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MORGAN STANLEY

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 19, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Feb 19, 2026

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22. Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information

  1. Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information

The Firm structures its segments primarily based upon the nature of the financial products and services provided to customers and its management organization, which is consistent with the approach used by the Firm’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to assess the Firm’s financial performance. The Firm provides a wide range of financial products and services to its customers in each of its business segments: Institutional Securities, Wealth

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Management and Investment Management. For a further discussion of the business segments, see Note 1.

Revenues and expenses directly associated with each respective business segment are included in determining its operating results. Other revenues and expenses that are not directly attributable to a particular business segment are generally allocated based on each business segment’s respective net revenues, non-interest expenses or other relevant measures.

As a result of revenues and expenses from transactions with other operating segments being treated as transactions with external parties for purposes of segment disclosures, the Firm includes an Intersegment Eliminations category to reconcile the business segment results to the consolidated results.

The Firm’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer, who evaluates segment performance and allocates resources based on numerous business, strategic and financial considerations. The CODM’s financial considerations include analysis of multiple segment profit measures, such as Income before provision for income taxes and Pre-tax margin. Furthermore, the CODM evaluates certain additional segment performance metrics including Return on average common equity. The segment profit measures are calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are consistent with the amounts presented in the Firm’s consolidated income statement.

The CODM’s review of the profit measures includes evaluation of segment profitability and assessment of actual results compared to budget. These measures are regularly provided to the CODM and are a component of a multifaceted decision-making process regarding segment performance as well as resource and capital allocation.

Selected Financial Information by Business Segment

2025
$ in millionsISWMIMI/ETotal
Investment banking$7,619$760$—$(180)$8,199
Trading17,721855(98)7818,556
Investments562130659—1,351
Commissions and fees13,3022,973—(339)5,936
Asset management1, 275318,6276,068(303)25,145
Other91849812(16)1,412
Total non-interest revenues30,87523,8436,641(760)60,599
Interest income43,68416,31157(989)59,063
Interest expense41,4798,400173(1,035)49,017
Net interest2,2057,911(116)4610,046
Net revenues$33,080$31,754$6,525$(714)$70,645
Provision for credit losses$302$47$—$—$349
Compensation and benefits39,78516,9502,481—29,216
Non-compensation expenses311,7565,4642,566(660)19,126
Total non-interest expenses$21,541$22,414$5,047$(660)$48,342
Income before provision for income taxes$11,237$9,293$1,478$(54)$21,954
Provision for income taxes2,4302,163349(13)4,929
Net income8,8077,1301,129(41)17,025
Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests157—7—164
Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley$8,650$7,130$1,122$(41)$16,861
Pre-tax margin434%29%23%N/M31%
2024
$ in millionsISWMIMI/ETotal
Investment banking$6,170$653$—$(118)$6,705
Trading15,96773395416,763
Investments40685333—824
Commissions and fees12,9052,478—(289)5,094
Asset management1, 264616,5015,627(275)22,499
Other60765714(13)1,265
Total non-interest revenues26,70121,1075,983(641)53,150
Interest income39,33216,247112(1,556)54,135
Interest expense37,9538,934234(1,597)45,524
Net interest1,3797,313(122)418,611
Net revenues$28,080$28,420$5,861$(600)$61,761
Provision for credit losses$202$62$—$—$264
Compensation and benefits38,66915,2072,302—26,178
Non-compensation expenses310,4605,4112,422(570)17,723
Total non-interest expenses$19,129$20,618$4,724$(570)$43,901
Income before provision for income taxes$8,749$7,740$1,137$(30)$17,596
Provision for income taxes1,9471,852275(7)4,067
Net income6,8025,888862(23)13,529
Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests136—3—139
Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley$6,666$5,888$859$(23)$13,390
Pre-tax margin431%27%19%N/M28%

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

2023
$ in millionsISWMIMI/ETotal
Investment banking$4,578$454$—$(84)$4,948
Trading14,468823(59)3115,263
Investments17762334—573
Commissions and fees12,5402,279—(282)4,537
Asset management1,259614,0195,231(229)19,617
Other480513(7)(11)975
Total non-interest revenues22,83918,1505,499(575)45,913
Interest income32,38315,015135(1,684)45,849
Interest expense32,1626,897264(1,704)37,619
Net interest2218,118(129)208,230
Net revenues$23,060$26,268$5,370$(555)$54,143
Provision for credit losses$401$131$—$—$532
Compensation and benefits38,36913,9722,217—24,558
Non-compensation expenses39,8145,6352,311(520)17,240
Total non-interest expenses$18,183$19,607$4,528$(520)$41,798
Income before provision for income taxes$4,476$6,530$842$(35)$11,813
Provision for income taxes8841,508199(8)2,583
Net income3,5925,022643(27)9,230
Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests139—4—143
Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley$3,453$5,022$639$(27)$9,087
Pre-tax margin419%25%16%N/M22%
  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 CODM.

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

Detail of Investment Banking Revenues

$ in millions202520242023
Institutional Securities—Advisory$2,888$2,378$2,244
Institutional Securities—Underwriting4,7313,7922,334
Firm Investment banking revenues from contracts with customers84%90%91%

Trading Revenues by Product Type

$ in millions202520242023
Interest rate$4,358$5,901$4,646
Foreign exchange1,6981,1701,054
Equity111,9379,0058,929
Commodity and other1,9672,0031,624
Credit(1,404)(1,316)(990)
Total$18,556$16,763$15,263
  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 millionsAtDecember 31,2025AtDecember 31,2024
Net cumulative unrealized performance-based fees at risk of reversing$926$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 14 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

$ in millions202520242023
Fee waivers$117$99$93

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

$ in millions202520242023
Transaction taxes$1,289$926$866

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 levied on trades of listed derivative instruments in certain countries.

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Net Revenues by Region

$ in millions202520242023
Americas$52,897$46,929$41,651
EMEA8,3287,1976,058
Asia9,4207,6356,434
Total$70,645$61,761$54,143

Income before Provision for Income Taxes

$ in millions202520242023
U.S.$15,846$12,526$8,334
Non-U.S.16,1085,0703,479
Total$21,954$17,596$11,813
  1. Non-U.S. income is defined as income generated from operations located outside the U.S.

The Firm operates in both U.S. and non-U.S. markets. The Firm’s non-U.S. business activities are principally conducted and managed through EMEA and Asia locations. The net revenues disclosed in the previous table reflect the regional view of the Firm’s consolidated net revenues on a managed basis, based on the following methodology:

Institutional Securities: Client location for advisory and equity underwriting, syndicate desk location for debt underwriting, trading desk location for sales and trading.

Wealth Management: Americas, where representatives operate.

Investment Management: Client location, except certain closed-end funds, which are based on asset location.

Revenues Recognized from Prior Services

$ in millions202520242023
Non-interest revenues$2,303$1,870$1,778

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 millionsAtDecember 31,2025AtDecember 31,2024
Customer and other receivables$3,002$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 millionsAtDecember 31,2025AtDecember 31,2024
Institutional Securities$969,553$796,608
Wealth Management433,017400,848
Investment Management17,70017,615
Total1$1,420,270$1,215,071
  1. Parent assets have been fully allocated to the business segments.

Total Assets by Region

$ in millionsAtDecember 31,2025AtDecember 31,2024
Americas994,553$893,170
EMEA228,870179,187
Asia196,847142,714
Total$1,420,270$1,215,071
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