Morgan Stanley Q2 2026 profit climbs 60% to $5.6bn

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Thu, July 16, 2026 astatine 6:53 AM CDT 2 min read

Morgan Stanley has posted nett attributable income of $5.6bn for the 2nd 4th (Q2) of 2026, a 60% summation compared with $3.5bn a twelvemonth earlier.

The US-based fiscal giant's nett gross accrued by 26.8% reaching $21.3bn for the 4th ended 30 June 2026.

By 30 June 2026, full assets nether absorption oregon supervision stood astatine a grounds $2tn.

The Institutional Securities part recorded nett gross of $11bn, an summation of 44.7% from $7.6bn a twelvemonth earlier.

The effect reflected higher Equity enactment linked to lawsuit engagement, on with stronger Investment Banking arsenic superior raising and strategical transactions increased.

Wealth Management generated nett gross of $8.9bn, versus $7.8bn a twelvemonth ago, an summation of 14%.

During the quarter, the portion brought successful nett caller assets of $148bn and fee-based assets of $39bn. Of the $148bn successful nett caller assets, conscionable implicit fractional came from inflows tied to IPOs of definite clients successful the Workplace channel.

Investment Management reported nett gross of $1.6bn, up 6% from a twelvemonth ago, chiefly owed to plus absorption fees connected higher mean AUM. The concern posted affirmative semipermanent nett flows of $7.5bn successful the quarter.

Morgan Stanley bought backmost $1.5bn of its communal banal during the 4th nether its stock repurchase programme.

Its committee besides reapproved a multi-year communal equity stock repurchase programme of up to $20bn, with nary fixed extremity date, starting successful the 3rd 4th of 2026.

Morgan Stanley president and CEO Ted Pick said: "Active markets and accordant execution crossed each 3 regions drove exceptional results for our Integrated Firm, delivering grounds revenues of implicit $21 cardinal and grounds EPS of $3.46.

"The Integrated Firm is intensifying Morgan Stanley connectivity with clients globally and enhancing fiscal spot for shareholders. We proceed to accrete capital, giving america incremental flexibility to put successful our halfway businesses portion generating beardown returns for shareholders."

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