Investing
Investment Purchases
Morgan Stanley Investment Purchases increased by 49.2% to $11.65B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 77.6%, from $6.56B to $11.65B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 14.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026May 5, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may indicate a strategy to earn interest on excess cash, while a decrease may suggest a need for cash for operations or debt repayment.
Detailed definition
This metric captures the cash outflow for the purchase of marketable securities, such as stocks, bonds, or other financi...
Peer comparison
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Metric ID:
purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | $14.21B | $9.99B | $14.13B | $4.50B | $4.01B | $1.97B | $3.48B | $2.94B | $3.11B | $13.56B | $9.02B | $9.35B | $9.35B | $7.61B | $6.56B | $12.13B | $10.08B | $7.81B | $11.65B |
| QoQ Change | — | -29.7% | +41.4% | -68.2% | -10.8% | -51.0% | +76.8% | -15.5% | +5.8% | +336.0% | -33.5% | +3.7% | +0.0% | -18.6% | -13.8% | +84.8% | -16.9% | -22.5% | +49.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -71.8% | -80.3% | -75.4% | -34.7% | -22.5% | +589.5% | +159.5% | +218.2% | +200.7% | -43.9% | -27.2% | +29.7% | +7.8% | +2.6% | +77.6% |
Range$1.97B – $14.21B
CAGR-4.3%
Avg YoY Growth+62.0%
Median YoY Growth+2.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morgan Stanley's investment purchases?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) reported investment purchases of $11.65B in Q1 2026.
- How has Morgan Stanley's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Morgan Stanley's investment purchases increased by 77.6% year-over-year, from $6.56B to $11.65B.
- What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's investment purchases?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's investment purchases has grown at a 14.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $24.60B to $36.58B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash used to buy financial assets or securities.