Morgan Stanley (MS-PO) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Morgan Stanley (MS-PO) posted quarterly Research & Development of $1.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 9.33% YoY from $1.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 1.03% sequentially from $1.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Morgan Stanley (MS-PO) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Morgan Stanley has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 9.33% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.5 billion (up 8.51% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.4 billion, up 8.07% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for MS-PO reached as high as $1.2 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $829.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $987.0 million (2023), against an average of $995.4 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development rose 13.1% — and 2023, when it increased 5.79%.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $933.0 million in 2022, then rose by 5.79% to $987.0 million in 2023, then gained by 7.29% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then advanced by 9.54% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then retreated by 1.03% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $1.1 billion, $1.2 billion, and $1.1 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 330.70 Bn 197.17 Bn - 1.15 Bn
2 Goldman Sachs 309.79 Bn -627.76 Bn - 583.00 Mn
3 Schwab Charles 167.21 Bn 122.24 Bn - -
4 Futu Holdings 111.36 Bn 109.19 Bn 733.58 Mn -65.09 Mn
5 Robinhood Markets 97.69 Bn 93.05 Bn 960.00 Mn 241.00 Mn
6 LPL Financial Holdings 23.49 Bn 22.47 Bn - 23.47 Mn
7 Tradeweb Markets 21.59 Bn 20.34 Bn - 39.55 Mn
8 Circle Internet 15.14 Bn 13.62 Bn 35.01 Mn -
9 Iren 14.46 Bn 12.24 Bn 144.76 Mn -
10 Morgan Stanley - - - 1.15 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.16 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 976.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 987.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 947.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 926.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 915.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 933.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 874.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 857.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 829.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 833.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 788.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 765.00 Mn