MS Morgan Stanley — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
Morgan Stanley operates as a prominent financial holding company, delivering a comprehensive suite of financial solutions and services. Its diverse clientele spans major corporations, governmental bodies, financial institutions, and individual clients across various global regions, including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The firm's operations are structured into three primary divisions: Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management. Within the Institutional Securities segment, Morgan Stanley provides crucial capital-raising and strategic financial advisory services. This includes underwriting activities for debt, equity, and other financial instruments, alongside expert counsel on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, real estate transactions, and project financing. Furthermore, this division is a key player in sales and trading, offering services like sales execution, financing solutions, prime brokerage, and market-making across equity and fixed-income products, encompassing foreign exchange and commodities. It also extends corporate and commercial real estate loans, furnishes secured lending facilities, supports sales and trading clients with financing, and engages in asset-backed and mortgage lending. Investment and research services, along with specific wealth management offerings, are also part of this segment. The Wealth Management segment caters to individual investors, as well as small to medium-sized enterprises and institutions. It offers a broad spectrum of services, from financial advisor-led and self-directed brokerage and investment guidance to comprehensive financial and wealth planning. This segment also delivers workplace solutions, such as stock plan administration, and provides annuity and insurance products. Lending options include securities-backed loans, residential real estate mortgages, and other credit facilities, complemented by banking and retirement plan services. Finally, the Investment Management segment is dedicated to providing specialized investment products, including equity, fixed income, liquidity, and alternative strategies. These offerings are distributed through institutional and intermediary channels to a sophisticated client base that features benefit and defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, governmental entities, sovereign wealth fund
Dividend Snapshot
Key Metrics
Current Yield
2.15%
At the Sep 14, 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
$4.6000
The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
65.2
As of Sep 14, 2026
Our 0-100 house score blending yield quality, payout sustainability (the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio), profitability (TTM return on equity), valuation (TTM price-to-book) and payment reliability, recomputed daily. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
49
As of Sep 14, 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
$151.86 – $228.55
Closes through Sep 11, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
33.51%
12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 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
33
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)
3.05
Price as of Sep 14, 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
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
MS's dividend yield rose from 1.81% to 2.15% over the past ~90 days (+0.33 pp). Of that move, +0.28 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.05 pp from the share price ($220.83 on Jun 16, 2026 → $214.38 on Sep 14, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 333 daily observations over the past 16 months (through Sep 11, 2026), MS's current yield is higher than approximately 29% of them. Our stored price history for MS covers the past 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.1500 Q | Regular | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| $1.0000 Q | Regular | Apr 15, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
| $1.0000 Q | Regular | Jan 15, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 |
| $1.0000 Q | Regular | Oct 15, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| $1.0000 Q | Regular | Jul 16, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 |
| $0.9250 Q | Regular | Apr 11, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
| $0.9250 Q | Regular | Jan 16, 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | Feb 14, 2025 |
| $0.9250 Q | Regular | Oct 16, 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 |
| $0.9250 Q | Regular | Jul 16, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 |
| $0.8500 Q | Regular | Apr 16, 2024 | Apr 29, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | May 15, 2024 |
| $0.8500 Q | Regular | Jan 16, 2024 | Jan 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Feb 15, 2024 |
| $0.8500 Q | Regular | Oct 18, 2023 | Oct 30, 2023 | Oct 31, 2023 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| $0.8500 Q | Regular | Jul 18, 2023 | Jul 28, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Aug 15, 2023 |
| $0.7750 Q | Regular | Apr 19, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 | May 01, 2023 | May 15, 2023 |
| $0.7750 Q | Regular | Jan 17, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Feb 15, 2023 |
| $0.7750 Q | Regular | Oct 14, 2022 | Oct 28, 2022 | Oct 31, 2022 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| $0.7750 Q | Regular | Jul 14, 2022 | Jul 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | Aug 15, 2022 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Apr 14, 2022 | Apr 28, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | May 13, 2022 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Jan 19, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Feb 15, 2022 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Oct 14, 2021 | Oct 28, 2021 | Oct 29, 2021 | Nov 15, 2021 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Jul 15, 2021 | Jul 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | Aug 13, 2021 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Apr 16, 2021 | Apr 29, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | May 14, 2021 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Jan 20, 2021 | Jan 28, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | Feb 12, 2021 |
