Morgan Stanley (MS) dividend history

MSNYSESecurity Brokers, Dealers & Flotation CompaniesFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as MS.PA, MS.PE, MS.PF, MS.PI, MS.PK, MS.PL, MS.PO, MS.PP, MS.PQ

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 17/301% below fair value

$190.65+1.48 (+0.78%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $299.43BP/E 15.1Yield 2.02%

Dividends

Dividend declared per share by fiscal year, adjusted for stock splits

Per share, FY2025

$3.85

+8.5% on the prior year

Consecutive increases

12 years

Every year since FY2013

Dividend yield

2.02%

Latest annual dividend ÷ share price

Payout ratio, FY2025

39.1%

Dividends paid ÷ net income

Dividend payments

Every dividend Morgan Stanley has paid, newest first. Shares held at the close of the last day with dividend receive it; shares bought on the ex-dividend date or later do not.

Ex-dividend	Last day to buy	Record	Payable	Declared	Per share	Source
Jul 31, 2026	Jul 30, 2026	Jul 31, 2026	Aug 14, 2026	Jul 15, 2026	$1.15	Release
Apr 30, 2026	Apr 29, 2026	Apr 30, 2026	May 15, 2026	Apr 15, 2026	$1.00	Release
Jan 30, 2026	Jan 29, 2026	Jan 30, 2026	Feb 13, 2026	Jan 15, 2026	$1.00	Release
Oct 31, 2025	Oct 30, 2025	Oct 31, 2025	Nov 14, 2025	Oct 15, 2025	$1.00	Release
Jul 31, 2025	Jul 30, 2025	Jul 31, 2025	Aug 15, 2025	Jul 16, 2025	$1.00	Release
Apr 30, 2025	Apr 29, 2025	Apr 30, 2025	May 15, 2025	Apr 11, 2025	$0.925	Release
Jan 31, 2025	Jan 30, 2025	Jan 31, 2025	Feb 14, 2025	Jan 16, 2025	$0.925	Release
Oct 31, 2024	Oct 30, 2024	Oct 31, 2024	Nov 15, 2024	Oct 16, 2024	$0.925	Release
Jul 31, 2024	Jul 30, 2024	Jul 31, 2024	Aug 15, 2024	Jul 16, 2024	$0.925	Release
Apr 29, 2024	Apr 26, 2024	Apr 30, 2024	May 15, 2024	Apr 16, 2024	$0.85	Release
Jan 30, 2024	Jan 29, 2024	Jan 31, 2024	Feb 15, 2024	Jan 16, 2024	$0.85	Release
Oct 30, 2023	Oct 27, 2023	Oct 31, 2023	Nov 15, 2023	Oct 18, 2023	$0.85	Release
Jul 28, 2023	Jul 27, 2023	Jul 31, 2023	Aug 15, 2023	Jul 18, 2023	$0.85	Release
Apr 28, 2023	Apr 27, 2023	May 1, 2023	May 15, 2023	Apr 19, 2023	$0.775	Release
Jan 30, 2023	Jan 27, 2023	Jan 31, 2023	Feb 15, 2023	Jan 17, 2023	$0.775	Release
Oct 28, 2022	Oct 27, 2022	Oct 31, 2022	Nov 15, 2022	Oct 14, 2022	$0.775	Release
Jul 28, 2022	Jul 27, 2022	Jul 29, 2022	Aug 15, 2022	Jul 14, 2022	$0.775	Release
Apr 28, 2022	Apr 27, 2022	Apr 29, 2022	May 13, 2022	Apr 14, 2022	$0.70	Release
