MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) reported quarterly earnings of $4.55 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.44 by 2.48 percent. This is a 13.75 percent increase over earnings of $4.00 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $850.800 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $838.846 million by 1.43 percent. This is a 14.07 percent increase over sales of $745.826 million the same period last year.