Morgan Stanley Investment banking decreased by 11.2% to $2.29B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 33.8%, from $1.71B to $2.29B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment banking shows a downward trend with a -7.1% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase signals strong market activity and competitive strength in advisory and underwriting services.
Revenue generated from advisory services, underwriting, and capital raising activities for corporate and government clie...
Standard revenue line item for all global investment banks; highly correlated with market-wide deal flow.
other_investment_banking_revenue| 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 | $2.56B | $3.01B | $2.58B | $1.76B | $1.15B | $1.37B | $1.32B | $1.33B | $1.16B | $1.05B | $1.42B | $1.59B | $1.74B | $1.59B | $1.79B | $1.71B | $1.64B | $2.27B | $2.58B | $2.29B |
| QoQ Change | — | +17.7% | -14.3% | -31.9% | -34.6% | +19.4% | -4.0% | +0.9% | -13.2% | -9.3% | +35.0% | +12.3% | +9.2% | -8.4% | +12.6% | -4.5% | -3.9% | +37.8% | +13.8% | -11.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -55.1% | -54.4% | -48.9% | -24.3% | +0.4% | -23.7% | +7.4% | +19.5% | +50.2% | +51.7% | +26.6% | +7.7% | -5.2% | +42.5% | +43.9% | +33.8% |
| Segment | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional Securities1 | $1.62B | $1.46B | $1.64B | $1.56B | $1.54B | $2.11B | $2.41B | $2.12B |
| Wealth Management1 | $150.00M | $167.00M | $170.00M | $190.00M | $143.00M | $204.00M | — | $224.00M |
| Investment Management | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 |
| Total | $1.74B | $1.59B | $1.79B | $1.71B | $1.64B | $2.27B | $2.58B | $2.29B |