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Morgan Stanley (MS) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Morgan Stanley (MS) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Morgan Stanley (MS) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026Latest | Apr 15, 2026 | $3.43vs $3.02+13.6% | $20.6Bvs $19.7B+4.3% |
| Q1 2026 | Jan 15, 2026 | $2.68vs $2.43+10.3% | $17.9Bvs $17.7B+0.8% |
| Q4 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 | $2.80vs $2.10+33.3% | $17.1Bvs $16.7B+2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | Jul 16, 2025 | $2.13vs $1.98+7.6% | $15.6Bvs $16.1B-2.9% |
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Morgan Stanley (MS) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Interest Income | 3.3B | 3.81B | 4.69B | 6.31B | 8.04B | 9.33B | 8.23B | 8.61B | 10.05B |
NII Growth % | -10.76% | 15.33% | 23.33% | 34.49% | 27.44% | 15.94% | -11.76% | 4.63% | 16.66% |
Net Interest Margin % | 0.39% | 0.45% | 0.52% | 0.57% | 0.68% | 0.79% | 0.69% | 0.71% | 0.71% |
Interest Income | 9B | 13.89B | 17.1B | 10.16B | 9.41B | 21.59B | 45.85B | 54.13B | 59.06B |
Interest Expense | 5.7B | 10.09B | 12.4B | 3.85B | 1.37B | 12.27B | 37.62B | 45.52B | 49.02B |
Loan Loss Provision | 0 | 0 | 161M | 761M | 4M | 280M | 532M | 264M | 349M |
Non-Interest Income | 32.55B | 33.91B | 34.35B | 39.52B | 48.37B | 40.88B | 42.44B | 49.01B | 55.92B |
Non-Interest Income % | 78.35% | 70.94% | 66.77% | 79.54% | 83.71% | 65.44% | 48.07% | 47.52% | 48.63% |
Total Revenue | 41.55B▲ 0% | 47.8B▲ 15.0% | 51.45B▲ 7.6% | 49.68B▼ 3.4% | 57.78B▲ 16.3% | 62.48B▲ 8.1% | 88.29B▲ 41.3% | 103.14B▲ 16.8% | 114.98B▲ 11.5% |
Revenue Growth % | 15.32% | 15.04% | 7.63% | -3.44% | 16.31% | 8.13% | 41.31% | 16.83% | 11.48% |
Non-Interest Expense | 25.45B | 26.48B | 27.58B | 30.65B | 36.74B | 35.84B | 38.32B | 39.76B | 43.66B |
Efficiency Ratio | 61.25% | 55.39% | 53.61% | 61.7% | 63.59% | 57.37% | 43.41% | 38.55% | 37.97% |
Operating Income | 10.4B▲ 0% | 11.24B▲ 8.0% | 11.3B▲ 0.6% | 14.42B▲ 27.6% | 19.67B▲ 36.4% | 14.09B▼ 28.4% | 11.81B▼ 16.2% | 17.6B▲ 49.0% | 21.95B▲ 24.8% |
Operating Margin % | 25.04% | 23.51% | 21.97% | 29.02% | 34.04% | 22.55% | 13.38% | 17.06% | 19.09% |
Operating Income Growth % | 17.57% | 8.02% | 0.57% | 27.58% | 36.41% | -28.37% | -16.15% | 48.95% | 24.77% |
Pretax Income | 10.4B▲ 0% | 11.24B▲ 8.0% | 11.3B▲ 0.6% | 14.42B▲ 27.6% | 19.67B▲ 36.4% | 14.09B▼ 28.4% | 11.81B▼ 16.2% | 17.6B▲ 49.0% | 21.95B▲ 24.8% |
Pretax Margin % | 25.04% | 23.51% | 21.97% | 29.02% | 34.04% | 22.55% | 13.38% | 17.06% | 19.09% |
Income Tax | 4.17B | 2.35B | 2.06B | 3.24B | 4.55B | 2.91B | 2.58B | 4.07B | 4.93B |
Effective Tax Rate % | 40.07% | 20.91% | 18.26% | 22.46% | 23.12% | 20.65% | 21.87% | 23.11% | 22.45% |
Net Income | 6.11B▲ 0% | 8.75B▲ 43.2% | 9.04B▲ 3.4% | 11B▲ 21.6% | 15.03B▲ 36.7% | 11.03B▼ 26.6% | 9.09B▼ 17.6% | 13.39B▲ 47.4% | 16.86B▲ 25.9% |
Net Margin % | 14.71% | 18.3% | 17.57% | 22.13% | 26.02% | 17.65% | 10.29% | 12.98% | 14.66% |
Net Income Growth % | 2.21% | 43.15% | 3.36% | 21.61% | 36.72% | -26.64% | -17.61% | 47.35% | 25.92% |
