41×
1.75×
Q3 24
1.50×
2.24×
Q2 24
1.31×
1.67×
Q1 24
1.17×
1.68×

Financial Flow Comparison

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

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

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%

SCI
SCI

Cemetery$510.9M46%
Funeral Matured Preneed Revenue$196.5M18%
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Merchandise And Service Revenue$107.4M10%
Cemetery Atneed Revenue$104.9M9%
CA$56.4M5%
Funeral Other Revenue$54.6M5%
Cemetery Other Revenue$40.2M4%
Nonfuneral Home Revenue$28.1M3%
Non Funeral Home Preneed Sales Revenue$22.0M2%

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