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Morgan Stanley MSDL Return on assets

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Other financials

Income statement

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Net income-$4.5M-115%
EPS (diluted)-$0.05-115%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$80.7M+16.2%
Total debt$2.1B+2.2%
Total equity$1.7B-7.0%
Total assets$3.8B-2.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$86.3M+153%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.27B-24.4%
Enterprise value$3.25B-10.4%
P/E14.5×+5.8×

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity5%-5.6pp
Debt / equity1.2×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Morgan Stanley’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Morgan Stanley’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Morgan Stanley's return on assets?
Morgan Stanley (MSDL) reported return on assets of 2.3% in Q1 2026.
How has Morgan Stanley's return on assets changed year-over-year?
Morgan Stanley's return on assets decreased by 57.1% year-over-year, from 5.3% to 2.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's return on assets?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's return on assets has grown at a -34.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.3% to 3.1%.
What does return on assets mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average total assets. Measures how efficiently the asset base generates profit, independent of how those assets are financed. Computed as net income over average total assets — note this is OpenCapital's standard definition and may differ from data vendors that use alternative numerators.