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MORGAN STANLEY

For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Nov 3, 2025.

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Sep 30, 2025 · Filed Nov 3, 2025

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19. Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information

  1. Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information

Selected Financial Information by Business Segment

Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
$ in millionsISWMIMI/ETotal
Investment banking$2,108$204$—$(46)$2,266
Trading4,681338(15)165,020
Investments17641157—374
Commissions and fees1796766—(89)1,473
Asset management1,21924,7891,534(74)6,441
Other531053(2)159
Total non-interest revenues8,0066,2431,679(195)15,733
Interest income11,5064,15112(213)15,456
Interest expense10,9892,16040(224)12,965
Net interest5171,991(28)112,491
Net revenues$8,523$8,234$1,651$(184)$18,224
Provision for credit losses$1$(1)$—$—$—
Compensation and benefits2,4224,388632—7,442
Non-compensation expenses32,9181,348655(167)4,754
Total non-interest expenses$5,340$5,736$1,287$(167)$12,196
Income before provision for income taxes3,1822,499364(17)6,028
Provision for income taxes67261095(4)1,373
Net income2,5101,889269(13)4,655
Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests42—3—45
Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley$2,468$1,889$266$(13)$4,610
Pre-tax margin437%30%22%N/M33%
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
$ in millionsISWMIMI/ETotal
Investment banking$1,463$167$—$(40)$1,590
Trading3,708300(24)184,002
Investments17913123—315
Commissions and fees1760609—(75)1,294
Asset management1,21674,2661,384(70)5,747
Other991413(4)239
Total non-interest revenues6,3765,4961,486(171)13,187
Interest income10,4234,14833(419)14,185
Interest expense9,9842,37464(433)11,989
Net interest4391,774(31)142,196
Net revenues$6,815$7,270$1,455$(157)$15,383
Provision for credit losses$68$11$—$—$79
Compensation and benefits2,2713,868594—6,733
Non-compensation expenses32,5651,331601(147)4,350
Total non-interest expenses$4,836$5,199$1,195$(147)$11,083
Income before provision for income taxes1,9112,060260(10)4,221
Provision for income taxes43849267(2)995
Net income1,4731,568193(8)3,226
Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests37—1—38
Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley$1,436$1,568$192$(8)$3,188
Pre-tax margin428%28%18%N/M27%
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
$ in millionsISWMIMI/ETotal
Investment banking$5,207$537$—$(123)$5,621
Trading14,144759(78)5114,876
Investments48199551—1,131
Commissions and fees12,4792,149—(249)4,379
Asset management1,256613,5964,419(224)18,357
Other8213828(11)1,200
Total non-interest revenues23,69817,5224,900(556)45,564
Interest income32,71912,11045(765)44,109
Interest expense31,2686,307140(797)36,918
Net interest1,4515,803(95)327,191
Net revenues$25,149$23,325$4,805$(524)$52,755
Provision for credit losses$260$71$—$—$331
Compensation and benefits37,70612,5341,913—22,153
Non-compensation expenses38,6094,0701,882(484)14,077
Total non-interest expenses$16,315$16,604$3,795$(484)$36,230
Income before provision for income taxes8,5746,6501,010(40)16,194
Provision for income taxes1,8401,529233(9)3,593
Net income6,7345,121777(31)12,601
Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests133—4—137
Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley$6,601$5,121$773$(31)$12,464
Pre-tax margin434%29%21%N/M31%
September 2025 Form 10-Q74

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
$ in millionsISWMIMI/ETotal
Investment banking$4,529$483$—$(98)$4,914
Trading12,338638(34)4312,985
Investments28256271—609
Commissions and fees12,1351,770—(201)3,704
Asset management1,248412,0844,072(200)16,440
Other34348310(9)827
Total non-interest revenues20,11115,5144,319(465)39,479
Interest income29,64212,14786(1,231)40,644
Interest expense28,9406,719187(1,261)34,585
Net interest7025,428(101)306,059
Net revenues$20,813$20,942$4,218$(435)$45,538
Provision for credit losses$124$25$—$—$149
Compensation and benefits36,90511,2571,727—19,889
Non-compensation expenses37,4763,9731,768(407)12,810
Total non-interest expenses$14,381$15,230$3,495$(407)$32,699
Income before provision for income taxes6,3085,687723(28)12,690
Provision for income taxes1,4061,313172(6)2,885
Net income4,9024,374551(22)9,805
Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests127—2—129
Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley$4,775$4,374$549$(22)$9,676
Pre-tax margin430%27%17%N/M28%
  1. Substantially all revenues are from contracts with customers.

