Financing Cash Flow
Morgan Stanley Financing Cash Flow increased by 164.1% to $23.97B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 57.1%, from $15.26B to $23.97B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 17.7% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $485.00M | $11.78B | $19.72B | $9.29B | -$7.99B | -$4.57B | $25.98B | -$6.29B | -$2.49B | $361.00M | $8.86B | -$404.00M | $23.05B | $15.26B | $13.05B | $21.67B | $9.08B | $23.97B |
| QoQ Change | — | >999% | +67.3% | -52.9% | -185.9% | +42.8% | +668.8% | -124.2% | +60.4% | +114.5% | >999% | -104.6% | >999% | -33.8% | -14.5% | +66.1% | -58.1% | +164.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | <-999% | -138.8% | +31.8% | -167.7% | +68.8% | +107.9% | +240.9% | +83.8% | >999% | — | +47.3% | >999% | -60.6% | +57.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morgan Stanley's financing cash flow?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) reported financing cash flow of $23.97B in Q4 2025.
- How has Morgan Stanley's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Morgan Stanley's financing cash flow increased by 57.1% year-over-year, from $15.26B to $23.97B.
- What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's financing cash flow has grown at a 17.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $41.55B to $67.76B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.