Investment Management — Interest Expense
Business Segments · Interest ExpenseMorgan Stanley Investment Management — Interest Expense decreased by 17.5% to $33.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 29.8%, from $47.00M to $33.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Investment Management — Interest Expense shows an upward trend with a 20.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2022
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toInterest Expense
How to read this metric
Lower values are generally preferred, indicating lower funding costs or reduced leverage.
Detailed definition
The cost of borrowing funds or paying interest on liabilities held by the segment. This represents the financial cost of...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for interest-bearing liabilities in financial segments.
Metric ID:
ms_segment_im_interest_expenseHistorical Data
14 periods
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $30.00M | $30.00M | $30.00M | $30.00M | $61.00M | $69.00M | $60.00M | $63.00M | $64.00M | $47.00M | $52.00M | $48.00M | $40.00M | $33.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +103.3% | +13.1% | -13.0% | +5.0% | +1.6% | -26.6% | +10.6% | -7.7% | -16.7% | -17.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +103.3% | +130.0% | — | +3.3% | -7.2% | — | -13.3% | -23.8% | -37.5% | -29.8% |
Range$30.00M – $69.00M
CAGR+3.0%
Avg YoY Growth+15.6%
Median YoY Growth-10.3%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morgan Stanley's investment management — interest expense?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) reported investment management — interest expense of $33.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Morgan Stanley's investment management — interest expense changed year-over-year?
- Morgan Stanley's investment management — interest expense decreased by 29.8% year-over-year, from $47.00M to $33.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's investment management — interest expense?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's investment management — interest expense has grown at a 20.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $120.00M to $173.00M.
- What does investment management — interest expense mean?
- The cost of interest paid on borrowed funds or liabilities.