Morgan Stanley Investment banking fees decreased by 11.2% to $2.29B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 33.8%, from $1.71B to $2.29B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment banking fees shows a downward trend with a -7.1% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase suggests strong deal flow and market confidence, while a decrease may indicate a slowdown in corporate activity.
This metric represents revenue generated from advisory services, underwriting of equity and debt securities, and corpora...
Standard across investment banks; peers include Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan.
jpm_investment_banking_fees| 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.56B | $3.01B | $2.58B | $1.76B | $1.15B | $1.37B | $1.32B | $1.33B | $1.16B | $1.05B | $1.42B | $1.59B | $1.74B | $1.59B | $1.79B | $1.71B | $1.64B | $2.27B | $2.58B | $2.29B |
| QoQ Change | — | +17.7% | -14.3% | -31.9% | -34.6% | +19.4% | -4.0% | +0.9% | -13.2% | -9.3% | +35.0% | +12.3% | +9.2% | -8.4% | +12.6% | -4.5% | -3.9% | +37.8% | +13.8% | -11.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -55.1% | -54.4% | -48.9% | -24.3% | +0.4% | -23.7% | +7.4% | +19.5% | +50.2% | +51.7% | +26.6% | +7.7% | -5.2% | +42.5% | +43.9% | +33.8% |
| Segment | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional Securities1 | $1.62B | $1.46B | $1.64B | $1.56B | $1.54B | $2.11B | $2.41B | $2.12B |
| Wealth Management1 | $150.00M | $167.00M | — | $190.00M | $143.00M | $204.00M | — | $224.00M |
| Investment Management | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 |
| Total | $1.74B | $1.59B | $1.79B | $1.71B | $1.64B | $2.27B | $2.58B | $2.29B |