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MORGAN STANLEY (MS) Form 8-K — Oct 14, 2026

$MSForm 8-KItems 2.02, 9.01Filed Oct 14, 2026, 7:39 AM ET0000895421-26-000288Original filing

Morgan Stanley reported 3Q26 net revenues of $20.3 billion, up 12% year over year, with diluted EPS of $3.03 versus $2.80 a year ago and a 22.6% ROTCE. Institutional Securities revenues rose 18% to $10.0 billion, led by a 41% surge in Equity revenues on strong client engagement, while Wealth Management delivered record revenues of $9.1 billion, a 30.4% pre-tax margin, $232 billion in net new assets and $80 billion in fee-based flows. Investment Management was the soft spot, with revenues down 12% on a reversal of accrued carried interest. The firm repurchased $1.5 billion of stock in the quarter and declared a $1.15 quarterly dividend payable November 13, 2026.

Key figures

Eps
3.03
Revenue
20338000000
Net Income
4909000000
Revenue Yoy
12%
Shares Outstanding
1565000000
Rotce
22.6%
Aum bn
2046
Buybacks
1540000000
Return on equity
17.8%
Dividend per share
1.15
Effective tax rate
23.3%
Equity net revenues
5799000000
Book value per share
68.59
Wealth pretax margin
30.4%
Total client assets tn
10.5
Cet1 ratio standardized
14.9%
Expense efficiency ratio
67%
Wealth net new assets bn
232.4
Fixed income net revenues
2011000000
Wealth fee based flows bn
80.5
Tangible book value per share
53.96
Investment management revenues
1459000000
Wealth management net revenues
9065000000
Institutional securities revenues
10029000000

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