What is Morgan Stanley's diluted (in shares)?

Morgan Stanley (MS) reported diluted (in shares) of 1.6B in Q1 2026.

How has Morgan Stanley's diluted (in shares) changed year-over-year?

Morgan Stanley's diluted (in shares) decreased by 1.5% year-over-year, from 1.6B to 1.6B.

What does diluted (in shares) mean?

The total number of shares that would exist if all potential stock-based awards were converted into actual shares.

Diluted (in shares)

Morgan Stanley Diluted (in shares) decreased by 0.9% to 1.6B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.5%, from 1.6B to 1.6B. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement

SectionOther

CategoryCapital Allocation

SignalLower is better

VolatilityStable

First reportedQ1 2013

Last reportedQ1 2026May 5, 2026

How to read this metric

An increase indicates potential dilution of shareholder ownership, often due to employee compensation plans.

Detailed definition

This metric reflects the weighted average number of shares outstanding plus the potential shares that could be issued fr...

Peer comparison

Standardized metric used to calculate diluted EPS across all industries.

Metric ID: other_weighted_average_number_of_diluted_shares_outstanding

Historical Data

15 periods

	Q2 '21	Q3 '21	Q1 '22	Q2 '22	Q3 '22	Q1 '23	Q2 '23	Q3 '23	Q1 '24	Q2 '24	Q3 '24	Q1 '25	Q2 '25	Q3 '25	Q1 '26
Value	1.8B	1.8B	1.8B	1.7B	1.7B	1.7B	1.7B	1.6B	1.6B	1.6B	1.6B	1.6B	1.6B	1.6B	1.6B
QoQ Change	—	-1.6%	-3.1%	-1.8%	-1.5%	-2.0%	-0.7%	-0.5%	-1.6%	-0.3%	-0.1%	-0.6%	-0.4%	-0.2%	-0.9%
YoY Change	—	—	—	-6.4%	-6.3%	-5.2%	-4.2%	-3.2%	-2.8%	-2.4%	-2.1%	-1.0%	-1.1%	-1.2%	-1.5%

Range1.6B – 1.8B

CAGR-4.3%

Avg YoY Growth-3.1%

Median YoY Growth-2.6%

Current Streak14+ quarters decline

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Morgan Stanley's diluted (in shares)?: Morgan Stanley (MS) reported diluted (in shares) of 1.6B in Q1 2026.
How has Morgan Stanley's diluted (in shares) changed year-over-year?: Morgan Stanley's diluted (in shares) decreased by 1.5% year-over-year, from 1.6B to 1.6B.
What does diluted (in shares) mean?: The total number of shares that would exist if all potential stock-based awards were converted into actual shares.