Earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share)
Morgan Stanley Earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) increased by 28.0% to $3.47 in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 32.4%, from $2.62 to $3.47. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) shows an upward trend with a 6.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increasing trend indicates growing profitability per share, which is a primary driver of shareholder value and stock price performance.
Detailed definition
Calculated as net income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outsta...
Peer comparison
Standard across all industries; comparable to 'Basic EPS' at peer companies.
other_earnings_per_share_basicHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.88 | $2.01 | $2.05 | $2.04 | $1.40 | $1.49 | $1.28 | $1.72 | $1.25 | $1.39 | $0.87 | $2.04 | $1.85 | $1.91 | $2.25 | $2.62 | $2.15 | $2.83 | $2.71 | $3.47 |
| QoQ Change | — | +6.9% | +2.0% | -0.5% | -31.4% | +6.4% | -14.1% | +34.4% | -27.3% | +11.2% | -37.4% | +134.5% | -9.3% | +3.2% | +17.8% | +16.4% | -17.9% | +31.6% | -4.2% | +28.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -25.5% | -25.9% | -37.6% | -15.7% | -10.7% | -6.7% | -32.0% | +18.6% | +48.0% | +37.4% | +158.6% | +28.4% | +16.2% | +48.2% | +20.4% | +32.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morgan Stanley's earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share)?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) reported earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) of $3.47 in Q1 2026.
- How has Morgan Stanley's earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) changed year-over-year?
- Morgan Stanley's earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) increased by 32.4% year-over-year, from $2.62 to $3.47.
- What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) has grown at a 6.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.16 to $10.31.
- What does earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) mean?
- The amount of profit attributed to each share of common stock.