Morgan Stanley (MS-PF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Morgan Stanley (MS-PF) reported Operating Expenses of $13.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 11.7% year-over-year from $12.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 11.22% quarter-over-quarter from $12.1 billion in Q4 2025.
Morgan Stanley (MS-PF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Morgan Stanley (MS-PF) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $13.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $13.5 billion, up 11.7% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $49.8 billion (up 10.04% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $48.3 billion, up 10.12% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses rose to $13.5 billion in Q1 2026 per MS-PF's latest filing, from $12.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $13.5 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $9.6 billion in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $11.0 billion and a median of $10.8 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses slipped 4.03% in 2022, then rose 12.22% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $9.9 billion in 2022, then climbed by 9.41% to $10.8 billion in 2023, then increased by 3.75% to $11.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 8.12% to $12.1 billion in 2025, then climbed by 11.22% to $13.5 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MS-PF's Operating Expenses at $13.5 billion in Q1 2026, $12.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $12.2 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOL Strategies | 100,773.79 Bn | 100,773.79 Bn | - | 386,258.80 |
| 2 | Morgan Stanley | 331.35 Bn | 197.82 Bn | - | 13.47 Bn |
| 3 | Goldman Sachs | 317.73 Bn | -619.82 Bn | - | 10.43 Bn |
| 4 | Schwab Charles | 153.74 Bn | 108.77 Bn | - | 3.29 Bn |
| 5 | Robinhood Markets | 75.98 Bn | 71.34 Bn | 960.00 Mn | 656.00 Mn |
| 6 | Interactive Brokers | 38.91 Bn | 49.50 Bn | - | 381.00 Mn |
| 7 | LPL Financial Holdings | 22.76 Bn | 21.73 Bn | - | 4.45 Bn |
| 8 | Tradeweb Markets | 20.90 Bn | 19.65 Bn | - | 330.51 Mn |
| 9 | Circle Internet | 20.00 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 35.01 Mn | 242.35 Mn |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley | - | - | - | 13.47 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.97 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.99 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.12 Bn |