MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) reported quarterly earnings of $4.94 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.93 by 0.2 percent. This is a 18.47 percent increase over earnings of $4.17 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $867.000 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $866.439 million by 0.06 percent. This is a 12.21 percent increase over sales of $772.679 million the same period last year.