Financing
Preferred Dividends
Morgan Stanley Preferred Dividends decreased by 8.1% to $147.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.0%, from $150.00M to $147.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Preferred Dividends shows an upward trend with a 6.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2015
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Stable payments indicate consistent adherence to capital structure obligations.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the cash dividends distributed to holders of preferred stock. These payments are generally fixed...
Peer comparison
Standard across all companies with preferred equity outstanding.
Metric ID:
cf_dividends_paid_preferredHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $103.00M | $123.00M | $104.00M | $124.00M | $104.00M | $138.00M | $123.00M | $144.00M | $133.00M | $146.00M | $134.00M | $146.00M | $134.00M | $160.00M | $150.00M | $158.00M | $147.00M | $160.00M | $147.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +19.4% | -15.4% | +19.2% | -16.1% | +32.7% | -10.9% | +17.1% | -7.6% | +9.8% | -8.2% | +9.0% | -8.2% | +19.4% | -6.3% | +5.3% | -7.0% | +8.8% | -8.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.0% | +12.2% | +18.3% | +16.1% | +27.9% | +5.8% | +8.9% | +1.4% | +0.8% | +9.6% | +11.9% | +8.2% | +9.7% | +0.0% | -2.0% |
Range$103.00M – $160.00M
CAGR+8.2%
Avg YoY Growth+8.7%
Median YoY Growth+8.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morgan Stanley's preferred dividends?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) reported preferred dividends of $147.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Morgan Stanley's preferred dividends changed year-over-year?
- Morgan Stanley's preferred dividends decreased by 2.0% year-over-year, from $150.00M to $147.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's preferred dividends?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's preferred dividends has grown at a 6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $468.00M to $612.00M.
- What does preferred dividends mean?
- Cash dividends paid to preferred shareholders.