Investing
Investment Purchases
Morgan Stanley Investment Purchases increased by 49.2% to $11.65B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 77.6%, from $6.56B to $11.65B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -14.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2020
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a surplus of cash being deployed into financial markets rather than core operations; a decrease may suggest a need for liquidity.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for the acquisition of debt and equity securities, including marketable securities and other fina...
Peer comparison
Large-cap technology firms often show high outflows here as they manage massive cash reserves across global portfolios.
Metric ID:
purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $7.79B | $17.21B | $12.24B | $17.46B | $1.16B | $4.01B | $1.97B | $3.48B | $2.94B | $3.11B | $13.56B | $9.02B | $9.35B | $9.35B | $7.61B | $6.56B | $12.13B | $10.08B | $7.81B | $11.65B |
| QoQ Change | — | +120.9% | -28.9% | +42.7% | -93.3% | +244.8% | -51.0% | +76.8% | -15.5% | +5.8% | +336.0% | -33.5% | +3.7% | +0.0% | -18.6% | -13.8% | +84.8% | -16.9% | -22.5% | +49.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -85.1% | -76.7% | -83.9% | -80.1% | +152.4% | -22.5% | +589.5% | +159.5% | +218.2% | +200.7% | -43.9% | -27.2% | +29.7% | +7.8% | +2.6% | +77.6% |
Range$1.16B – $17.46B
CAGR+8.8%
Avg YoY Growth+63.7%
Median YoY Growth+5.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- 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 4 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's investment purchases has grown at a -14.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $69.57B to $36.58B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.