MS

Morgan Stanley

Financial
US companies in Financial - Capital Markets (14)
NYSE · USD
Mkt cap $294.8bn

$186.91

as of 27 Oct 2026, 20% below its 52-week high

Screens as reasonably placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield: 2.22%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield: 2.30%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Cash cover: NegativeNegative free cash flow
Earnings cover: 4.0×Insurers and banks set dividends from capital generation, so their accounting earnings can sit well below the payout.
5y dividend growth: +22.4% a yearLast cut in FY2010
Next ex-dividend date: Declared30 Oct 2026Quarterly dividend of $1.15

Compared with US companies in Financial - Capital Markets (14)

Trailing yield is higher than 9 of the 12 other US companies in Financial - Capital Markets with a yield figure.
5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than 10 of the 12 other US companies in Financial - Capital Markets with a 5y growth figure.

Quality

Moderate

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

Moderate

How extended the valuation looks

Why Quality is 61

MS against US companies in Financial - Capital Markets (14)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (30 Sept 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of MS’s past readings.

P/E14.2×P70, poor for this measure
Yield2.21%P36, neutral for this measure
DGR 5y+18.9%P5, poor for this measure
ROIC7.2%P100, good for this measure

Net debt / EBITDA is left out: for banks and insurers, debt is part of the business, so the ratio says little.

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