MSCIvs.Nasdaq
MSCI vs NDAQ · both in Exchanges & market data, part of the Banks, payments & capital markets value chain: The exchanges, index owners and ratings agencies that run, and price, the markets.
Nasdaq is about 1.3× larger than MSCI by market cap; Nasdaq trades at the lower P/E (26.5 vs 30.2).
Side by side
| MSCI | NDAQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $41.1B | $52.2B |
| Price | $565.12 | $93.65 |
| Today | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| Return YTD | −2.1% | −4.9% |
| Return 1Y | −0.9% | +2.8% |
| Since July 13, 2026 | −8.9% | +5.0% |
| P/E | 30.2 | 26.5 |
| P/S | 12.3 | 6.0 |
| P/B | 108.5 | 4.4 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since July 13, 2026: the change in the closing price from the first session with a close for both companies. Sectivia records these closes itself, starting June 26, 2026.
The two companies
MSCIMSCI
ETFs and index funds track MSCI's global equity benchmarks and pay to do so. ESG, climate and portfolio-analytics data has grown quickly on top of that, sold much like a subscription.
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