Obligation to Return Securities Received as Collateral
Morgan Stanley Obligation to Return Securities Received as Collateral increased by 20.3% to $7.33B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 59.4%, from $18.07B to $7.33B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Obligation to Return Securities Received as Collateral shows a downward trend with a -29.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase reflects higher activity in the securities lending program, which can be a source of additional investment income.
Detailed definition
This liability represents the obligation to return cash collateral received from third parties in exchange for securitie...
Peer comparison
Standard for large institutional investors and insurers; peers are compared based on the yield generated from lending programs.
securities_loaned_collateral_obligation_returnHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $30.10B | $26.40B | $22.16B | $22.37B | $22.88B | $25.11B | $19.33B | $16.55B | $13.53B | $8.66B | $11.98B | $12.70B | $18.07B | $7.57B | $6.56B | $6.09B | $7.33B |
| QoQ Change | — | -12.3% | -16.0% | +0.9% | +2.3% | +9.8% | -23.0% | -14.4% | -18.2% | -36.0% | +38.4% | +6.0% | +42.2% | -58.1% | -13.3% | -7.1% | +20.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -24.0% | -4.9% | -12.8% | -26.0% | -40.9% | -65.5% | -38.0% | -23.2% | +33.6% | -12.6% | -45.3% | -52.0% | -59.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morgan Stanley's obligation to return securities received as collateral?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) reported obligation to return securities received as collateral of $7.33B in Q4 2025.
- How has Morgan Stanley's obligation to return securities received as collateral changed year-over-year?
- Morgan Stanley's obligation to return securities received as collateral decreased by 59.4% year-over-year, from $18.07B to $7.33B.
- What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's obligation to return securities received as collateral?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's obligation to return securities received as collateral has grown at a -29.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $30.10B to $7.33B.
- What does obligation to return securities received as collateral mean?
- The obligation to return cash received as collateral for securities the company has lent out.