What is Morgan Stanley's accrued compensation?

Morgan Stanley (MS) reported accrued compensation of $2.6B in Q4 2025.

What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's accrued compensation?

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's accrued compensation has grown at a 1.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.49B to $2.6B.

What does accrued compensation mean?

Employee wages, salaries, bonuses, commissions, and benefits earned but not yet paid as of the reporting date.

Morgan Stanley MS Accrued Compensation

Accrued Compensation at other companies

Raymond James FinancialRJF

$2.11B+10.2%

Stifel FinancialSF

$522.66M+30.9%

Oppenheimer HoldingsOPY

$244.27M+34.7%

CitigroupC

$2.49B+3.5%

Piper SandlerPIPR

$230.93M+32.7%

LazardLAZ

$365.78M-6.5%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$21.3B+27.1%

Net income$3.2B-9.8%

EPS (diluted)$3.46+62.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$133.53B+47.2%

Total debt$383.16B+13.5%

Total equity$114.29B+7.0%

Total assets$1.68T+23.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$7.1B+70.4%

CapEx$754.0M+5.8%

Free cash flow-$7.9B+68.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$337.16B+48.0%

P/E19×+3.5×

P/S4.3×+0.9×

Profitability

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Net margin22.8%+0.5pp

FCF margin-54.3%-8.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16.4%+2.5pp

Debt / equity3.3×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Morgan Stanley in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits.

The official record: Morgan Stanley’s 10-K, filed February 19, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Morgan Stanley's accrued compensation?: Morgan Stanley (MS) reported accrued compensation of $2.6B in Q4 2025.
What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's accrued compensation?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's accrued compensation has grown at a 1.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.49B to $2.6B.
What does accrued compensation mean?: Employee wages, salaries, bonuses, commissions, and benefits earned but not yet paid as of the reporting date.