Morgan Stanley (MS-PI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Morgan Stanley (MS-PI) 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% on a QoQ basis from $12.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Morgan Stanley (MS-PI) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $13.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 11.7% year-over-year to $13.5 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $49.8 billion (up 10.04% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $48.3 billion, up 10.12% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $13.5 billion in Q1 2026 per MS-PI's latest filing, from $12.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $13.5 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $9.6 billion in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $10.8 billion (2023), against an average of $11.0 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses retreated 4.03%; it then grew 12.22% in 2025.
  • Tracing MS-PI's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $9.9 billion in 2022, then gained by 9.41% to $10.8 billion in 2023, then climbed by 3.75% to $11.2 billion in 2024, then advanced by 8.12% to $12.1 billion in 2025, then gained by 11.22% to $13.5 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MS-PI Operating Expenses figures stand at $13.5 billion (Q1 2026), $12.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $12.2 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 330.71 Bn 197.18 Bn - 13.47 Bn
2 Goldman Sachs 318.59 Bn -618.96 Bn - 10.43 Bn
3 Schwab Charles 154.74 Bn 109.76 Bn - 3.29 Bn
4 Robinhood Markets 81.79 Bn 77.15 Bn 960.00 Mn 656.00 Mn
5 Interactive Brokers 39.54 Bn 50.13 Bn - 381.00 Mn
6 Circle Internet 25.60 Bn 24.08 Bn 35.01 Mn 242.35 Mn
7 LPL Financial Holdings 22.12 Bn 21.10 Bn - 4.45 Bn
8 Iren 21.58 Bn 19.37 Bn 144.76 Mn 81.75 Mn
9 Tradeweb Markets 21.29 Bn 20.04 Bn - 330.51 Mn
10 Morgan Stanley - - - 13.47 Bn

Historic Data

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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
Mar 31, 2021 10.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 9.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 8.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 9.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 7.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 8.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 7.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 7.34 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 7.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 6.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 7.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 7.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 7.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 7.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 6.72 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 6.86 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 6.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 6.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 6.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 6.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 6.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 6.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 6.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 7.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 7.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 10.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 6.69 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 6.68 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 6.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 8.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 6.59 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 6.73 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 6.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 6.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 6.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 6.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 6.72 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 6.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 6.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 7.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 6.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 6.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 5.91 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 6.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 6.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 5.88 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 6.98 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 5.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2009 3.53 Bn