MS (MS) Free Cash Flow (FCF): Latest Data, Historical Trends & Peer Comparison
What is MS's (MS) Free Cash Flow (FCF)?
For the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended Aug 4, 2026, MS Free Cash Flow (FCF) was -18.58B, representing a +11.26% change year over year.
For fiscal Q1'26 ended Mar 31, 2026, MS Free Cash Flow (FCF) was -7.85B, representing a +68.2% change year over year.
For fiscal FY'25 ended Dec 31, 2025, MS Free Cash Flow (FCF) was -20.79B, representing a -889.86% change year over year.
Free Cash Flow (FCF) Historical Trend for MS
View MS's annual, quarterly, and TTM Free Cash Flow (FCF) data from 2003 to 2026, including historical growth rates and trend analysis.
MS TTM Data
| Metric | Q3'04Oct 15, 2004 | Q4'04Feb 11, 2005 | Q1'05Apr 6, 2005 | Q2'05Jul 8, 2005 | Q3'05Oct 7, 2005 | Q4'05Feb 13, 2006 | Q1'06Apr 7, 2006 | Q2'06Jul 7, 2006 | Q3'06Oct 6, 2006 | Q4'06Feb 13, 2007 | Q1'07Apr 6, 2007 | Q2'07Jul 10, 2007 | Q3'07Oct 10, 2007 | Q4'07Jan 29, 2008 | Q1'08Apr 9, 2008 | Q2'08Jul 9, 2008 | Q3'08Oct 9, 2008 | Q4'08Jan 29, 2009 | Q1'09May 7, 2009 | Q2'09Aug 7, 2009 | Q3'09Nov 9, 2009 | Q4'09Feb 26, 2010 | Q1'10May 7, 2010 | Q2'10Aug 9, 2010 | Q3'10Nov 8, 2010 | Q4'10Feb 28, 2011 | Q1'11May 9, 2011 | Q2'11Aug 8, 2011 | Q3'11Nov 7, 2011 | Q4'11Feb 27, 2012 | Q1'12May 7, 2012 | Q2'12Aug 6, 2012 | Q3'12Nov 6, 2012 | Q4'12Feb 26, 2013 | Q1'13May 7, 2013 | Q2'13Aug 2, 2013 | Q3'13Nov 4, 2013 | Q4'13Feb 25, 2014 | Q1'14May 6, 2014 | Q2'14Aug 5, 2014 | Q3'14Nov 4, 2014 | Q4'14Mar 2, 2015 | Q1'15May 4, 2015 | Q2'15Aug 4, 2015 | Q3'15Nov 3, 2015 | Q4'15Feb 23, 2016 | Q1'16May 4, 2016 | Q2'16Aug 3, 2016 | Q3'16Nov 2, 2016 | Q4'19Feb 27, 2020 | Q1'20May 5, 2020 | Q2'20Aug 4, 2020 | Q3'20Nov 3, 2020 | Q4'20Feb 26, 2021 | Q1'21May 3, 2021 | Q2'21Aug 2, 2021 | Q3'21Nov 3, 2021 | Q4'21Feb 24, 2022 | Q1'22May 4, 2022 | Q2'22Aug 5, 2022 | Q3'22Nov 3, 2022 | Q4'22Feb 24, 2023 | Q1'23May 2, 2023 | Q2'23Aug 3, 2023 | Q3'23Nov 3, 2023 | Q4'23Feb 22, 2024 | Q1'24May 3, 2024 | Q2'24Aug 5, 2024 | Q3'24Nov 4, 2024 | Q4'24Feb 21, 2025 | Q1'25May 5, 2025 | Q2'25Aug 4, 2025 | Q3'25Nov 3, 2025 | Q4'25Feb 19, 2026 | Q1'26May 5, 2026 | Q2'26Aug 4, 2026 |
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Free Cash Flow (FCF) YoY | -32.43B -- | -24.51B -- | -6.25B -- | 13.18B -- | -8.62B +73.44% | -31.35B -27.94% | -37.48B -499.76% | -42.17B -419.95% | -44.99B -422.25% | -60.80B -93.94% | -69.98B -86.71% | -33.80B +19.84% | -19.00B +57.78% | -22.09B +63.66% | -11.06B +84.19% | -18.06B +46.58% | -14.04B +26.08% | 73.42B +432.31% | 40.98B +470.41% | -3.27B +81.87% | -39.76B -183.16% | -45.95B -162.59% | 7.66B -81.3% | 24.90B +860.68% | 23.45B +158.97% | 40.31B +187.72% | 17.88B +133.35% | 5.74B -76.95% | 24.69B +5.31% | 6.68B -83.42% | 15.44B -13.68% | 27.72B +383% | 18.57B -24.81% | 24.55B +267.27% | 21.15B +37% | 25.48B -8.08% | 18.60B +0.19% | 35.55B +44.83% | 36.38B +72.05% | 23.03B -9.65% | 26.47B +42.31% | 1.13B -96.82% | -16.70B -145.91% | -13.15B -157.11% | -14.52B -154.86% | 3.67B +224.85% | 20.87B +224.91% | 28.39B +315.93% | 19.45B +233.93% | 38.95B -- | 45.92B -- | 18.63B -- | -1.25B -- | -26.68B -168.49% | -23.80B -151.84% | -2.46B -113.23% | 6.04B +583.57% | 31.66B +218.7% | 4.90B +120.57% | 14.91B +705.07% | 4.99B -17.32% | -9.47B -129.92% | -19.65B -501.27% | -44.28B -396.98% | -33.03B -761.98% | -36.95B -289.95% | -22.82B -16.16% | -10.63B +75.99% | -31.70B +4.03% | -2.10B +94.32% | -30.33B -32.92% | -20.94B -97.02% | -6.75B +78.72% | -20.79B -889.86% | -3.95B +86.98% | -18.58B +11.26% |
MS Quarterly Data
| Metric | Q1'03Feb 28, 2003 | Q1'04Feb 29, 2004 | Q1'05Feb 28, 2005 | Q1'06Feb 28, 2006 | Q1'07Feb 28, 2007 | Q1'08Feb 29, 2008 | Q1'09Mar 31, 2009 | Q1'10Mar 31, 2010 | Q1'11Mar 31, 2011 | Q1'12Mar 31, 2012 | Q1'13Mar 31, 2013 | Q1'14Mar 31, 2014 | Q1'15Mar 31, 2015 | Q1'16Mar 31, 2016 | Q1'17Mar 31, 2017 | Q1'18Mar 31, 2018 | Q1'19Mar 31, 2019 | Q2'19Jun 30, 2019 | Q3'19Sep 30, 2019 | Q4'19Dec 31, 2019 | Q1'20Mar 31, 2020 | Q2'20Jun 30, 2020 | Q3'20Sep 30, 2020 | Q4'20Dec 31, 2020 | Q1'21Mar 31, 2021 | Q2'21Jun 30, 2021 | Q3'21Sep 30, 2021 | Q4'21Dec 31, 2021 | Q1'22Mar 31, 2022 | Q2'22Jun 30, 2022 | Q3'22Sep 30, 2022 | Q4'22Dec 31, 2022 | Q1'23Mar 31, 2023 | Q2'23Jun 30, 2023 | Q3'23Sep 30, 2023 | Q4'23Dec 31, 2023 | Q1'24Mar 31, 2024 | Q2'24Jun 30, 2024 | Q3'24Sep 30, 2024 | Q4'24Dec 31, 2024 | Q1'25Mar 31, 2025 | Q2'25Jun 30, 2025 | Q3'25Sep 30, 2025 | Q4'25Dec 31, 2025 | Q1'26Mar 31, 2026 |
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Free Cash Flow (FCF) YoY | -15.88B -- | -18.74B -17.97% | -14.33B +23.52% | -20.99B -46.47% | -30.12B -43.5% | -19.09B +36.62% | -32.52B -70.35% | 21.10B +164.88% | -1.32B -106.27% | 8.00B +705.14% | 4.50B -43.81% | 4.78B +6.36% | -13.05B -373.06% | 4.18B +132% | 90.00M -97.85% | 12.65B +13953.33% | 16.51B +30.55% | 10.05B -- | 12.88B -- | -502.00M -- | 23.48B +42.21% | -17.24B -271.49% | -6.99B -154.25% | -25.93B -5065.14% | 26.35B +12.23% | 4.10B +123.79% | 1.51B +121.59% | -301.00M +98.84% | -413.00M -101.57% | 14.11B +244.16% | -8.41B -657.32% | -14.77B -4805.65% | -10.58B -2462.71% | -10.52B -174.51% | 2.83B +133.7% | -18.68B -26.51% | 3.54B +133.48% | 1.67B +115.92% | -18.24B -743.58% | 10.92B +158.46% | -24.69B -796.64% | 11.07B +561.05% | -4.04B +77.82% | -3.12B -128.56% | -7.85B +68.2% |
MS Annual Data
| Metric | FY'16Dec 31, 2016 | FY'17Dec 31, 2017 | FY'18Dec 31, 2018 | FY'19Dec 31, 2019 | FY'20Dec 31, 2020 | FY'21Dec 31, 2021 | FY'22Dec 31, 2022 | FY'23Dec 31, 2023 | FY'24Dec 31, 2024 | FY'25Dec 31, 2025 |