  2. Includes certain fees that may relate to services performed in prior periods.

  3. The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the Firm’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”).

  4. Pre-tax margin represents income before provision for income taxes as a percentage of net revenues.

For a discussion about the Firm’s business segments, see Note 22 to the financial statements in the 2024 Form 10-K.

Detail of Investment Banking Revenues

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
$ in millions2025202420252024
Institutional Securities Advisory$684$546$1,755$1,599
Institutional Securities Underwriting1,4249173,4522,930
Firm Investment banking revenues from contracts with customers83%91%84%90%

Trading Revenues by Product Type

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
$ in millions2025202420252024
Interest rate$1,039$1,450$3,448$4,771
Foreign exchange3033521,487893
Equity13,2252,1009,2396,726
Commodity and other8034511,6731,528
Credit(350)(351)(971)(933)
Total$5,020$4,002$14,876$12,985
  1. Dividend income is included within equity contracts.

The previous table summarizes realized and unrealized gains and losses primarily related to the Firm’s Trading assets and

liabilities, from derivative and non-derivative financial instruments, included in Trading revenues in the income statement. The Firm generally utilizes financial instruments across a variety of product types in connection with its market-making and related risk management strategies. The trading revenues presented in the table are not representative of the manner in which the Firm manages its business activities and are prepared in a manner similar to the presentation of trading revenues for regulatory reporting purposes.

Investment Management Investments Revenues—Net Cumulative Unrealized Carried Interest

$ in millionsAtSeptember 30,2025AtDecember 31,2024
Net cumulative unrealized performance-based fees at risk of reversing$924$796

The Firm’s portion of net cumulative performance-based fees in the form of unrealized carried interest, for which the Firm is not obligated to pay compensation, is at risk of reversing when the returns in certain funds fall below specified performance targets. See Note 13 for information regarding general partner guarantees, which include potential obligations to return performance fee distributions previously received.

Investment Management Asset Management Revenues—Reduction of Fees Due to Fee Waivers

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
$ in millions2025202420252024
Fee waivers$29$25$85$70

The Firm waives a portion of its fees in the Investment Management business segment from certain registered money market funds that comply with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Certain Other Fee Waivers

Separately, the Firm’s employees, including its senior officers, may participate on the same terms and conditions as other investors in certain funds that the Firm sponsors primarily for client investment, and the Firm may waive or lower applicable fees and charges for its employees.

Other Expenses—Transaction Taxes

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
$ in millions2025202420252024
Transaction taxes$376$217$945$658

Transaction taxes are composed of securities transaction taxes and stamp duties, which are levied on the sale or purchase of securities listed on recognized stock exchanges in certain markets. These taxes are imposed mainly on trades of equity securities in Asia and EMEA. Similar transaction taxes are

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levied on trades of listed derivative instruments in certain countries.

Net Revenues by Region

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
$ in millions2025202420252024
Americas$13,663$11,557$39,113$34,392
EMEA1,9391,8286,3725,525
Asia2,6221,9987,2705,621
Total$18,224$15,383$52,755$45,538

For a discussion about the Firm’s geographic net revenues, see Note 22 to the financial statements in the 2024 Form 10-K.

Revenues Recognized from Prior Services

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
$ in millions2025202420252024
Non-interest revenues$697$566$1,614$1,416

The previous table includes revenues from contracts with customers recognized where some or all services were performed in prior periods. These revenues primarily include investment banking advisory fees.

Receivables from Contracts with Customers

$ in millionsAtSeptember 30,2025AtDecember 31,2024
Customer and other receivables$2,776$2,628

Receivables from contracts with customers, which are included within Customer and other receivables in the balance sheet, arise when the Firm has both recorded revenues and the right per the contract to bill the customer.

Assets by Business Segment

$ in millionsAtSeptember 30,2025AtDecember 31,2024
Institutional Securities$928,131$796,608
Wealth Management418,992400,848
Investment Management17,68317,615
Total1$1,364,806$1,215,071
  1. Parent assets have been fully allocated to the business segments.
September 2025 Form 10-Q76
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