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MSCI cash flow and EPS98

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$571M
MSCI capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q33.07% · $2.399MUnavailable2.25% · $1.757MUnavailable94.69% · $74.048M100% · $78.204M
FY 2010 Q431.21% · $6.095M1.54% · $0.3M50.93% · $9.944MUnavailable16.32% · $3.187M100% · $19.526M
FY 2011 Q10.3% · $3.835MUnavailable0.23% · $2.896MUnavailable99.47% · $1,268.625M100% · $1,275.356M
FY 2011 Q250.58% · $2.897MUnavailable0.31% · $0.018MUnavailable49.11% · $2.813M100% · $5.728M
FY 2011 Q378.08% · $10.11MUnavailable0.21% · $0.027MUnavailable21.71% · $2.811M100% · $12.948M
FY 2011 Q411.24% · $6.269MUnavailable20.95% · $11.685MUnavailable67.81% · $37.813M100% · $55.767M
FY 2012 Q145.6% · $4.292MUnavailable24.53% · $2.309MUnavailable29.87% · $2.812M100% · $9.413M
FY 2012 Q21.43% · $15.654MUnavailable0.02% · $0.174MUnavailable98.55% · $1,078.751M100% · $1,094.579M
FY 2012 Q361.35% · $18.163MUnavailable1.49% · $0.441MUnavailable37.16% · $11M100% · $29.604M
FY 2012 Q45.61% · $6.775MUnavailable85.29% · $103.065MUnavailable9.1% · $11M100% · $120.84M
FY 2013 Q17.58% · $4.8M36.56% · $23.168M14.83% · $9.397MUnavailable41.03% · $26M100% · $63.365M
FY 2013 Q224.55% · $3.691M0.67% · $0.1M1.61% · $0.242MUnavailable73.17% · $11M100% · $15.033M
FY 2013 Q310.03% · $12.408M0% · $0M81.08% · $100.289MUnavailable8.89% · $11M100% · $123.697M
FY 2013 Q489.57% · $19.356M0% · $0M10.43% · $2.255MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $21.611M
FY 2014 Q17.04% · $8.501MUnavailable88.76% · $107.159MUnavailable4.19% · $5.063M100% · $120.723M
FY 2014 Q259.47% · $9.985MUnavailable10.39% · $1.744MUnavailable30.15% · $5.062M100% · $16.791M
FY 2014 Q35.23% · $17.688M4.4% · $14.88M88.87% · $300.493MUnavailable1.5% · $5.062M100% · $338.123M
FY 2014 Q40.79% · $6.485M0% · $0.041M0.03% · $0.255M2.48% · $20.393M96.69% · $794.813M100% · $821.987M
FY 2015 Q113.82% · $4.934MUnavailable29% · $10.352M57.18% · $20.411MUnavailable100% · $35.697M
FY 2015 Q28.98% · $10.616MUnavailable73.74% · $87.215M17.28% · $20.442MUnavailable100% · $118.273M
FY 2015 Q32.36% · $8.975MUnavailable91.29% · $347.073M6.35% · $24.152MUnavailable100% · $380.2M
FY 2015 Q45.47% · $16.127MUnavailable86.81% · $256.075M7.73% · $22.792MUnavailable100% · $294.994M
FY 2016 Q10.84% · $3.135M0.02% · $0.06M93.25% · $346.715M5.89% · $21.889MUnavailable100% · $371.799M
FY 2016 Q26.69% · $10.142M0% · $0M79.19% · $120.03M14.11% · $21.391MUnavailable100% · $151.563M
FY 2016 Q315.6% · $10.867M0% · $0M46.1% · $32.118M38.3% · $26.68MUnavailable100% · $69.665M
FY 2016 Q42.62% · $8.14M0% · $0M88.89% · $275.702M8.48% · $26.304MUnavailable100% · $310.146M
