Morgan Stanley (MS) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Morgan Stanley's (MS) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.31 in Q2 2026, down 33.94% year-over-year from 0.47 in Q2 2025, and down 2.27% quarter-over-quarter from 0.32 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Morgan Stanley (MS) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Morgan Stanley (MS) has reported Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.31 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio fell 33.94% year-over-year to 0.31 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.35, a 23.08% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.41, down 15.39% from the prior year.
- Payout Ratio was 0.31 for Q2 2026 at Morgan Stanley, down from 0.32 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Payout Ratio peaked at 1.07 in Q4 2023 and troughed at 0.31 in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 0.51 and a median of 0.48 in 2023 frame the typical range for Payout Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Payout Ratio jumped 149.15% in 2022 and tumbled 58.36% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.65 in 2022, then jumped by 63.76% to 1.07 in 2023, then tumbled by 58.36% to 0.44 in 2024, then dropped by 10.69% to 0.4 in 2025, then slipped by 22.33% to 0.31 in 2026.
- The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.31 (Q2 2026), 0.32 (Q1 2026), and 0.4 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank Of America | 439.96 Bn | -148.54 Bn | 30.39 Bn |
| 2 | Morgan Stanley | 342.23 Bn | 182.09 Bn | - |
| 3 | Goldman Sachs | 302.60 Bn | -673.74 Bn | - |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 296.69 Bn | -87.63 Bn | 10.89 Bn |
| 5 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 295.00 Bn | 68.16 Bn | - |
| 6 | Wells Fargo & Company | 272.35 Bn | 70.52 Bn | - |
| 7 | American Express | 220.11 Bn | 170.79 Bn | 17.99 Bn |
| 8 | Banco Santander | 218.87 Bn | 226.49 Bn | 28.01 Bn |
| 9 | Toronto Dominion Bank | 205.51 Bn | 44.18 Bn | - |
| 10 | Schwab Charles | 189.00 Bn | 115.41 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.47 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.07 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.66 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.67 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.65 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.56 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.38 |