MSCI
StockMSCI Inc.
One email when a drop — in price or in valuation — is historically rare for MSCI. Otherwise we stay quiet.
Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.
MSCI Inc. is 12.7% off its high — deeper than its 4.1% average pullback, but it has been through 156 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.
But down is not the same as cheap: MSCI Inc.'s P/S Severity Score is 0.4 — its valuation sits in or above its typical range.
Moderately Elevated
Current Drawdown
-12.7%
Days in Drawdown
1726
Avg Max Drawdown
4.1%
Avg Length
30
Drawdown Severity Score™
2.8
MSCI - Price & High Water Mark
MSCI - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of August 21, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within MSCI's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
MSCI Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 61% of the time in 19 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
MSCI Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 55% of the time in 19 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
MSCI Inc. (MSCI) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
MSCI Inc. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-08-21, the stock is trading at $563.49, which represents a 12.7% decline from its all-time high of $645.74. This drawdown has persisted for 1726 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, MSCI Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 4.1% in depth, with an average duration of 30 days. MSCI Inc. has gone through 156 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for MSCI Inc. was 69.1%, beginning in 2008. The longest drawdown duration on record was 1085 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for MSCI Inc. currently stands at 2.77. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 2.0 and 3.0 indicates a moderately elevated drawdown that's starting to exceed this asset's normal range.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing MSCI Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 156 tracked pullbacks (62 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-29 | Ongoing | 1726 days | -12.7% | $645.74 | $563.49 | n/a |
| 2021-11-01 | 2021-11-16 | 16 days | -3.4% | $634.90 | $613.35 | $645.74 |
| 2021-09-27 | 2021-10-29 | 33 days | -11.2% | $631.55 | $560.82 | $634.90 |
| 2021-09-09 | 2021-09-24 | 16 days | -3.7% | $629.46 | $605.98 | $631.55 |
| 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2 days | -0.6% | $609.65 | $605.97 | $619.94 |
| 2021-08-17 | 2021-08-30 | 14 days | -3.2% | $601.80 | $582.50 | $609.65 |
| 2021-08-09 | 2021-08-13 | 5 days | -0.6% | $599.55 | $595.77 | $601.61 |
| 2021-07-26 | 2021-07-27 | 2 days | -0.5% | $551.93 | $549.02 | $556.94 |
| 2021-07-19 | 2021-07-21 | 3 days | -1.4% | $538.47 | $530.85 | $538.49 |
| 2021-07-12 | 2021-07-16 | 5 days | -0.9% | $534.08 | $529.28 | $538.47 |
| 2021-07-08 | 2021-07-09 | 2 days | -0.4% | $529.83 | $527.70 | $534.08 |
| 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-06 | 7 days | -1.7% | $516.86 | $508.20 | $524.35 |
| 2021-06-25 | 2021-06-28 | 4 days | -0.2% | $508.20 | $506.93 | $509.52 |
| 2021-06-18 | 2021-06-21 | 4 days | -0.5% | $481.94 | $479.43 | $491.52 |
| 2021-04-30 | 2021-06-15 | 47 days | -9.4% | $470.93 | $426.70 | $471.90 |
| 2021-04-28 | 2021-04-29 | 2 days | -0.7% | $464.06 | $460.66 | $470.93 |
| 2021-04-19 | 2021-04-23 | 5 days | -1.2% | $450.65 | $445.43 | $463.01 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2021-04-15 | 2 days | -0.6% | $437.79 | $435.32 | $446.97 |
| 2021-01-13 | 2021-04-12 | 89 days | -13.2% | $430.54 | $373.68 | $431.26 |
| 2021-01-11 | 2021-01-12 | 2 days | -0.2% | $430.05 | $429.21 | $430.54 |
| 2021-01-04 | 2021-01-08 | 5 days | -3.4% | $424.21 | $409.81 | $430.05 |
| 2020-12-21 | 2020-12-31 | 11 days | -3.3% | $420.92 | $407.21 | $424.21 |
| 2020-12-09 | 2020-12-16 | 8 days | -2.8% | $405.09 | $393.90 | $408.36 |
| 2020-11-09 | 2020-12-04 | 26 days | -9.8% | $399.31 | $360.13 | $400.63 |