FY 2017 Q15.5% · $7.322MUnavailable75.36% · $100.362M19.15% · $25.5MUnavailable100% · $133.184M
FY 2017 Q25.34% · $3.729MUnavailable58.2% · $40.615M36.46% · $25.444MUnavailable100% · $69.788M
FY 2017 Q312.74% · $6.389MUnavailable18.68% · $9.373M68.58% · $34.403MUnavailable100% · $50.165M
FY 2017 Q431.29% · $15.737MUnavailable0.22% · $0.111M68.49% · $34.448MUnavailable100% · $50.296M
FY 2018 Q11.18% · $1.512MUnavailable71.48% · $91.277M27.33% · $34.9MUnavailable100% · $127.689M
FY 2018 Q21.54% · $2.967MUnavailable80.81% · $155.423M17.64% · $33.935MUnavailable100% · $192.325M
FY 2018 Q38.06% · $8.59MUnavailable43.4% · $46.27M48.55% · $51.764MUnavailable100% · $106.624M
FY 2018 Q42.37% · $17.188MUnavailable90.67% · $656.918M6.96% · $50.434MUnavailable100% · $724.54M
FY 2019 Q10.91% · $3.156MUnavailable82.33% · $284.466M16.76% · $57.895MUnavailable100% · $345.517M
FY 2019 Q211.14% · $6.278MUnavailable1.32% · $0.743M87.54% · $49.336MUnavailable100% · $56.357M
FY 2019 Q311.67% · $7.782MUnavailable1.62% · $1.081M86.71% · $57.846MUnavailable100% · $66.709M
FY 2019 Q415.76% · $11.9MUnavailable7.66% · $5.785M76.59% · $57.845MUnavailable100% · $75.53M
FY 2020 Q10.49% · $3.613MUnavailable50.14% · $372.894M7.98% · $59.378M41.39% · $307.875M100% · $743.76M
FY 2020 Q20.43% · $3.984MUnavailable3.42% · $31.673M6.15% · $57.031M90% · $834.507M100% · $927.195M
FY 2020 Q31.63% · $4.555MUnavailable74.91% · $208.999M23.45% · $65.434M0% · $0M100% · $278.988M
FY 2020 Q44.04% · $9.674MUnavailable68.95% · $164.953M27% · $64.601M0% · $0M100% · $239.228M
FY 2021 Q10.26% · $0.664MUnavailable73.71% · $187.154M26.03% · $66.087MUnavailable100% · $253.905M
FY 2021 Q22.7% · $1.809MUnavailable0.93% · $0.62M96.37% · $64.47MUnavailable100% · $66.899M
FY 2021 Q30.74% · $4.646MUnavailable0.84% · $5.286M13.65% · $85.939M84.77% · $533.565M100% · $629.436M
FY 2021 Q46.52% · $6.39M0.3% · $0.294M5.43% · $5.314M87.75% · $85.953M0% · $0M100% · $97.951M
FY 2022 Q10.13% · $1.254MUnavailable90.32% · $877.657M9.03% · $87.769M0.51% · $5M100% · $971.68M
FY 2022 Q20.95% · $3.483MUnavailable76.21% · $280.856M22.84% · $84.167M0% · $0M100% · $368.506M
FY 2022 Q31.2% · $3.275MUnavailable61.85% · $168.785M36.95% · $100.823M0% · $0M100% · $272.883M
FY 2022 Q43.15% · $5.605M0% · $0M39.41% · $70.208M56.22% · $100.156M1.23% · $2.188M100% · $178.157M
FY 2023 Q13.78% · $6.225M0% · $0M26.72% · $43.96M68.17% · $112.145M1.33% · $2.188M100% · $164.518M
FY 2023 Q21.63% · $9.153M0% · $0M78.42% · $441.457M19.56% · $110.115M0.39% · $2.187M100% · $562.912M
FY 2023 Q32.66% · $3.564M0% · $0M14% · $18.744M81.7% · $109.38M1.63% · $2.188M100% · $133.876M
FY 2023 Q40.45% · $3.815M86.31% · $727.342M0% · $0.027M12.98% · $109.353M0.26% · $2.187M100% · $842.724M
