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Morgan Stanley (MS) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2026)

Morgan Stanley has reported Debt to Equity over the past 16 years, most recently at $0.7 for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 48.15% to $0.7 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $0.7 through Dec 2025, up 48.15% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $0.7 for FY2025, 48.15% up from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $0.7 for Q4 2025 at Morgan Stanley, up from $0.56 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $3309.0 in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$52.01 in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.65 (2021), against an average of $163.86.
  • The largest YoY upside for Debt to Equity was 486619.02% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 1913.26% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.7 in 2021, then soared by 927.77% to $7.15 in 2022, then tumbled by 91.23% to $0.63 in 2023, then dropped by 24.21% to $0.47 in 2024, then surged by 48.15% to $0.7 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MS's Debt to Equity are $0.7 (Q4 2025), $0.56 (Q3 2025), and $13.67 (Q2 2025).