Net Change in Cash
OtherMorgan Stanley Net Change in Cash increased by 247.5% to $7.96B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 44.3%, from $14.30B to $7.96B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Net Change in Cash shows a downward trend with a -26.9% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on operations, investments, or debt/shareholder returns than it brought in. For mature tech firms, a decrease often signals aggressive capital expenditure or heavy share repurchases rather than operational weakness.
Detailed definition
The total change in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a specific reporting period. It is the...
Peer comparison
At large-cap technology peers, this figure is often highly influenced by the timing of multi-billion dollar acquisitions, the scale of data center infrastructure investment, and the pace of share buyback programs.
cf_net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
| 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 | $8.36B | -$2.62B | $3.86B | $8.36B | -$4.80B | -$19.59B | $16.43B | -$16.87B | -$6.26B | $3.41B | -$19.17B | $13.07B | -$12.15B | $924.00M | $14.30B | -$14.65B | $18.39B | -$5.40B | $7.96B |
| QoQ Change | — | -131.3% | +247.6% | +116.5% | -157.4% | -308.1% | +183.9% | -202.7% | +62.9% | +154.4% | -662.6% | +168.2% | -192.9% | +107.6% | >999% | -202.4% | +225.6% | -129.3% | +247.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -157.4% | -648.6% | +325.5% | -301.8% | -30.5% | +117.4% | -216.7% | +177.5% | -93.9% | -72.9% | +174.6% | -212.0% | +251.4% | -684.0% | -44.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morgan Stanley's net change in cash?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) reported net change in cash of $7.96B in Q4 2025.
- How has Morgan Stanley's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Morgan Stanley's net change in cash decreased by 44.3% year-over-year, from $14.30B to $7.96B.
- What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's net change in cash?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's net change in cash has grown at a -26.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $22.07B to $6.31B.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total amount of money a company gained or lost across all its activities during the year.