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Morgan Stanley (MS) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Morgan Stanley has reported FCF Margin over the past 16 years, most recently at 17.43% for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 8475.0% to 17.43% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 29.42% through Dec 2025, down 2602.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 29.42% for FY2025, 2602.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 17.43% for Q4 2025 at Morgan Stanley, up from 22.2% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 167.66% in Q1 2021 and troughed at 144.86% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 2.43% (2021), against an average of 13.82%.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin plummeted -18563bps in 2023 and then surged 21218bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 2.07% in 2021, then plummeted by -5489bps to 115.82% in 2022, then dropped by -25bps to 144.86% in 2023, then soared by 146bps to 67.32% in 2024, then tumbled by -126bps to 17.43% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MS's FCF Margin are 17.43% (Q4 2025), 22.2% (Q3 2025), and 65.9% (Q2 2025).