FY 2024 Q10.77% · $4.271M1.42% · $7.82M12.67% · $69.991M23.77% · $131.305M61.37% · $339.063M100% · $552.45M
FY 2024 Q22.17% · $8.618M4.95% · $19.647M60.9% · $241.718M31.98% · $126.918M0% · $0M100% · $396.901M
FY 2024 Q31.86% · $6.626M0% · $0M55.9% · $199.509M35.24% · $125.757M7% · $25M100% · $356.892M
FY 2024 Q42.01% · $14.247M0% · $0M52.8% · $374.048M17.66% · $125.129M27.53% · $195M100% · $708.424M
FY 2025 Q12.65% · $11.5M0% · $0M49.17% · $213.093M33.18% · $143.784M15% · $65M100% · $433.377M
FY 2025 Q22.6% · $11.448M0% · $0M31.51% · $138.491M31.79% · $139.744M34.1% · $149.875M100% · $439.558M
FY 2025 Q30.19% · $3.932M0% · $0M58.95% · $1,225.899M6.63% · $137.858M34.24% · $712M100% · $2,079.689M
FY 2025 Q41.01% · $12.439M0% · $0M73.76% · $906.822M10.99% · $135.135M14.23% · $175M100% · $1,229.396M
FY 2026 Q10.36% · $2.8M5.31% · $41.7M52.85% · $414.8M19.18% · $150.5M22.3% · $175M100% · $784.8M
FY 2026 Q21.93% · $11M2.99% · $17.1M29.49% · $168.4M26.18% · $149.5M39.4% · $225M100% · $571M
Aug 31, 2010 through Jun 30, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$370.8M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$11M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$359.8M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$25.4M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

7.06%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

6.85%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$4.69

Quarterly data

MSCI cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q2Jun 30, 2026370.811359.825.47.06%6.85%—$4.69
FY 2026 Q1Mar 31, 2026306.82.830447.715.69%15.55%—$5.53
FY 2025 Q4Dec 31, 2025501.1312.44488.6925.575.23%5.1%——
FY 2025 Q3Sep 30, 2025449.443.93445.5122.595.07%5.03%—$4.25
FY 2025 Q2Jun 30, 2025336.1411.45324.6923.187.14%6.9%—$3.92
FY 2025 Q1Mar 31, 2025301.7411.5290.244013.78%13.26%—$3.71
FY 2024 Q4Dec 31, 2024430.6314.25416.3922.975.52%5.33%——
FY 2024 Q3Sep 30, 2024421.616.63414.9818.54.46%4.39%—$3.57
FY 2024 Q2Jun 30, 2024349.258.62340.6319.45.69%5.55%—$3.37
FY 2024 Q1Mar 31, 2024300.144.27295.8734.3411.61%11.44%—$3.22
FY 2023 Q4Dec 31, 2023388.953.82385.1416.284.23%4.19%——
FY 2023 Q3Sep 30, 2023291.133.56287.5718.146.31%6.23%—$3.27
FY 2023 Q2Jun 30, 2023291.89.15282.6516.145.71%5.53%—$3.09
FY 2023 Q1Mar 31, 2023264.146.23257.9221.098.18%7.98%—$2.97
FY 2022 Q4Dec 31, 2022315.435.61309.8211.663.76%3.7%——
FY 2022 Q3Sep 30, 2022323.073.28319.7912.013.76%3.72%—$2.68
FY 2022 Q2Jun 30, 2022212.693.48209.2111.565.53%5.44%—$2.59
FY 2022 Q1Mar 31, 2022244.181.25242.9322.869.41%9.36%—$2.78
FY 2021 Q4Dec 31, 2021279.666.39273.2711.74.28%4.18%—$2.32
