Morgan Stanley (Morgan Stanley) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 1.00 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Morgan Stanley's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.00.

The historical rank and industry rank for Morgan Stanley's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MS' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19 Med: 0.25 Max: 0.58
Current: 0.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Morgan Stanley was 0.58. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.25.

MS's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
64.05% of 306 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs MS: 0.58

As of today (2024-04-23), the Dividend Yield % of Morgan Stanley is 3.56%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Morgan Stanley was 4.51%. The lowest was 0.60%. And the median was 2.00%.

Morgan Stanley's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.85.

During the past 12 months, Morgan Stanley's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 32.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 26.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 29.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Morgan Stanley was 62.70% per year. The lowest was -43.00% per year. And the median was 21.70% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Morgan Stanley Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Morgan Stanley's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Morgan Stanley Annual Data

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Dec23

Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.25

0.21

0.26

0.46

0.57

Morgan Stanley Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.45	0.54	0.62	1.00	0.42

Competitive Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Morgan Stanley's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Morgan Stanley Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Morgan Stanley's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Morgan Stanley's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Morgan Stanley Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Morgan Stanley's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	3.25	/	5.74
	=	0.57

Morgan Stanley's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.85	/	0.85
	=	1.00

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Address

1585 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10036

Website

https://www.morganstanley.com

Morgan Stanley is a global investment bank whose history, through its legacy firms, can be traced back to 1924. The company has institutional securities, wealth management, and investment management segments. The company had over $4 trillion of client assets as well as over 80,000 employees at the end of 2022. Approximately 50% of the company's net revenue is from its institutional securities business, with the remainder coming from wealth and investment management. The company derives about 30% of its total revenue outside the Americas.

Executives

Andrew M Saperstein	officer: Head of Wealth Management	1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Raja Akram	officer: Deputy Chief Financial Officer	1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Edward N Pick	officer: Head of Inst'l Securities	1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
James P Gorman	other: Business Unit Head	C/O MORGAN STANLEY, 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Daniel A Simkowitz	officer: Head of Investment Management	C/O MORGAN STANLEY, 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Smith Charles Aubrey Iii	officer: Chief Risk Officer	1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Thomas H Glocer	director	2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Alistair Darling	director	C/O MORGAN STANLEY 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK X1 10036
Mandell Crawley	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Eric F Grossman	officer: Chief Legal Officer	C/O MORGAN STANLEY, 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Masato Miyachi	director	C/O MORGAN STANLEY 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Stephen J Luczo	director
Keishi Hotsuki	officer: Interim Chief Risk Officer	C/O MORGAN STANLEY, 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jonathan Pruzan	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O MORGAN STANLEY 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Erika H James	director	C/O SVMK INC., ONE CURIOSITY WAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403