| $4.2500 I | Regular | - | Dec 03, 2020 | - | - |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Oct 15, 2020 | Oct 29, 2020 | Oct 30, 2020 | Nov 13, 2020 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Jul 16, 2020 | Jul 30, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Aug 14, 2020 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Apr 16, 2020 | Apr 29, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | May 15, 2020 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Jan 16, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Feb 14, 2020 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Oct 17, 2019 | Oct 30, 2019 | Oct 31, 2019 | Nov 15, 2019 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Jul 18, 2019 | Jul 30, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Aug 15, 2019 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Apr 17, 2019 | Apr 29, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | May 15, 2019 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Jan 17, 2019 | Jan 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | Feb 15, 2019 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Oct 16, 2018 | Oct 30, 2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | Nov 15, 2018 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Jun 28, 2018 | Jul 30, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Aug 15, 2018 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Apr 18, 2018 | Apr 27, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | May 15, 2018 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Jan 18, 2018 | Jan 30, 2018 | Jan 31, 2018 | Feb 15, 2018 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Oct 17, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Oct 31, 2017 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Jul 19, 2017 | Jul 27, 2017 | Jul 31, 2017 | Aug 15, 2017 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Apr 19, 2017 | Apr 27, 2017 | May 01, 2017 | May 15, 2017 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Jan 17, 2017 | Jan 27, 2017 | Jan 31, 2017 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Oct 19, 2016 | Oct 27, 2016 | Oct 31, 2016 | Nov 15, 2016 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 2016 | Jul 27, 2016 | Jul 29, 2016 | Aug 15, 2016 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Apr 18, 2016 | Apr 27, 2016 | Apr 29, 2016 | May 13, 2016 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Jan 19, 2016 | Jan 27, 2016 | Jan 29, 2016 | Feb 15, 2016 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Oct 19, 2015 | Oct 28, 2015 | Oct 30, 2015 | Nov 13, 2015 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 2015 | Jul 29, 2015 | Jul 31, 2015 | Aug 14, 2015 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Apr 20, 2015 | Apr 28, 2015 | May 15, 2015 | May 15, 2015 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Jan 20, 2015 | Jan 28, 2015 | Jan 30, 2015 | Feb 13, 2015 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Oct 17, 2014 | Oct 29, 2014 | Oct 31, 2014 | Nov 14, 2014 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Jul 17, 2014 | Jul 29, 2014 | Jul 31, 2014 | Aug 15, 2014 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Apr 17, 2014 | Apr 28, 2014 | Apr 30, 2014 | May 15, 2014 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jan 17, 2014 | Jan 29, 2014 | Jan 31, 2014 | Feb 14, 2014 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Oct 18, 2013 | Oct 29, 2013 | Oct 31, 2013 | Nov 15, 2013 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jul 18, 2013 | Jul 29, 2013 | Jul 31, 2013 | Aug 15, 2013 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Apr 18, 2013 | Apr 26, 2013 | Apr 30, 2013 | May 15, 2013 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jan 18, 2013 | Feb 01, 2013 | Feb 05, 2013 | Feb 15, 2013 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Oct 18, 2012 | Oct 29, 2012 | Oct 31, 2012 | Nov 15, 2012 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jul 19, 2012 | Jul 27, 2012 | Jul 31, 2012 | Aug 15, 2012 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Apr 20, 2012 | Apr 26, 2012 | Apr 30, 2012 | May 15, 2012 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jan 19, 2012 | Jan 27, 2012 | Jan 31, 2012 | Feb 15, 2012 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Oct 20, 2011 | Oct 27, 2011 | Oct 31, 2011 | Nov 15, 2011 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 2011 | Jul 27, 2011 | Jul 29, 2011 | Aug 15, 2011 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Apr 25, 2011 | Apr 27, 2011 | Apr 29, 2011 | May 13, 2011 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jan 21, 2011 | Jan 27, 2011 | Jan 31, 2011 | Feb 15, 2011 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Oct 20, 2010 | Oct 27, 2010 | Oct 29, 2010 | Nov 15, 2010 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jul 22, 2010 | Jul 28, 2010 | Jul 30, 2010 | Aug 13, 2010 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Apr 22, 2010 | Apr 28, 2010 | Apr 30, 2010 | May 14, 2010 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jan 21, 2010 | Jan 27, 2010 | Jan 29, 2010 | Feb 12, 2010 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Oct 21, 2009 | Oct 28, 2009 | Oct 30, 2009 | Nov 13, 2009 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jul 23, 2009 | Jul 29, 2009 | Jul 31, 2009 | Aug 14, 2009 |