FY 2021 Q3Sep 30, 2021215.894.65211.2512.365.85%5.73%—$2.03
FY 2021 Q2Jun 30, 2021225.061.81223.2511.955.35%5.31%—$1.99
FY 2021 Q1Mar 31, 2021215.460.66214.7918.918.8%8.78%—$2.36
FY 2020 Q4Dec 31, 2020235.939.67226.2510.714.73%4.54%—$1.87
FY 2020 Q3Sep 30, 2020199.84.56195.2411.125.69%5.56%—$2.16
FY 2020 Q2Jun 30, 2020262.623.98258.6314.15.45%5.37%—$1.36
FY 2020 Q1Mar 31, 2020112.773.61109.1615.1613.89%13.45%—$1.73
FY 2019 Q4Dec 31, 2019243.6411.9231.7410.714.62%4.4%—$1.44
FY 2019 Q3Sep 30, 2019188.547.78180.7510.525.82%5.58%—$1.6
FY 2019 Q2Jun 30, 2019189.476.28183.1910.435.69%5.5%—$1.47
FY 2019 Q1Mar 31, 201987.883.1684.729.5411.26%10.86%—$2.08
FY 2018 Q4Dec 31, 2018173.1817.19155.9910.967.02%6.33%—$1.7
FY 2018 Q3Sep 30, 2018143.838.59135.239.877.3%6.86%—$1.36
FY 2018 Q2Jun 30, 2018207.172.97204.29.024.42%4.35%—$1.28
FY 2018 Q1Mar 31, 201888.61.5187.099.0510.4%10.22%—$1.24
FY 2017 Q4Dec 31, 2017143.1515.74127.428.916.99%6.22%—$0.7
FY 2017 Q3Sep 30, 2017101.776.3995.388.939.36%8.78%—$0.93
FY 2017 Q2Jun 30, 2017122.223.73118.499.347.89%7.64%—$0.89
FY 2017 Q1Mar 31, 201737.027.3229.699.3931.64%25.38%—$0.8
FY 2016 Q4Dec 31, 2016137.718.14129.578.416.49%6.11%—$0.73
FY 2016 Q3Sep 30, 2016146.9210.87136.068.326.11%5.66%—$0.68
FY 2016 Q2Jun 30, 2016117.0810.14106.948.197.66%7%—$0.69
FY 2016 Q1Mar 31, 201633.033.1429.97.0823.68%21.44%—$0.6
FY 2015 Q4Dec 31, 201581.3216.1365.28.0112.28%9.84%—$0.57
FY 2015 Q3Sep 30, 2015133.968.98124.996.014.81%4.49%—$0.59
FY 2015 Q2Jun 30, 201524.0310.6213.417.1953.61%29.92%—$0.5
FY 2015 Q1Mar 31, 201566.684.9361.757.3511.9%11.02%—$0.39
FY 2014 Q4Dec 31, 2014104.056.4997.576.476.63%6.22%—$0.39
FY 2014 Q3Sep 30, 2014107.5717.6989.887.668.52%7.12%—$0.44
FY 2014 Q2Jun 30, 201468.89.9958.827.2912.39%10.59%—$0.91
FY 2014 Q1Mar 31, 201425.258.516.755.1730.88%20.48%—$0.68
FY 2013 Q4Dec 31, 201394.4119.3675.055.857.8%6.2%—$0.39
FY 2013 Q3Sep 30, 201369.3612.4156.956.3211.1%9.11%—$0.46
FY 2013 Q2Jun 30, 201385.633.6981.946.027.34%7.03%—$0.5
FY 2013 Q1Mar 31, 201371.054.866.256.8110.28%9.59%—$0.48
FY 2012 Q4Dec 31, 201259.416.7852.645.9111.24%9.95%—$0.44
FY 2012 Q3Sep 30, 201297.618.1679.437.59.44%7.68%—$0.39
FY 2012 Q2Jun 30, 2012120.5615.65104.9165.72%4.98%—$0.3
FY 2012 Q1Mar 31, 201269.514.2965.225.848.96%8.41%—$0.35
FY 2011 Q4Dec 31, 201180.076.2773.87.410.03%9.24%—$0.36
FY 2011 Q3Sep 30, 201194.6810.1184.577.99.34%8.34%—$0.4
FY 2011 Q2Jun 30, 2011106.122.9103.2387.75%7.54%—$0.37
FY 2011 Q1Mar 31, 2011-25.883.84-29.718.45———$0.27
FY 2010 Q4Nov 30, 201062.126.156.029.3416.67%15.04%—$0.25
FY 2010 Q3Aug 31, 201066.132.463.7412.519.61%18.9%—$0.08
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · MSCI, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.