MSCI (MSCI) reported $743.51 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.7%. EPS of $4.18 for the same period compares to $3.68 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $744.46 million, representing a surprise of -0.13%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.56%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.96.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how MSCI performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: