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MS Dividend

Morgan Stanley

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
Dividend yield
2.11%
Annual dividend
$4.15
Payout ratio
0.34
Frequency
Quarterly
Share price
$196.31
Market cap
$310B

Is MS a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

  • Yield is below the market median2.11% against a median of 2.92%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
  • Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.34 means roughly 34% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
  • Dividend has been cut 3 timesAcross 33 complete years, the annual total fell in 1994, 2009, 2010. The most recent reduction was in 2010.
  • Raised for 12 consecutive yearsA long record of increases suggests both the cash generation to fund them and a management commitment to maintaining them. This figure is derived from payment history and is approximate.

MS dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1993 to 2025.

1993199920052011201720232025
Peak $3.85 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for MS, most recent first.
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountType
$1.1500Quarterly
$1.0000Quarterly
$1.0000Quarterly
$1.0000Quarterly
$1.0000Quarterly
$0.9250Quarterly
$0.9250Quarterly
$0.9250Quarterly
$0.9250Quarterly
$0.8500Quarterly
$0.8500Quarterly
$0.8500Quarterly
$0.8500Quarterly
$0.7750Quarterly
$0.7750Quarterly
$0.7750Quarterly
$0.7750Quarterly
$0.7000Quarterly
$0.7000Quarterly
$0.7000Quarterly
$0.7000Quarterly
$0.3500Quarterly
$0.3500Quarterly
$0.3500Quarterly
$0.3500Quarterly
$0.3500Quarterly
$0.3500Quarterly
$0.3500Quarterly
$0.3500Quarterly
$0.3000Quarterly
$0.3000Quarterly
$0.3000Quarterly
$0.3000Quarterly
$0.2500Quarterly
$0.2500Quarterly
$0.2500Quarterly
$0.2500Quarterly
$0.2000Quarterly
$0.2000Quarterly
$0.2000Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does MS pay a dividend?
Yes. Morgan Stanley pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.11% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $4.15 per share.
How much does MS pay in dividends?
$4.15 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next MS ex-dividend date?
No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for MS. Dates appear here once the company declares them.