| $0.0667 Q | Regular | Apr 22, 2009 | Apr 28, 2009 | Apr 30, 2009 | May 15, 2009 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Dec 17, 2008 | Jan 28, 2009 | Jan 30, 2009 | Feb 13, 2009 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Sep 16, 2008 | Oct 15, 2008 | Oct 17, 2008 | Oct 31, 2008 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Jun 18, 2008 | Jul 09, 2008 | Jul 11, 2008 | Jul 31, 2008 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Mar 19, 2008 | Apr 09, 2008 | Apr 11, 2008 | Apr 30, 2008 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Dec 19, 2007 | Jan 09, 2008 | Jan 11, 2008 | Jan 31, 2008 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Sep 19, 2007 | Oct 10, 2007 | Oct 12, 2007 | Oct 31, 2007 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Jun 20, 2007 | Jul 11, 2007 | Jul 13, 2007 | Jul 31, 2007 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Mar 21, 2007 | Apr 11, 2007 | Apr 13, 2007 | Apr 30, 2007 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Dec 19, 2006 | Jan 10, 2007 | Jan 12, 2007 | Jan 31, 2007 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Sep 20, 2006 | Oct 11, 2006 | Oct 13, 2006 | Oct 31, 2006 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Jun 21, 2006 | Jul 12, 2006 | Jul 14, 2006 | Jul 31, 2006 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Mar 22, 2006 | Apr 11, 2006 | Apr 13, 2006 | Apr 28, 2006 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Dec 20, 2005 | Jan 11, 2006 | Jan 13, 2006 | Jan 31, 2006 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Sep 21, 2005 | Oct 12, 2005 | Oct 14, 2005 | Oct 31, 2005 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Jun 22, 2005 | Jul 13, 2005 | Jul 15, 2005 | Jul 29, 2005 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Mar 17, 2005 | Apr 13, 2005 | Apr 15, 2005 | Apr 29, 2005 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Dec 21, 2004 | Jan 12, 2005 | Jan 14, 2005 | Jan 31, 2005 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Sep 23, 2004 | Oct 06, 2004 | Oct 08, 2004 | Oct 29, 2004 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Jun 14, 2004 | Jul 07, 2004 | Jul 09, 2004 | Jul 30, 2004 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Mar 19, 2004 | Apr 06, 2004 | Apr 09, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Dec 18, 2003 | Jan 07, 2004 | Jan 09, 2004 | Jan 30, 2004 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Sep 23, 2003 | Oct 08, 2003 | Oct 10, 2003 | Oct 31, 2003 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Jun 18, 2003 | Jul 09, 2003 | Jul 11, 2003 | Jul 31, 2003 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Mar 20, 2003 | Apr 09, 2003 | Apr 11, 2003 | Apr 30, 2003 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Dec 20, 2002 | Jan 08, 2003 | Jan 10, 2003 | Jan 31, 2003 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Sep 23, 2002 | Oct 02, 2002 | Oct 04, 2002 | Oct 25, 2002 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Jun 20, 2002 | Jul 02, 2002 | Jul 05, 2002 | Jul 26, 2002 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Mar 26, 2002 | Apr 03, 2002 | Apr 05, 2002 | Apr 26, 2002 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Dec 20, 2001 | Jan 09, 2002 | Jan 11, 2002 | Jan 25, 2002 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Sep 24, 2001 | Oct 03, 2001 | Oct 05, 2001 | Oct 26, 2001 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Jun 22, 2001 | Jul 03, 2001 | Jul 06, 2001 | Jul 27, 2001 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Mar 21, 2001 | Apr 04, 2001 | Apr 06, 2001 | Apr 27, 2001 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Dec 19, 2000 | Jan 10, 2001 | Jan 12, 2001 | Jan 30, 2001 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Sep 21, 2000 | Oct 04, 2000 | Oct 06, 2000 | Oct 27, 2000 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Jun 22, 2000 | Jul 05, 2000 | Jul 07, 2000 | Jul 28, 2000 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Mar 23, 2000 | Apr 12, 2000 | Apr 14, 2000 | Apr 28, 2000 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Dec 20, 1999 | Jan 10, 2000 | Jan 12, 2000 | Jan 20, 2000 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | Sep 22, 1999 | Oct 13, 1999 | Oct 15, 1999 | Oct 29, 1999 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | Jun 24, 1999 | Jul 14, 1999 | Jul 16, 1999 | Jul 30, 1999 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | Mar 29, 1999 | Apr 14, 1999 | Apr 16, 1999 | Apr 30, 1999 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | Jan 07, 1999 | Jan 14, 1999 | Jan 19, 1999 | Jan 29, 1999 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Sep 25, 1998 | Oct 13, 1998 | Oct 15, 1998 | Oct 30, 1998 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Jun 26, 1998 | Jul 14, 1998 | Jul 16, 1998 | Jul 30, 1998 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Mar 26, 1998 | Apr 13, 1998 | Apr 15, 1998 | Apr 30, 1998 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Jan 07, 1998 | Jan 15, 1998 | Jan 20, 1998 | Jan 30, 1998 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Oct 03, 1997 | Oct 09, 1997 | Oct 14, 1997 | Oct 31, 1997 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Jun 27, 1997 | Jul 10, 1997 | Jul 14, 1997 | Jul 30, 1997 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Apr 18, 1997 | May 22, 1997 | May 27, 1997 | Jul 01, 1997 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Jan 07, 1997 | Feb 27, 1997 | Jan 20, 1997 | Feb 06, 1997 |
Peer Comparison
Selected Financial - Capital Markets dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHMAF | Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. | 5.31% | 8.6% | 3 yrs | 77 |
| MNXBF | Monex Group, Inc. | 4.65% | 30.3% | 2 yrs | 74 |
| DSEEY | Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 3.12% | 19.8% | 0 yrs | 74 |
| JEF | Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | 3.08% | 22.8% | 9 yrs | 70 |
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MS dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Morgan Stanley pay a dividend?
Yes. Morgan Stanley (MS) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $4.60 per share, a yield of approximately 2.15%.
What is Morgan Stanley's dividend yield?
Morgan Stanley's dividend yield is approximately 2.15%, 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 33 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
Data updated Sep 14, 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.