MSCI, Inc.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On July 21, 2026, MSCI Inc. (the “Registrant”) released financial information with respect to its second quarter ended June 30, 2026. A copy of the press release containing this information is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Report”). The Registrant’s press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Definitions of each non-GAAP financial measure, additional information about why management believes such non-GAAP measures are meaningful and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures are also contained in Exhibit 99.1. The information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.