Morgan Stanley MS
NYSE MS
$216.77 +2.69 (+1.26%)
At close: Aug 25, 2026 · 4:02 PM EDT

Morgan Stanley (MS) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Morgan Stanley (MS) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$7.9 billion for Q1 2026, up 68.2% year-over-year from -$4.7 billion in Q1 2025, and down 151.75% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Morgan Stanley (MS) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Morgan Stanley (MS) has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with -$7.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 68.2% year-over-year to -$7.9 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$4.0 billion (up 86.98% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$20.8 billion, down 889.86% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to -$7.9 billion in Q1 2026 per MS's latest filing, from -$3.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $14.1 billion in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$24.7 billion in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$4.5 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$4.0 billion in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 4805.65% — and 2025, when it surged 561.05%.
  • Morgan Stanley's Free Cash Flow stood at -$14.8 billion in 2022, then retreated by 26.51% to -$18.7 billion in 2023, then soared by 158.46% to $10.9 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 128.56% to -$3.1 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 151.75% to -$7.9 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MS's Free Cash Flow at -$7.9 billion in Q1 2026, -$3.1 billion in Q4 2025, and -$4.0 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 337.05 Bn 176.91 Bn - -3.57 Bn
2 Goldman Sachs 318.27 Bn -658.08 Bn - 5.60 Bn
3 Schwab Charles 195.67 Bn 122.08 Bn - 4.12 Bn
4 Robinhood Markets 100.64 Bn 83.25 Bn 1.20 Bn 708.00 Mn
5 Interactive Brokers 43.96 Bn -20.34 Bn - 6.20 Bn
6 LPL Financial Holdings 28.94 Bn 26.25 Bn - 202.51 Mn
7 Tradeweb Markets 22.87 Bn 20.82 Bn - 375.21 Mn
8 Circle Internet 22.76 Bn 21.03 Bn 288.85 Mn 497.27 Mn
9 Futu Holdings 17.52 Bn 1.59 Bn 733.58 Mn -
10 UP Fintech Holding 14.46 Bn 14.46 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -3.57 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 -3.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -7.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -7.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 11.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 11.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -24.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -24.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 10.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 10.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -18.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -18.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.67 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.54 Bn