Net Income (Continuing) | 6.24B | 8.89B | 9.24B | 11.18B | 15.12B | 11.18B | 9.23B | 13.53B | 17.02B |
EPS (Diluted) | 3.08▲ 0% | 4.73▲ 53.6% | 5.19▲ 9.7% | 6.46▲ 24.5% | 8.03▲ 24.3% | 6.15▼ 23.4% | 5.18▼ 15.8% | 7.95▲ 53.5% | 10.20▲ 28.3% |
EPS Growth % | 5.48% | 53.57% | 9.73% | 24.47% | 24.3% | -23.41% | -15.77% | 53.47% | 28.3% |
EPS (Basic) | 3.15 | 4.82 | 5.26 | 6.55 | 8.16 | 6.23 | 5.24 | 8.04 | 10.34 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 1.82B | 1.74B | 1.64B | 1.62B | 1.81B | 1.71B | 1.65B | 1.61B | 1.59B |
Morgan Stanley (MS) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash & Short Term Investments | 314.17B | 357.29B | 368.83B | 474.23B | 500.35B | 467.86B | 461.89B | 401.59B | 539.97B |
Cash & Due from Banks | 46.16B | 51.84B | 49.66B | 67.45B | 86.84B | 92.75B | 58.66B | 75.74B | 111.69B |
Short Term Investments | 268.01B | 305.44B | 319.17B | 406.78B | 413.51B | 375.11B | 403.23B | 325.85B | 428.28B |
Total Investments | 396.1B | 452.15B | 493.77B | 630B | 682.58B | 665.41B | 689.86B | 700.7B | 980.75B |
Investments Growth % | 2.54% | 14.15% | 9.21% | 27.59% | 8.35% | -2.52% | 3.67% | 1.57% | 39.97% |
Long-Term Investments | 128.09B | 146.7B | 174.6B | 223.22B | 269.07B | 290.3B | 286.63B | 374.86B | 552.48B |
Accounts Receivables | 56.19B | 53.3B | 55.65B | 97.74B | 96.02B | 78.54B | 80.11B | 86.16B | 114.72B |
Goodwill & Intangibles | 9.04B | 8.85B | 9.25B | 16.61B | 25.19B | 24.27B | 23.76B | 23.16B | 22.74B |
Goodwill | 6.6B | 6.69B | 7.14B | 11.63B | 16.83B | 16.65B | 16.71B | 16.71B | 16.73B |
Intangible Assets | 2.45B | 2.16B | 2.11B | 4.98B | 8.36B | 7.62B | 7.05B | 6.45B | 6.01B |
PP&E (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21M | 16M | 4M | 23M | 23M | 4.16B |
Other Assets | 344.24B | 287.39B | 287.1B | 304.04B | 297.5B | 319.26B | 341.28B | 329.29B | 180.96B |
Total Current Assets | 370.36B | 410.58B | 424.48B | 571.97B | 596.37B | 546.39B | 542B | 487.75B | 654.69B |
Total Non-Current Assets | 481.37B | 442.95B | 470.95B | 543.9B | 591.77B | 633.84B | 651.7B | 727.32B | 765.58B |
Total Assets | 851.73B▲ 0% | 853.53B▲ 0.2% | 895.43B▲ 4.9% | 1.12T▲ 24.6% | 1.19T▲ 6.5% | 1.18T▼ 0.7% | 1.19T▲ 1.1% | 1.22T▲ 1.8% | 1.42T▲ 16.9% |
Asset Growth % | 4.51% | 0.21% | 4.91% | 24.62% | 6.48% | -0.67% | 1.14% | 1.79% | 16.89% |
Return on Assets (ROA) | 0.73% | 1.03% | 1.03% | 1.09% | 1.31% | 0.93% | 0.77% | 1.11% | 1.28% |
Accounts Payable | 191.51B | 179.56B | 197.83B | 227.44B | 228.69B | 216.13B | 208.15B | 175.94B | 415.52B |
Total Debt | 260.28B | 248.89B | 261.52B | 283.53B | 305.36B | 308.75B | 339.04B | 360.49B | 475.56B |
Net Debt | 214.11B | 197.05B | 211.87B | 216.08B | 218.52B | 216B | 280.38B | 284.75B | 363.87B |
Long-Term Debt | 200.3B | 195.55B | 197.66B | 218.8B | 232.83B | 241.08B | 267.47B | 288.78B | 327.33B |
Short-Term Debt | 59.98B | 53.34B | 63.87B | 64.73B | 72.53B | 67.67B | 71.57B | 71.71B | 144.05B |
Other Liabilities | 57.44B | 56.37B | 58.09B | 78.27B | 76.17B | 81.17B | 78.48B | 81.38B | 413.53B |
