Morgan Stanley (MS) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Morgan Stanley's Debt Ratio came in at 0.23 for Q2 2026, down 3.5% from 0.24 a year earlier and down 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Morgan Stanley (MS) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Morgan Stanley's Debt Ratio was 0.25, up 3.4% from FY2024.
- Debt Ratio has increased in each of the last five years.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.24 in FY2024 (+7.6%), 0.22 in FY2023 (+9.5%), 0.20 in FY2022 (+2.8%) and 0.20 in FY2021 (+0.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 12.1%), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a decline of 9.3%).
- Business Quant data shows MS's Debt Ratio at 0.23 (Q1 2026), 0.25 (Q4 2025) and 0.24 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 920.14 Bn | 897.90 Bn | - | 0.70 |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 407.42 Bn | -7,109.68 Bn | - | 0.63 |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 353.20 Bn | -2,022.91 Bn | - | 0.11 |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 307.88 Bn | -2,967.28 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 298.41 Bn | -244.41 Bn | - | 0.23 |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.46 Bn | -546.54 Bn | - | 0.01 |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 264.45 Bn | -3,478.99 Bn | - | 0.50 |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 259.19 Bn | -159.36 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 0.05 |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 258.28 Bn | 93.72 Bn | - | 0.72 |
| 10 | American Express | 215.12 Bn | 14.60 Bn | - | 0.19 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.20 |
API Access
Morgan Stanley Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=MS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "MS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=MS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();