Jan 28, 2022	Jan 27, 2022	Jan 31, 2022	Feb 15, 2022	Jan 19, 2022	$0.70	Release
Oct 28, 2021	Oct 27, 2021	Oct 29, 2021	Nov 15, 2021	Oct 14, 2021	$0.70	Release
Jul 29, 2021	Jul 28, 2021	Jul 30, 2021	Aug 13, 2021	Jul 15, 2021	$0.70	Release
Apr 29, 2021	Apr 28, 2021	Apr 30, 2021	May 14, 2021	Apr 16, 2021	$0.35	Release
Jan 28, 2021	Jan 27, 2021	Jan 29, 2021	Feb 12, 2021	Jan 20, 2021	$0.35	Release
Oct 29, 2020	Oct 28, 2020	Oct 30, 2020	Nov 13, 2020	Oct 15, 2020	$0.35	Release
Jul 30, 2020	Jul 29, 2020	Jul 31, 2020	Aug 14, 2020	Jul 16, 2020	$0.35	Release
Apr 29, 2020	Apr 28, 2020	Apr 30, 2020	May 15, 2020	Apr 16, 2020	$0.35	Release
Jan 30, 2020	Jan 29, 2020	Jan 31, 2020	Feb 14, 2020	Jan 16, 2020	$0.35	Release
Oct 30, 2019	Oct 29, 2019	Oct 31, 2019	Nov 15, 2019	Oct 17, 2019	$0.35	Release
Jul 30, 2019	Jul 29, 2019	Jul 31, 2019	Aug 15, 2019	Jul 18, 2019	$0.35	10-Q
Apr 29, 2019	Apr 26, 2019	Apr 30, 2019	May 15, 2019	Apr 17, 2019	$0.30	Release
Jan 30, 2019	Jan 29, 2019	Jan 31, 2019	Feb 15, 2019	Jan 17, 2019	$0.30	Release
Oct 30, 2018	Oct 29, 2018	Oct 31, 2018	Nov 15, 2018	Oct 16, 2018	$0.30	Release
Jul 30, 2018	Jul 27, 2018	Jul 31, 2018	Aug 15, 2018	Jun 28, 2018	$0.30	Release
Apr 27, 2018	Apr 26, 2018	Apr 30, 2018	May 15, 2018	Apr 18, 2018	$0.25	Release
Jan 30, 2018	Jan 29, 2018	Jan 31, 2018	Feb 15, 2018	Jan 18, 2018	$0.25	Release
Oct 30, 2017	Oct 27, 2017	Oct 31, 2017	Nov 15, 2017	Oct 17, 2017	$0.25	Release
Jul 27, 2017	Jul 26, 2017	Jul 31, 2017	Aug 15, 2017	Jul 19, 2017	$0.25	Release
Apr 27, 2017	Apr 26, 2017	May 1, 2017	May 15, 2017	Apr 19, 2017	$0.20	Release
Jan 27, 2017	Jan 26, 2017	Jan 31, 2017	Feb 15, 2017	Jan 17, 2017	$0.20	Release
Oct 27, 2016	Oct 26, 2016	Oct 31, 2016	Nov 15, 2016	Oct 19, 2016	$0.20	Release
Jul 27, 2016	Jul 26, 2016	Jul 29, 2016	Aug 15, 2016	Jul 20, 2016	$0.20	Release
Apr 27, 2016	Apr 26, 2016	Apr 29, 2016	May 13, 2016	Apr 18, 2016	$0.15	Release
Jan 27, 2016	Jan 26, 2016	Jan 29, 2016	Feb 15, 2016	Jan 19, 2016	$0.15	Release
Oct 28, 2015	Oct 27, 2015	Oct 30, 2015	Nov 13, 2015	–	$0.15	Release
Jul 29, 2015	Jul 28, 2015	Jul 31, 2015	Aug 14, 2015	Jul 20, 2015	$0.15	Release
Apr 28, 2015	Apr 27, 2015	Apr 30, 2015	May 15, 2015	Apr 20, 2015	$0.15	Release
Jan 28, 2015	Jan 27, 2015	Jan 30, 2015	Feb 13, 2015	Jan 20, 2015	$0.10	Release
Oct 29, 2014	Oct 28, 2014	Oct 31, 2014	Nov 14, 2014	Oct 17, 2014	$0.10	Release