Total Current Liabilities | 515.52B | 520.21B | 556.98B | 715.64B | 772.54B | 756.75B | 747.76B | 739.49B | 559.57B |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 257.74B | 251.92B | 255.75B | 297.07B | 309B | 322.25B | 345.95B | 370.15B | 748.05B |
Total Liabilities | 773.27B | 772.13B | 812.73B | 1.01T | 1.08T | 1.08T | 1.09T | 1.11T | 1.31T |
Total Equity | 78.47B▲ 0% | 81.41B▲ 3.7% | 82.7B▲ 1.6% | 103.15B▲ 24.7% | 106.6B▲ 3.3% | 101.23B▼ 5.0% | 99.98B▼ 1.2% | 105.43B▲ 5.4% | 112.65B▲ 6.9% |
Equity Growth % | 1.67% | 3.75% | 1.59% | 24.73% | 3.34% | -5.03% | -1.23% | 5.45% | 6.85% |
Equity / Assets (Capital Ratio) | 9.21% | 9.54% | 9.24% | 9.24% | 8.97% | 8.58% | 8.38% | 8.68% | 7.93% |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 7.85% | 10.94% | 11.02% | 11.83% | 14.34% | 10.61% | 9.03% | 13.04% | 15.46% |
Book Value per Share | 43.09 | 46.84 | 50.43 | 63.52 | 58.76 | 59.10 | 60.74 | 65.44 | 70.72 |
Tangible BV per Share | 38.12 | 41.75 | 44.78 | 53.28 | 44.88 | 44.93 | 46.31 | 51.07 | 56.44 |
Common Stock | 20M | 20M | 20M | 20M | 20M | 20M | 20M | 20M | 20M |
Additional Paid-in Capital | 23.55B | 23.79B | 23.93B | 25.55B | 28.84B | 29.34B | 29.83B | 30.18B | 31.15B |
Retained Earnings | 57.58B | 64.17B | 70.59B | 78.69B | 89.43B | 94.86B | 98B | 104.99B | 115.09B |
Accumulated OCI | -3.06B | -2.29B | -2.79B | -1.96B | -3.1B | -6.25B | -6.42B | -6.81B | -6.29B |
Treasury Stock | -9.21B | -13.97B | -18.73B | -9.77B | -17.5B | -26.58B | -31.14B | -33.61B | -38.1B |
Preferred Stock | 8.52B | 8.52B | 8.52B | 9.25B | 7.75B | 8.75B | 8.75B | 9.75B | 9.75B |
Morgan Stanley (MS) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash from Operations | -4.5B | 7.3B | 40.77B | -25.23B | 33.97B | -6.4B | -33.54B | 1.36B | 49B |
Operating CF Growth % | -284.1% | 262.15% | 458.15% | -161.88% | 234.64% | -118.83% | -424.25% | 104.06% | 3497.5% |
Net Income | 6.22B | 8.88B | 9.24B | 11.18B | 15.12B | 11.18B | 9.09B | 13.53B | 16.86B |
Depreciation & Amortization | 1.75B | 1.84B | 2.64B | 3.77B | 4.22B | 4B | 4.26B | 5.16B | 4.66B |
Deferred Taxes | 2.75B | 449M | 165M | -250M | 4M | -849M | -463M | 152M | 561M |
Other Non-Cash Items | 182M | 184M | -33M | 1.04B | -143M | 898M | 983M | 268M | 921M |
Working Capital Changes | -16.43B | -4.97B | 27.61B | -42.28B | 12.69B | -23.5B | -49.11B | -19.37B | 24.07B |
Cash from Investing | -12.39B | -22.88B | -33.56B | -37.9B | -49.9B | -11.63B | -3.08B | -29.46B | -144.22B |
Purchase of Investments | -23.96B | -27.8B | -42.59B | -59.78B | -69.57B | -29.83B | -23.08B | -39.19B | -134.02B |
Sale/Maturity of Investments | 25.58B | 15.88B | 29.16B | 38.27B | 61.57B | 45.28B | 28.39B | 37.29B | 35.17B |
Net Investment Activity | 1.61B | -11.92B | -13.42B | -21.51B | -8B | 15.45B | 5.31B | -1.9B | -98.85B |
Acquisitions | -12.13B | -8.79B | -17.36B | 3.81B | -2.65B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Investing | -251M | -298M | -953M | -18.75B | -36.94B | -24B | -4.98B | -24.1B | -42.48B |
Cash from Financing | 16.26B | 24.2B | -11.97B | 83.78B | 41.55B | 22.71B | -2.73B | 46.76B | 98.31B |
