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Side-by-side financial comparison of MSCI Inc. (MSCI) and TKO Group Holdings (TKO). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

TKO Group Holdings is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($1.0B vs $822.5M, roughly 1.3× MSCI Inc.). MSCI Inc. runs the higher net margin — 34.6% vs -0.2%, a 34.8% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, TKO Group Holdings posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (61.6% vs 10.6%). Over the past eight quarters, TKO Group Holdings's revenue compounded faster (28.4% CAGR vs 10.0%).

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.

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (TKO) is an American sports and sports entertainment company. Established on September 12, 2023, the public company was formed by a merger between Endeavor subsidiary Zuffa—the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion—and the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

MSCI vs TKO — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
TKO
TKO
1.3× larger
TKO
$1.0B
$822.5M
MSCI
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
TKO
TKO
+51.0% gap
TKO
61.6%
10.6%
MSCI
Higher net margin
MSCI
MSCI
34.8% more per $
MSCI
34.6%
-0.2%
TKO
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
TKO
TKO
Annualised
TKO
28.4%
10.0%
MSCI

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q4 FY2025

Metric
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
Revenue
$822.5M
$1.0B
Net Profit
$284.7M
$-2.4M
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
56.4%
5.5%
Net Margin
34.6%
-0.2%
Revenue YoY
10.6%
61.6%
Net Profit YoY
-6.8%
-107.7%
EPS (diluted)
$3.81
$-0.07

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
TKO
TKO
Q4 25
$822.5M
$1.0B
Q3 25
$793.4M
$1.1B
Q2 25
$772.7M
$1.3B
Q1 25
$745.8M
$1.3B
Q4 24
$743.5M
$642.2M
Q3 24
$724.7M
$681.3M
Q2 24
$707.9M
$851.2M
Q1 24
$680.0M
$629.7M
Net Profit
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
Q4 25
$284.7M
$-2.4M
Q3 25
$325.4M
$41.0M
Q2 25
$303.6M
$98.4M
Q1 25
$288.6M
$58.4M
Q4 24
$305.5M
$31.0M
Q3 24
$280.9M
$23.1M
Q2 24
$266.8M
$59.1M
Q1 24
$256.0M
$-103.8M
Operating Margin
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
Q4 25
56.4%
5.5%
Q3 25
56.4%
15.4%
Q2 25
55.0%
28.1%
Q1 25
50.6%
18.7%
Q4 24
54.5%
15.9%
Q3 24
55.4%
20.0%
Q2 24
54.0%
30.0%
Q1 24
49.9%
-33.4%
Net Margin
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
Q4 25
34.6%
-0.2%
Q3 25
41.0%
3.7%
Q2 25
39.3%
7.5%
Q1 25
38.7%
4.6%
Q4 24
41.1%
4.8%
Q3 24
38.8%
3.4%
Q2 24
37.7%
6.9%
Q1 24
37.6%
-16.5%
EPS (diluted)
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
Q4 25
$3.81
$-0.07
Q3 25
$4.25
$0.47
Q2 25
$3.92
$1.17
Q1 25
$3.71
$0.69
Q4 24
$3.89
$0.28
Q3 24
$3.57
$0.28
Q2 24
$3.37
$0.72
Q1 24
$3.22
$-1.26

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

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

Metric
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$515.3M
$831.1M
Total DebtLower is stronger
$6.2B
$3.8B
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$-2.7B
$3.7B
Total Assets
$5.7B
$15.5B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
1.01×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
Q4 25
$515.3M
$831.1M
Q3 25
$400.1M
$861.4M
Q2 25
$347.3M
$535.1M
Q1 25
$360.7M
$470.9M
Q4 24
$409.4M
$525.6M
Q3 24
$501.0M
$457.4M
Q2 24
$451.4M
$277.5M
Q1 24
$519.3M
$245.8M
Total Debt
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
Q4 25
$6.2B
$3.8B
Q3 25
$5.5B
$3.7B
Q2 25
$4.5B
$2.7B
Q1 25
$4.5B
$2.8B
Q4 24
$4.5B
$2.8B
Q3 24
$4.5B
$2.7B
Q2 24
$4.5B
$2.7B
Q1 24
$4.5B
$2.7B
Stockholders' Equity
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
Q4 25
$-2.7B
$3.7B
Q3 25
$-1.9B
$3.8B
Q2 25
$-886.2M
$4.3B
Q1 25
$-958.6M
$4.2B
Q4 24
$-940.0M
$4.1B
Q3 24
$-751.0M
$4.0B
Q2 24
$-734.5M
$4.0B
Q1 24
$-650.5M
$4.0B
Total Assets
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
Q4 25
$5.7B
$15.5B
Q3 25
$5.4B
$15.5B
Q2 25
$5.4B
$15.3B
Q1 25
$5.3B
$15.0B
Q4 24
$5.4B
$12.7B
Q3 24
$5.4B
$12.8B
Q2 24
$5.5B
$12.7B
Q1 24
$5.5B
$12.7B
Debt / Equity
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
Q4 25
1.01×
Q3 25
0.98×
Q2 25
0.64×
Q1 25
0.66×
Q4 24
0.67×
Q3 24
0.67×
Q2 24
0.68×
Q1 24
0.68×

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
TKO
TKO
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$501.1M
$309.9M
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
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
Q4 25
$501.1M
$309.9M
Q3 25
$449.4M
$416.8M
Q2 25
$336.1M
$396.2M
Q1 25
$301.7M
$162.8M
Q4 24
$430.6M
$56.8M
Q3 24
$421.6M
$236.5M
Q2 24
$349.2M
$230.7M
Q1 24
$300.1M
$59.3M
Free Cash Flow
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
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
Q1 24
$295.9M
FCF Margin
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
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%
Q1 24
43.5%
Capex Intensity
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
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%
Q1 24
0.6%
Cash Conversion
MSCI
MSCI
TKO
TKO
Q4 25
1.76×
Q3 25
1.38×
10.16×
Q2 25
1.11×
4.03×
Q1 25
1.05×
2.79×
Q4 24
1.41×
1.83×
Q3 24
1.50×
10.22×
Q2 24
1.31×
3.90×
Q1 24
1.17×

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%

TKO
TKO

World Wrestling Entertainment Segment$359.6M35%
IMG Segment$247.6M24%
Media Rights Production And Content$222.6M21%
Partnerships And Marketing$93.3M9%
Live Events And Hospitality$72.2M7%
Other$29.4M3%
Consumer Products Licensing And Other$13.2M1%

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