Professional fees
Morgan Stanley Professional fees decreased by 21.7% to $602.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 10.7%, from $674.00M to $602.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Professional fees shows relatively stable performance with a -0.8% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
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Detailed definition
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Peer comparison
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professional_feesHistorical 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 | $746.00M | $734.00M | $829.00M | $705.00M | $757.00M | $755.00M | $853.00M | $710.00M | $767.00M | $759.00M | $822.00M | $639.00M | $753.00M | $711.00M | $798.00M | $674.00M | $711.00M | $685.00M | $769.00M | $602.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.6% | +12.9% | -15.0% | +7.4% | -0.3% | +13.0% | -16.8% | +8.0% | -1.0% | +8.3% | -22.3% | +17.8% | -5.6% | +12.2% | -15.5% | +5.5% | -3.7% | +12.3% | -21.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.5% | +2.9% | +2.9% | +0.7% | +1.3% | +0.5% | -3.6% | -10.0% | -1.8% | -6.3% | -2.9% | +5.5% | -5.6% | -3.7% | -3.6% | -10.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morgan Stanley's professional fees?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) reported professional fees of $602.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Morgan Stanley's professional fees changed year-over-year?
- Morgan Stanley's professional fees decreased by 10.7% year-over-year, from $674.00M to $602.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's professional fees?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's professional fees has grown at a -0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.93B to $2.84B.
- What does professional fees mean?
- The total expenditure on external legal, consulting, and professional advisory services.