Jul 29, 2014	Jul 28, 2014	Jul 31, 2014	Aug 15, 2014	Jul 17, 2014	$0.10	Release
Apr 28, 2014	Apr 25, 2014	Apr 30, 2014	May 15, 2014	Apr 17, 2014	$0.10	Release
Jan 29, 2014	Jan 28, 2014	Jan 31, 2014	Feb 14, 2014	Jan 17, 2014	$0.05	Release
Oct 29, 2013	Oct 28, 2013	Oct 31, 2013	Nov 15, 2013	Oct 18, 2013	$0.05	Release
Jul 29, 2013	Jul 26, 2013	Jul 31, 2013	Aug 15, 2013	Jul 18, 2013	$0.05	Release
Apr 26, 2013	Apr 25, 2013	Apr 30, 2013	May 15, 2013	Apr 18, 2013	$0.05	Release
Feb 1, 2013	Jan 31, 2013	Feb 5, 2013	Feb 15, 2013	Jan 18, 2013	$0.05	Release
Oct 31, 2012	Oct 26, 2012	–	–	–	$0.05	Release
Jul 27, 2012	Jul 26, 2012	Jul 31, 2012	Aug 15, 2012	–	$0.05	Release
Apr 26, 2012	Apr 25, 2012	Apr 30, 2012	May 15, 2012	–	$0.05	Release
Jan 27, 2012	Jan 26, 2012	Jan 31, 2012	Feb 15, 2012	–	$0.05	Release
Oct 27, 2011	Oct 26, 2011	Oct 31, 2011	Nov 15, 2011	–	$0.05	Release
Jul 27, 2011	Jul 26, 2011	Jul 29, 2011	Aug 15, 2011	–	$0.05	Release
Apr 27, 2011	Apr 26, 2011	Apr 29, 2011	May 13, 2011	–	$0.05	Release
Jan 27, 2011	Jan 26, 2011	Jan 31, 2011	Feb 15, 2011	–	$0.05	Release
Oct 27, 2010	Oct 26, 2010	Oct 29, 2010	Nov 15, 2010	–	$0.05	Release
Jul 28, 2010	Jul 27, 2010	Jul 30, 2010	Aug 13, 2010	–	$0.05	Release
Apr 28, 2010	Apr 27, 2010	Apr 30, 2010	May 14, 2010	–	$0.05	Release
Jan 27, 2010	Jan 26, 2010	Jan 29, 2010	Feb 12, 2010	–	$0.05	Release
Oct 28, 2009	Oct 27, 2009	Oct 30, 2009	Nov 13, 2009	–	$0.05	Release
Jul 29, 2009	Jul 28, 2009	Jul 31, 2009	Aug 14, 2009	–	$0.05	10-Q
Apr 28, 2009	Apr 27, 2009	Apr 30, 2009	May 15, 2009	–	$0.067	10-Q
Jan 28, 2009	Jan 27, 2009	Jan 30, 2009	Feb 13, 2009	–	$0.27	Release
Oct 15, 2008	Oct 14, 2008	Oct 17, 2008	Oct 31, 2008	–	$0.27	10-K
Jul 9, 2008	Jul 8, 2008	Jul 11, 2008	Jul 31, 2008	–	$0.27	10-Q
Apr 9, 2008	Apr 8, 2008	Apr 11, 2008	Apr 30, 2008	–	$0.27	10-Q
Jan 9, 2008	Jan 8, 2008	Jan 11, 2008	Jan 31, 2008	–	$0.27	10-Q
Oct 10, 2007	Oct 9, 2007	Oct 12, 2007	Oct 31, 2007	–	$0.27	10-K
Jul 11, 2007	Jul 10, 2007	Jul 13, 2007	Jul 31, 2007	–	$0.27	10-Q
Jul 2, 2007	Jun 29, 2007	–	–	–	Special$14.25	10-Q
Apr 11, 2007	Apr 10, 2007	Apr 13, 2007	Apr 30, 2007	–	$0.27	Release
Jan 10, 2007	Jan 9, 2007	Jan 12, 2007	Jan 31, 2007	–	$0.27	10-Q
Oct 11, 2006	Oct 10, 2006	Oct 13, 2006	Oct 31, 2006	–	$0.27	Release
Jul 12, 2006	Jul 11, 2006	Jul 14, 2006	Jul 31, 2006	–	$0.27	Release
