What is Morgan Stanley's shares (basic)?

Morgan Stanley (MS) reported shares (basic) of 1.6B in Q1 2026.

How has Morgan Stanley's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?

Morgan Stanley's shares (basic) decreased by 1.5% year-over-year, from 1.6B to 1.6B.

What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's shares (basic)?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's shares (basic) has grown at a -3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.2B to 6.3B.

What does shares (basic) mean?

The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.

Morgan Stanley MS Shares (Basic)

Shares (Basic) at other companies

JPMorgan ChaseJPM

2.7B-3.7%

Bank of AmericaBAC

7.3B-5.5%

Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC

3.1B-6.1%

Jefferies Financial GroupJEF

194.1M-9.7%

Charles Schwab CorporationSCHW

1.7B-3.9%

Raymond James FinancialRJF

196.1M-4.0%

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$348.64B+63.8%

Enterprise value$586.68B+34.6%

P/E19.3×+4.4×

P/S4.7×+1.4×

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:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.

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 shares (basic)?: Morgan Stanley (MS) reported shares (basic) of 1.6B in Q1 2026.
How has Morgan Stanley's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?: Morgan Stanley's shares (basic) decreased by 1.5% year-over-year, from 1.6B to 1.6B.
What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's shares (basic)?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's shares (basic) has grown at a -3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.2B to 6.3B.
What does shares (basic) mean?: The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.