Total Assets
Non-Current AssetsMorgan Stanley Total Assets decreased by 14.4% to $1.42T in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 6.4%, from $1.52T to $1.42T. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Total Assets shows an upward trend with a 4.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Assets
CategoryGrowth
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2008
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Growth indicates business expansion and capital investment, while a decline might suggest asset divestitures or significant depreciation.
Detailed definition
The sum of all resources owned or controlled by the company, including both current items like cash and non-current item...
Peer comparison
Used to calculate Return on Assets (ROA); tech giants typically have massive asset bases driven by cash reserves and infrastructure.
Metric ID:
total_assetsHistorical Data
19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.16T | $1.19T | $1.19T | $1.47T | $1.45T | $1.41T | $1.18T | $1.42T | $1.42T | $1.42T | $1.43T | $1.46T | $1.47T | $1.52T | $1.52T | $1.55T | $1.62T | $1.66T | $1.42T |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.5% | -0.2% | +23.4% | -0.9% | -3.2% | -16.1% | +20.6% | -0.3% | -0.2% | +0.9% | +2.4% | +0.6% | +3.0% | +0.0% | +2.3% | +4.2% | +2.6% | -14.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +25.1% | +18.1% | -0.7% | -3.0% | -2.4% | +0.7% | +21.1% | +2.9% | +3.9% | +7.1% | +6.2% | +6.1% | +9.8% | +9.4% | -6.4% |
Range$1.16T – $1.66T
CAGR+4.6%
Avg YoY Growth+6.5%
Median YoY Growth+6.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morgan Stanley's total assets?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) reported total assets of $1.42T in Q4 2025.
- How has Morgan Stanley's total assets changed year-over-year?
- Morgan Stanley's total assets decreased by 6.4% year-over-year, from $1.52T to $1.42T.
- What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's total assets?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's total assets has grown at a 4.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.12T to $1.42T.
- What does total assets mean?
- Everything the company owns, from cash to buildings and software.