Morgan Stanley Wealth Management1 — Interest Expense decreased by 29.5% to $1.48B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 28.2%, from $2.06B to $1.48B. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Wealth Management1 — Interest Expense shows an upward trend with a 97.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
An increase may signal higher funding costs or a larger deposit base, while a decrease suggests lower interest rate environments or improved funding efficiency.
Represents the cost of funding the wealth management segment's balance sheet, including interest paid on deposits and ot...
Standard interest expense metric for banking and wealth management segments.
ms_segment_wm_interest_expense| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $537.50M | $537.50M | $537.50M | $537.50M | $1.54B | $1.85B | $2.12B | $2.23B | $2.37B | $2.22B | $2.06B | $2.09B | $2.16B | $2.09B | $1.48B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +187.3% | +19.5% | +14.7% | +5.2% | +6.6% | -6.7% | -7.1% | +1.6% | +3.3% | -3.1% | -29.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +187.3% | +243.3% | — | +44.3% | +28.7% | — | -2.8% | -6.2% | -9.0% | -5.5% | -28.2% |