Payments Related to Common Stock Repurchase and Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation
Morgan Stanley Payments Related to Common Stock Repurchase and Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation increased by 87.9% to $2.88B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 41.6%, from $2.03B to $2.88B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments Related to Common Stock Repurchase and Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation shows a downward trend with a -16.6% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher outflows indicate a strong capital return policy or significant employee compensation activity, often signaling management confidence.
Detailed definition
Cash outflows used to buy back the company's own common shares from the open market or to cover tax withholding obligati...
Peer comparison
Commonly reported by mature, publicly traded firms as part of their capital allocation strategy.
other_payments_related_to_common_stock_repurchase_and_ta_5bdfe8Historical 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.02B | $3.63B | $2.85B | $3.68B | $2.84B | $2.61B | $1.75B | $2.21B | $1.09B | $1.54B | $1.34B | $1.72B | $823.00M | $806.00M | $852.00M | $2.03B | $1.13B | $1.15B | $1.53B | $2.88B |
| QoQ Change | — | +20.2% | -21.5% | +29.3% | -22.9% | -8.1% | -33.1% | +26.4% | -50.6% | +41.6% | -13.0% | +28.0% | -52.1% | -2.1% | +5.7% | +138.3% | -44.4% | +1.5% | +33.5% | +87.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -6.0% | -28.1% | -38.7% | -40.1% | -61.6% | -40.9% | -23.1% | -22.1% | -24.4% | -47.7% | -36.5% | +18.2% | +37.2% | +42.2% | +79.6% | +41.6% |
Payments Related to Common Stock Repurchase and Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morgan Stanley's payments related to common stock repurchase and tax withholding for share-based compensation?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) reported payments related to common stock repurchase and tax withholding for share-based compensation of $2.88B in Q1 2026.
- How has Morgan Stanley's payments related to common stock repurchase and tax withholding for share-based compensation changed year-over-year?
- Morgan Stanley's payments related to common stock repurchase and tax withholding for share-based compensation increased by 41.6% year-over-year, from $2.03B to $2.88B.
- What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's payments related to common stock repurchase and tax withholding for share-based compensation?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's payments related to common stock repurchase and tax withholding for share-based compensation has grown at a -16.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.08B to $5.84B.
- What does payments related to common stock repurchase and tax withholding for share-based compensation mean?
- Cash spent on buying back company stock or paying taxes on employee stock awards.