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Morgan Stanley MS Institutional Securities1 — Compensation and benefits

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$21.3B+27.1%
Net income$3.2B-9.8%
EPS (diluted)$3.46+62.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$133.53B+47.2%
Total debt$383.16B+13.5%
Total equity$114.29B+7.0%
Total assets$1.68T+23.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$7.1B+70.4%
CapEx$754.0M+5.8%
Free cash flow-$7.9B+68.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$359.28B+57.1%
P/E20.2×+4.7×
P/S4.6×+1.1×

Profitability

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Net margin22.8%+0.5pp
FCF margin-54.3%-8.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16.4%+2.5pp
Debt / equity3.3×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Morgan Stanley in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:LaborAndRelatedExpense.

The official record: Morgan Stanley’s 8-K, filed July 15, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Morgan Stanley's institutional securities1 — compensation and benefits?
Morgan Stanley (MS) reported institutional securities1 — compensation and benefits of $2.98B in Q2 2026.
How has Morgan Stanley's institutional securities1 — compensation and benefits changed year-over-year?
Morgan Stanley's institutional securities1 — compensation and benefits increased by 22.6% year-over-year, from $2.43B to $2.98B.
What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's institutional securities1 — compensation and benefits?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's institutional securities1 — compensation and benefits has grown at a 1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $9.17B to $9.79B.
What does institutional securities1 — compensation and benefits mean?
The total cost of employee salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and related benefits for the Institutional Securities segment. This is typically the largest operating expense for investment banking divisions.