| 2020-07-28 | 2020-11-04 | 100 days | -13.7% | $372.75 | $321.66 | $377.57 |
| 2020-07-23 | 2020-07-27 | 5 days | -1.3% | $369.08 | $364.22 | $372.75 |
| 2020-07-16 | 2020-07-17 | 2 days | -1.6% | $355.96 | $350.20 | $359.15 |
| 2020-07-10 | 2020-07-15 | 6 days | -3.0% | $354.91 | $344.25 | $355.96 |
| 2020-05-19 | 2020-07-06 | 49 days | -13.5% | $328.05 | $283.76 | $332.27 |
| 2020-05-12 | 2020-05-18 | 7 days | -3.3% | $327.86 | $316.88 | $328.05 |
| 2020-05-06 | 2020-05-11 | 6 days | -2.1% | $318.50 | $311.81 | $327.86 |
| 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-05 | 6 days | -4.4% | $316.01 | $302.07 | $318.50 |
| 2020-04-28 | 2020-04-29 | 2 days | -3.8% | $313.09 | $301.34 | $316.01 |
| 2020-02-20 | 2020-04-27 | 67 days | -32.2% | $312.92 | $212.10 | $313.09 |
| 2020-02-05 | 2020-02-10 | 6 days | -2.0% | $283.75 | $278.12 | $284.05 |
| 2020-01-31 | 2020-02-04 | 5 days | -2.4% | $275.85 | $269.29 | $283.75 |
| 2020-01-23 | 2020-01-29 | 7 days | -1.9% | $263.10 | $258.11 | $265.97 |
| 2020-01-21 | 2020-01-22 | 2 days | -0.4% | $262.94 | $261.96 | $263.10 |
| 2020-01-14 | 2020-01-16 | 3 days | -2.0% | $256.27 | $251.26 | $261.27 |
| 2020-01-10 | 2020-01-13 | 4 days | -0.8% | $252.35 | $250.37 | $256.27 |
| 2019-12-09 | 2020-01-08 | 31 days | -3.5% | $250.93 | $242.07 | $251.16 |
| 2019-11-26 | 2019-12-06 | 11 days | -3.7% | $248.75 | $239.65 | $250.93 |
| 2019-11-20 | 2019-11-22 | 3 days | -0.7% | $242.62 | $240.85 | $243.06 |
| 2019-11-08 | 2019-11-13 | 6 days | -0.7% | $231.79 | $230.21 | $234.17 |
| 2019-11-04 | 2019-11-07 | 4 days | -3.0% | $231.07 | $224.08 | $231.79 |
| 2019-07-19 | 2019-11-01 | 106 days | -14.8% | $230.18 | $196.00 | $231.07 |
| 2019-07-05 | 2019-07-18 | 14 days | -4.4% | $230.03 | $219.85 | $230.18 |
| 2019-06-11 | 2019-07-02 | 22 days | -5.4% | $228.55 | $216.15 | $229.10 |
| 2019-05-07 | 2019-06-05 | 30 days | -6.2% | $214.54 | $201.19 | $219.66 |
| 2019-04-24 | 2019-05-03 | 10 days | -2.1% | $211.17 | $206.74 | $212.01 |
| 2019-04-17 | 2019-04-18 | 2 days | -0.2% | $204.92 | $204.60 | $206.80 |
| 2018-09-05 | 2019-02-28 | 177 days | -25.6% | $169.03 | $125.79 | $172.58 |
| 2018-03-27 | 2018-05-10 | 45 days | -9.2% | $146.33 | $132.85 | $147.42 |
| 2018-02-02 | 2018-02-15 | 14 days | -8.5% | $134.59 | $123.08 | $136.70 |
| 2016-09-01 | 2017-02-03 | 156 days | -14.1% | $81.59 | $70.08 | $83.26 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2016-07-12 | 42 days | -9.9% | $72.00 | $64.85 | $73.11 |
| 2015-12-30 | 2016-02-22 | 55 days | -13.3% | $65.34 | $56.65 | $65.54 |
| 2015-08-03 | 2015-11-02 | 92 days | -14.9% | $60.73 | $51.65 | $63.52 |
| 2014-09-19 | 2014-11-24 | 67 days | -13.5% | $43.20 | $37.37 | $43.32 |
| 2014-03-13 | 2014-07-01 | 111 days | -12.4% | $40.81 | $35.75 | $41.05 |
| 2014-01-23 | 2014-02-20 | 29 days | -10.4% | $39.64 | $35.52 | $39.67 |
| 2010-12-28 | 2013-09-16 | 993 days | -36.1% | $35.30 | $22.57 | $35.32 |
| 2008-01-02 | 2010-12-21 | 1085 days | -69.1% | $33.87 | $10.48 | $33.98 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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MSCI Inc. (MSCI) is trading at $563.49 as of Aug 21, 2026. It is 12.7% below its high of $645.74. The drawdown has lasted 1,726 days. Severity score: 2.8 (Moderately Elevated).
MSCI Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$563.49
High-water mark
$645.74
Current drawdown
-12.7%
Days in drawdown
1,726
This MSCI page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior MSCI Inc. drawdowns.
What History Says About MSCI
MSCI Inc. has dropped 15%+ from its high 4 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 581 days with an average max drop of -40.7%.
The current drawdown of -12.7% has lasted 1,726 days, which is 3.0x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 to Dec 2010 | -69.1% | 1085 days |
| Dec 2010 to Sep 2013 | -36.1% | 993 days |
| Feb 2020 to Apr 2020 | -32.2% | 67 days |
| Sep 2018 to Feb 2019 | -25.6% | 177 days |
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