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% YoY from -$4.7 billion in Q1 2025, and down 151.75% sequentially from -$3.1 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Morgan Stanley has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$7.9 billion for 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 declined to -$7.9 billion in Q1 2026, from -$3.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for MS reached as high as $14.1 billion in Q2 2022 and fell as low as -$24.7 billion in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$4.0 billion (2025), against an average of -$4.5 billion.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow slumped 4805.65% — and 2025, when it surged 561.05%.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$14.8 billion in 2022, then fell by 26.51% to -$18.7 billion in 2023, then surged by 158.46% to $10.9 billion in 2024, then plunged by 128.56% to -$3.1 billion in 2025, then plunged by 151.75% to -$7.9 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$7.9 billion, -$3.1 billion, and -$4.0 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 330.70 Bn 197.17 Bn - -7.85 Bn
2 Goldman Sachs 309.79 Bn -627.76 Bn - -32.43 Bn
3 Schwab Charles 167.21 Bn 122.24 Bn - 7.20 Bn
4 Futu Holdings 111.36 Bn 109.19 Bn 733.58 Mn -
5 Robinhood Markets 97.69 Bn 93.05 Bn 960.00 Mn 2.03 Bn
6 LPL Financial Holdings 23.49 Bn 22.47 Bn - 124.64 Mn
7 Tradeweb Markets 21.59 Bn 20.34 Bn - 103.58 Mn
8 Circle Internet 15.14 Bn 13.62 Bn 35.01 Mn 11.72 Mn
9 Iren 14.46 Bn 12.24 Bn 144.76 Mn -1.15 Bn
10 Evercore 13.30 Bn 11.58 Bn 1.38 Bn -228.97 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Dec 31, 2023 -18.68 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -18.68 Bn