Apr 11, 2006	Apr 10, 2006	Apr 13, 2006	Apr 28, 2006	–	$0.27	Release
Jan 11, 2006	Jan 10, 2006	Jan 13, 2006	Jan 31, 2006	–	$0.27	Release
Oct 12, 2005	Oct 11, 2005	Oct 14, 2005	Oct 31, 2005	–	$0.27	Release
Jul 13, 2005	Jul 12, 2005	Jul 15, 2005	Jul 29, 2005	–	$0.27	Release
Apr 13, 2005	Apr 12, 2005	Apr 15, 2005	Apr 29, 2005	–	$0.27	Release
Jan 12, 2005	Jan 11, 2005	Jan 14, 2005	Jan 31, 2005	–	$0.27	10-Q
Oct 6, 2004	Oct 5, 2004	Oct 8, 2004	Oct 29, 2004	–	$0.25	10-K
Jul 7, 2004	Jul 6, 2004	Jul 9, 2004	Jul 30, 2004	–	$0.25	10-Q
Apr 6, 2004	Apr 5, 2004	Apr 9, 2004	Apr 30, 2004	–	$0.25	10-Q
Jan 7, 2004	Jan 6, 2004	Jan 9, 2004	Jan 30, 2004	–	$0.25	10-Q
Oct 8, 2003	Oct 7, 2003	–	–	–	$0.23	10-K
Jul 9, 2003	Jul 8, 2003	–	–	–	$0.23	10-Q
Apr 9, 2003	Apr 8, 2003	–	–	–	$0.23	10-Q
Jan 8, 2003	Jan 7, 2003	–	–	–	$0.23	10-Q
Oct 2, 2002	Oct 1, 2002	–	–	–	$0.23	10-K
Jul 2, 2002	Jul 1, 2002	–	–	–	$0.23	10-Q
Apr 3, 2002	Apr 2, 2002	–	–	–	$0.23	10-Q
Jan 9, 2002	Jan 8, 2002	–	–	–	$0.23	10-Q
Oct 3, 2001	Oct 2, 2001	–	–	–	$0.23	–
Jul 3, 2001	Jul 2, 2001	–	–	–	$0.23	10-Q
Apr 4, 2001	Apr 3, 2001	–	–	–	$0.23	10-Q
Jan 10, 2001	Jan 9, 2001	–	–	–	$0.23	10-Q
Oct 4, 2000	Oct 3, 2000	–	–	–	$0.20	10-K
Jul 5, 2000	Jul 3, 2000	–	–	–	$0.20	10-Q
Apr 12, 2000	Apr 11, 2000	–	–	–	$0.20	10-Q
Jan 10, 2000	Jan 7, 2000	–	–	–	$0.20	–
Oct 13, 1999	Oct 12, 1999	–	–	–	$0.12	–
Jul 14, 1999	Jul 13, 1999	–	–	–	$0.12	–
Apr 14, 1999	Apr 13, 1999	–	–	–	$0.12	–
Jan 14, 1999	Jan 13, 1999	–	–	–	$0.12	–
Oct 13, 1998	Oct 12, 1998	–	–	–	$0.10	–
Jul 14, 1998	Jul 13, 1998	–	–	–	$0.10	–
Apr 13, 1998	Apr 9, 1998	–	–	–	$0.10	–
Jan 15, 1998	Jan 14, 1998	–	–	–	$0.10	–
Oct 9, 1997	Oct 8, 1997	–	–	–	$0.07	–
Jul 10, 1997	Jul 9, 1997	–	–	–	$0.07	–
May 22, 1997	May 21, 1997	–	–	–	$0.07	–
Feb 27, 1997	Feb 26, 1997	–	–	–	$0.07	–
Nov 27, 1996	Nov 26, 1996	–	–	–	$0.055	–
Aug 29, 1996	Aug 28, 1996	–	–	–	$0.055	–
May 30, 1996	May 29, 1996	–	–	–	$0.055	–
Feb 28, 1996	Feb 27, 1996	–	–	–	$0.055	–
Nov 29, 1995	Nov 28, 1995	–	–	–	$0.04	–
Aug 30, 1995	Aug 29, 1995	–	–	–	$0.04	–
May 25, 1995	May 24, 1995	–	–	–	$0.04	–
Feb 23, 1995	Feb 22, 1995	–	–	–	$0.04	–
Nov 25, 1994	Nov 23, 1994	–	–	–	$0.0313	–
Aug 26, 1994	Aug 25, 1994	–	–	–	$0.0313	–
May 25, 1994	May 24, 1994	–	–	–	$0.0313	–
Feb 23, 1994	Feb 22, 1994	–	–	–	$0.0313	–
Nov 24, 1993	Nov 23, 1993	–	–	–	$0.025	–
Aug 26, 1993	Aug 25, 1993	–	–	–	$0.025	–
May 25, 1993	May 24, 1993	–	–	–	$0.025	–

