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MSCI10-Q: Major contract loss

Sustainability & Climate segment sees subscription cancellations jump 40% to $6.6M

What happened

MSCI's Sustainability and Climate segment experienced a significant 40% YoY increase in customer cancellations, rising from $4.7M to $6.6M, and a drop in its retention rate from 94.5% to 93.0%. This pain point may drive investment in customer success platforms, CRM, or analytics tools to improve client retention in a key growth area.

Source

SEC EDGARApr 21, 2026

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q)

MSCI 10-Q

Filing excerpt

Sustainability and Climate New recurring subscription sales $7.5 $7.2 Subscription cancellations (6.6) (4.7)

sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819826000034/msci-20260331.htmRead the full source

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10-Q: Major contract loss

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Fiscal year end
03/31
Filed
Apr 21, 2026

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$6.6M (Subscription cancellations in Sustainability and Climate segment in Q1 2026)
Percent
-1.5% (Year-over-year change in retention rate for Sustainability and Climate segment)

Details

CIK
1408198
Accession number
0001408198-26-000034
Timeframe
Current quarter
Filing year
2026
Fiscal year
0
Why it matters
Urgency to improve
Signal category
Revenue

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
85%
Sentiment
Negative
Detected
Apr 28, 2026
signal_type
sec-10q
signal_subtype
majorContractLoss

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    "excerpts": "Sustainability and Climate New recurring subscription sales $7.5 $7.2 Subscription cancellations (6.6) (4.7)",
    "relevance": 0.85,
    "sentiment": "negative",
    "confidence": "high",
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