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MS-PL Morgan Stanley — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Financial Services / Financial - Capital Markets

$17.41 ▲ $0.15(0.87%) as of Oct 30, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Morgan Stanley is a prominent global financial holding firm, delivering a broad spectrum of financial solutions and offerings. Its client base spans corporate entities, governmental bodies, financial organizations, and private individuals across continents, including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company's operations are strategically divided into three key divisions: Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management. Within the Institutional Securities division, Morgan Stanley furnishes capital generation and financial guidance. This encompasses facilitating the underwriting of various securities, such as debt and equity, alongside offering expert counsel on intricate transactions like mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, real estate dealings, and project financing. Furthermore, this segment is active in sales and trading, providing comprehensive services including sales, financing solutions, prime brokerage, and market-making across equity and fixed income instruments, notably foreign exchange and commodities. Lending activities here include corporate and commercial real estate loans, secured facilities, and asset-backed and mortgage lending for its sales and trading clientele. It also extends some wealth management, investment, and research offerings. The Wealth Management division caters to individual investors, small to mid-sized businesses, and institutions. It provides a range of services such as brokerage and investment advisory, both through dedicated financial advisors and via self-directed platforms. Additional offerings include comprehensive financial and wealth planning, workplace solutions like stock plan administration, and a variety of annuity and insurance products. Lending options encompass securities-backed loans, residential real estate mortgages, and other credit facilities, alongside general banking and retirement plan services. Lastly, the Investment Management segment delivers diverse investment products, covering equity, fixed income, liquidity, and alternative strategies. These solutions are distributed through both institutional and intermediary channels to a wide array of clients, including benefit and defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government bodies, sovereign wealth funds, insurance firms, third-party fund sponsors, and corporations. Establi

Dividend Snapshot

StatusFlat
Last Dividend$0.3047Paid Oct 15, 2026
Forward Annual$1.22Regular dividends paid over the last 12 months
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 30, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth0.0%Annual totals, 2024–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

Not Rated

scores apply to common shares

Dividend Growth Score

Not Rated

scores apply to common shares

Dividend Value Score

Not Rated

scores apply to common shares

DividendRank

Not Rated

Safety Score not rated (scores apply to common shares)

Key Metrics

Current Yield

7.00%

At the Oct 30, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$1.2188

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

43

As of Oct 30, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$17.08 – $21.63

Closes through Oct 23, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

24.72%

12 months to Sep 30, 2026 (Q3 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

6

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

2.37

Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score not rated, yield 7.00%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
No calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension of the regular dividend is on record.
E Enduring
6 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume57,288Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$17.20Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$17.20 – $17.54Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$17.28Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$292.36BAs of Oct 30, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out16.79BImplied by market cap, Oct 30, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$13.2612 months to Sep 30, 2026 (Q3 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)14.2Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Sep 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateSep 30, 2026Paid Oct 15, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.0%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.0%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

MS-PL's dividend yield rose from 6.29% to 7.00% over the past ~90 days (+0.71 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.71 pp from the share price ($19.38 on Aug 03, 2026 → $17.41 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current7.00%
1-Yr Average7.68%
Low / High5.54% – 8.92%
Percentile1%

Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), MS-PL's current yield is higher than approximately 1% of them. Our stored price history for MS-PL covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Sep 30, 2026 Sep 30, 2026 Oct 15, 2026
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Jun 30, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 Jul 15, 2026
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Mar 31, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Apr 15, 2026
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2025 Jan 15, 2026
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Sep 30, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Oct 15, 2025
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Jun 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Jul 15, 2025
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Mar 31, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Apr 15, 2025
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2024 Jan 15, 2025
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Sep 30, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Oct 15, 2024
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Jun 28, 2024 Jun 28, 2024 Jul 15, 2024
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Mar 27, 2024 Mar 28, 2024 Apr 15, 2024
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Dec 28, 2023 Dec 29, 2023 Jan 16, 2024
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Sep 28, 2023 Sep 29, 2023 Oct 16, 2023
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Jun 29, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Jul 17, 2023
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Mar 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Apr 17, 2023
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Dec 29, 2022 Dec 30, 2022 Jan 17, 2023
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Sep 29, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Oct 17, 2022
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Jun 29, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Jul 15, 2022
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Mar 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Apr 15, 2022
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Dec 30, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 Jan 18, 2022
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Sep 29, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Oct 15, 2021
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Jun 29, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Jul 15, 2021
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Mar 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Apr 15, 2021
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Dec 30, 2020 Dec 31, 2020 Jan 15, 2021
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Sep 29, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Oct 15, 2020
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Jun 29, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Jul 15, 2020
$0.3047 Q Regular N/A Mar 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Apr 15, 2020
$0.1693 Q Regular N/A Dec 30, 2019 Dec 31, 2019 Jan 15, 2020

Peer Comparison

Selected Financial - Capital Markets dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc. 1.89% 4.8% 15 yrs 88
EVR Evercore Inc. 1.20% 7.2% 18 yrs 86
MS Morgan Stanley 2.42% 22.4% 12 yrs 83
SCHW The Charles Schwab Corporation 1.43% 8.4% 1 yr 81

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MS-PL dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Morgan Stanley pay a dividend?

Yes. Morgan Stanley (MS-PL) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $1.22 per share, a yield of approximately 7.00%.

What is Morgan Stanley's dividend yield?

Morgan Stanley's dividend yield is approximately 7.00%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Morgan Stanley pay dividends?

Morgan Stanley pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has Morgan Stanley paid dividends?

Morgan Stanley has 6 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Oct 30, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.