Dividends Paid | -2.08B | -2.38B | -2.63B | -2.74B | -4.17B | -5.4B | -5.76B | -6.14B | -6.59B |
Share Repurchases | -4.29B | -5.57B | -5.95B | -1.89B | -12.07B | -10.87B | -6.18B | -4.2B | -5.83B |
Stock Issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net Stock Activity | -4.29B | -5.57B | -5.95B | -1.89B | -12.07B | -10.87B | -6.18B | -4.2B | -5.83B |
Debt Issuance (Net) | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K |
Other Financing | 2.05B | 26.87B | 2.37B | 78.17B | 36.37B | 430M | -4.4B | 27.96B | 39.28B |
Net Change in Cash | 3.04B▲ 0% | 6.8B▲ 124.1% | -5.03B▼ 173.9% | 23.48B▲ 567.3% | 22.07B▼ 6.0% | 402M▼ 98.2% | -38.9B▼ 9775.4% | 16.15B▲ 141.5% | 6.31B▼ 60.9% |
Exchange Rate Effect | 3.67B | -1.83B | -271M | 2.83B | -3.55B | -4.28B | 451M | -2.5B | 3.22B |
Cash at Beginning | 77.36B | 80.39B | 87.2B | 82.17B | 105.65B | 127.72B | 128.13B | 89.23B | 105.39B |
Cash at End | 80.39B | 87.2B | 82.17B | 105.65B | 127.72B | 128.13B | 89.23B | 105.39B | 111.69B |
Interest Paid | 5.38B | 9.98B | 12.51B | 4.12B | 1.3B | 9.82B | 41.94B | 46.36B | 0 |
Income Taxes Paid | 1.39B | 1.38B | 1.91B | 2.59B | 4.23B | 4.15B | 2.04B | 1.89B | 0 |
Free Cash Flow | -6.13B▲ 0% | 5.44B▲ 188.7% | 38.95B▲ 615.9% | -26.68B▼ 168.5% | 31.66B▲ 218.7% | -9.47B▼ 129.9% | -36.95B▼ 290.0% | -2.1B▲ 94.3% | 46.1B▲ 2295.2% |
FCF Growth % | -623.83% | 188.69% | 615.94% | -168.49% | 218.7% | -129.92% | -289.95% | 94.32% | 2295.24% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Return on Equity (ROE) | 7.8% | 7.85% | 10.94% | 11.02% | 11.83% | 14.34% | 10.61% | 9.03% | 13.04% | 15.46% |
Return on Assets (ROA) | 0.75% | 0.73% | 1.03% | 1.03% | 1.09% | 1.31% | 0.93% | 0.77% | 1.11% | 1.28% |
Net Interest Margin | 0.45% | 0.39% | 0.45% | 0.52% | 0.57% | 0.68% | 0.79% | 0.69% | 0.71% | 0.71% |
Efficiency Ratio | 66.23% | 61.25% | 55.39% | 53.61% | 61.7% | 63.59% | 57.37% | 43.41% | 38.55% | 37.97% |
Equity / Assets | 9.47% | 9.21% | 9.54% | 9.24% | 9.24% | 8.97% | 8.58% | 8.38% | 8.68% | 7.93% |
Book Value / Share | 40.9 | 43.09 | 46.84 | 50.42 | 63.52 | 58.76 | 59.1 | 60.74 | 65.44 | 70.72 |
NII Growth | 19.56% | -10.76% | 15.33% | 23.33% | 34.49% | 27.44% | 15.94% | -11.76% | 4.63% | 16.66% |
Dividend Payout | 29.2% | 34.12% | 27.15% | 29.05% | 24.91% | 27.74% | 48.97% | 63.42% | 45.84% | 39.1% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)
Apr 15, 2026·SEC
Morgan Stanley (MS) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Morgan Stanley (MS) grew revenue by 11.5% over the past year. This is steady growth.
Yes, Morgan Stanley (MS) is profitable, generating $16.86B in net income for fiscal year 2025 (14.7% net margin).
Yes, Morgan Stanley (MS) pays a dividend with a yield of 1.85%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.
Morgan Stanley (MS) has a return on equity (ROE) of 15.5%. This is reasonable for most industries.
Morgan Stanley (MS) has a net interest margin (NIM) of 0.7%. NIM has been under pressure due to interest rate environment.
Morgan Stanley (MS) has an efficiency ratio of 38.0%. This is excellent, indicating strong cost control.