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Cash Dividends Paid
Morgan Stanley Cash Dividends Paid decreased by 1.0% to $1.69B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 6.5%, from $1.59B to $1.69B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Cash Dividends Paid shows an upward trend with a 12.1% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2015
Last reportedQ3 2025
How to read this metric
Consistent or growing dividends signal financial stability and management's confidence in future cash flows.
Detailed definition
Total cash outflows distributed to shareholders as dividends during the reporting period. This reflects the company's co...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for mature, dividend-paying companies.
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is_wmt_cash_dividends_paidHistorical 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 | $746.00M | $1.36B | $1.31B | $1.31B | $1.30B | $1.41B | $1.38B | $1.41B | $1.38B | $1.50B | $1.48B | $1.50B | $1.47B | $1.59B | $1.59B | $1.62B | $1.58B | $1.71B | $1.69B |
| QoQ Change | — | +81.8% | -3.1% | +0.0% | -0.8% | +7.7% | -1.9% | +2.0% | -1.9% | +8.8% | -1.6% | +1.3% | -1.9% | +8.4% | -0.3% | +2.0% | -2.0% | +7.6% | -1.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +74.8% | +3.6% | +4.9% | +7.0% | +5.8% | +6.8% | +7.2% | +6.4% | +6.4% | +5.9% | +7.3% | +8.0% | +8.0% | +7.2% | +6.5% |
Range$746.00M – $1.71B
CAGR+19.9%
Avg YoY Growth+11.1%
Median YoY Growth+6.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morgan Stanley's cash dividends paid?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) reported cash dividends paid of $1.69B in Q4 2025.
- How has Morgan Stanley's cash dividends paid changed year-over-year?
- Morgan Stanley's cash dividends paid increased by 6.5% year-over-year, from $1.59B to $1.69B.
- What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's cash dividends paid?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's cash dividends paid has grown at a 12.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.17B to $6.59B.
- What does cash dividends paid mean?
- Total cash paid out to shareholders as dividends.