Company data sheet · Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley: leaders came and went.

Industry
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
Headquarters
United States
Ticker
MS (NYSE)
Sources
SEC filings (1993–2026), Stratrix's verified Decision Cases, market data and official economic statistics for the United States
Data as of
October 18, 2026
  1. Leaders came and went. Morgan Stanley filed 28 leadership changes since 2016, more than 75% of large financial companies (the median is 14). The day after each, its shares moved a median 0.1 points against its sector. The news was rarely news.
  2. One decision on record. Stratrix has verified one of Morgan Stanley's big decisions, each with what happened next. The hardest year after: "Morgan Stanley Spent 16 Years Becoming Boring on Purpose. It Worked", with its shares 64 points behind the S&P 500 over the next three years.
  3. Profitable every year. Morgan Stanley made money in each of its last ten fiscal years, from $6 billion (2016) to $16.9 billion (2025).

Financial results

Fiscal yearRevenueNet income
2016$34.6 billion$6 billion
2017$37.9 billion$6.1 billion
2018$40.1 billion$8.7 billion
2019$41.5 billion$9 billion
2020$48.8 billion$11 billion
2021$59.8 billion$15 billion
2022$53.7 billion$11 billion
2023$54.1 billion$9.1 billion
2024$61.8 billion$13.4 billion
2025$70.6 billion$16.9 billion

As reported in its annual filings. Losses in red.

Stratrix Decision Cases

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  • Market reaction to disclosed decisions: 32 decision filings since 2016, each linked to the SEC, with the share return against its sector and the S&P 500 the next day and the next year (30 with market data).
  • Economic context: 7 measures for the United States, every year since 2016, from the official sources.
  • Peer comparison: against 125 companies of its size in its sector.
  • Financial results: ten years of revenue, operating and net income, and every annual report, linked.
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