What is Morgan Stanley's investment purchases?

Morgan Stanley (MS) reported investment purchases of $11.65B in Q1 2026.

How has Morgan Stanley's investment purchases changed year-over-year?

Morgan Stanley's investment purchases increased by 77.6% year-over-year, from $6.56B to $11.65B.

What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's investment purchases?

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's investment purchases has grown at a 14.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $24.6B to $36.58B.

What does investment purchases mean?

Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.

Morgan Stanley MS Investment Purchases

Investment Purchases at other companies

JPMorgan ChaseJPM

$101.04B+88.1%

Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC

$26.19B+48.2%

Charles Schwab CorporationSCHW

$2.2B+106%

Raymond James FinancialRJF

$343M+273%

Stifel FinancialSF

$106.21M+17.5%

Ameriprise FinancialAMP

$4.07B-40.4%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$20.6B+16.0%

Net income$5.6B+29.0%

EPS (diluted)$3.43+31.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$133.53B+47.2%

Total debt$371.57B+18.4%

Total equity$114.29B+7.0%

Total assets$1.58T+21.6%

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$329.72B+47.1%

Enterprise value$567.75B+25.5%

P/E18.2×+3.0×

P/S4.5×+1.1×

Profitability

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Net margin24.6%+2.4pp

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:PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt.

The official record: Morgan Stanley’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Morgan Stanley's investment purchases?: Morgan Stanley (MS) reported investment purchases of $11.65B in Q1 2026.
How has Morgan Stanley's investment purchases changed year-over-year?: Morgan Stanley's investment purchases increased by 77.6% year-over-year, from $6.56B to $11.65B.
What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's investment purchases?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's investment purchases has grown at a 14.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $24.6B to $36.58B.
What does investment purchases mean?: Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.