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Free Cash Flow (FCF) YoY | 4.11B -- | -6.13B -249.35% | 5.44B +188.69% | 38.95B +615.94% | -26.68B -168.49% | 31.66B +218.7% | -9.47B -129.92% | -36.95B -289.95% | -2.10B +94.32% | -20.79B -889.86% |
MS (MS) : Definition & Explanation
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates after funding the capital spending needed to run and develop the business. It is often one of the most practical ways to judge financial flexibility.
It matters because free cash flow can support debt reduction, dividends, buybacks, acquisitions, or reinvestment. It often says more about real economic breathing room than earnings alone.
It is usually calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures, with both pieces coming from the cash flow statement or related disclosures.
Investors usually read free cash flow together with net income, operating cash flow, CapEx, and share count. A strong number is more reassuring when it is supported by healthy operations rather than temporary working capital help.
MS (MS) Free Cash Flow (FCF) vs Competitors | Capital Markets Comparison
Compare MS's (MS) Free Cash Flow (FCF) with competitors. View latest market cap and Free Cash Flow (FCF) performance.
| Ticker | Company | Market Cap | Free Cash Flow (FCF) |
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| MS | Morgan Stanley | 318.17B | -18.58B |
| GS | Goldman Sachs | 274.28B | -47.22B |
| SCHW | The Charles Schwab | 182.01B | 8.76B |
| BLK | BlackRock | 165.68B | 3.52B |
| UBS | UBS Group | 155.20B | 19.49B |
| IBKR | Interactive Brokers Group | 154.87B | 15.83B |
| SPGI | S&P Global | 119.49B | 5.57B |
| HOOD | Robinhood Markets | 107.73B | 178.00M |
| BNY | New York Mellon | 104.35B | 1.59B |
| CME | CME Group | 99.25B | 4.21B |
| BX | Blackstone | 93.80B | 4.55B |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange | 87.28B | 4.64B |
| BN | Brookfield | 83.74B | -15.73B |
| MCO | Moody'S | 81.15B | 2.97B |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset | 73.57B | 2.34B |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq | 52.29B | 1.95B |
| COIN | Coinbase Global | 51.25B | 1.71B |
| STT | State Street | 50.23B | 2.02B |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial | 48.08B | 8.06B |
| ARES | Ares Management | 40.89B | 836.15M |
| MSCI | Msci | 40.19B | 1.49B |
| NTRS | Northern Trust | 32.55B | -217.90M |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial | 31.69B | 1.44B |
| NMR | Nomura Holdings | 29.43B | -7.52B |
| LPLA | LPL Financial | 25.83B | -981.78M |
| TW | Tradeweb Markets | 24.33B | 1.08B |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | 22.22B | 1.67B |
| PS | Pershing Square | 19.93B | 25.42M |
| TPG | TPG | 17.87B | 917.48M |
| BEN | Franklin Templeton | 16.77B | 231.60M |
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