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Morgan Stanley (MS) Other Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Morgan Stanley has reported Other Operating Expenses over the past 17 years, most recently at $10.5 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Other Operating Expenses rose 8.79% to $10.5 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $42.1 billion through Dec 2025, up 10.93% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $42.1 billion for FY2025, 10.93% up from the prior year.
  • Other Operating Expenses was $10.5 billion for Q4 2025 at Morgan Stanley, down from $10.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Other Operating Expenses peaked at $10.6 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at $8.3 billion in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Other Operating Expenses is $9.2 billion (2023), against an average of $9.3 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Other Operating Expenses surged 48.22% in 2021 and then fell 5.77% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Other Operating Expenses shows it stood at $8.3 billion in 2021, then rose by 2.03% to $8.5 billion in 2022, then rose by 9.3% to $9.3 billion in 2023, then grew by 3.6% to $9.6 billion in 2024, then grew by 8.79% to $10.5 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MS's Other Operating Expenses are $10.5 billion (Q4 2025), $10.6 billion (Q3 2025), and $10.4 billion (Q2 2025).