Per share as declared at the time. Source document: the dividend announcement filed with the SEC (press release or 8-K) where one exists, otherwise the quarterly or annual report covering the declaration.

By fiscal year

Dividend per share, cash paid and payout ratio from annual filings

Fiscal year	Per share	Change	Cash paid	Payout ratio
FY2025	$3.85	+8.5%	$6.59B	39.1%
FY2024	$3.55	+9.2%	$6.14B	45.8%
FY2023	$3.25	+10.2%	$5.76B	63.4%
FY2022	$2.95	+40.5%	$5.40B	49.0%
FY2021	$2.10	+50.0%	$4.17B	27.7%
FY2020	$1.40	+7.7%	$2.74B	24.9%
FY2019	$1.30	+18.2%	$2.63B	29.1%
FY2018	$1.10	+22.2%	$2.38B	27.1%
FY2017	$0.90	+28.6%	$2.09B	34.1%
FY2016	$0.70	+27.3%	$1.75B	29.2%
FY2015	$0.55	+57.1%	$1.46B	23.7%
FY2014	$0.35	+75.0%	$904.00M	26.1%
FY2013	$0.20	0.0%	$475.00M	16.2%
FY2012	$0.20	0.0%	$469.00M	689.7%
FY2011	$0.20	0.0%	$834.00M	20.3%

Where these numbers come from

Parsed from the XBRL in Morgan Stanley's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC
Per-share figures adjusted for the 2-for-1 split on Jan 27, 2000
Fourth quarters derived from the annual report minus nine months
Every figure in the statements links to its source filing

Against peers

Trailing twelve months. Peers are matched on business description, industry and size. Ticks are peers, the dot is MS.

Compare: MS vs GS · MS vs BLK · MS vs GLXY · MS vs SCHW · MS vs SF

Revenue growth16.2% · median 18.1%

Net margin25.5% · median 24.2%

Company	Revenue	Growth
MS	$80.16B	+16.2%
GS	$69.70B	+18.7%
GLXY	$37.02B	-43.8%
BLK	$28.54B	+24.7%
SCHW	$27.06B	+18.1%
SF	$6.69B	+8.2%

Company

Next earnings (est.): Jan 14, 2027, before open
Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
Fiscal year ends: December 31
Employees: 83,000
Auditor: Deloitte& Touche LLP
SEC CIK: 895421

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