Morgan Stanley (MS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Morgan Stanley (MS) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 1.23% for Q3 2026, up 0.03 percentage points from 1.20% a year earlier but down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Morgan Stanley (MS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Morgan Stanley posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 1.29%, up 0.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +0.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 1.12% in FY2024 (+0.35 pp), 0.78% in FY2023 (-0.17 pp), 0.94% in FY2022 (-0.37 pp) and 1.31% in FY2021 (+0.20 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of 0.78% in Q4 2023 and a high of 1.27% in Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.19 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 0.35 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 0.33 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 1.25% (Q2 2026), 1.22% (Q1 2026) and 1.22% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 920.14 Bn | 897.90 Bn | - | 1.31% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 407.42 Bn | -7,109.68 Bn | - | 1,525.80% |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 353.20 Bn | -2,022.91 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 307.88 Bn | -2,967.28 Bn | - | 0.82% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 298.41 Bn | -244.41 Bn | - | 1.23% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.46 Bn | -546.54 Bn | - | 0.93% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 264.45 Bn | -3,478.99 Bn | - | 1.03% |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 259.19 Bn | -159.36 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 0.41% |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 258.28 Bn | 93.72 Bn | - | 1.03% |
| 10 | American Express | 215.12 Bn | 14.60 Bn | - | 3.96% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.23% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.25% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.22% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.27% |
Morgan Stanley Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "MS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();