Morgan Stanley · MS · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$187.62 +0.28% on the day, +$0.52
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Yearly payout / yield
$4.60·2.45%
$1.15 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$1.15/qtr
pays ~Feb 2, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Jan 30, 2027est.
own by Jan 29, 2027 ⓘ
Years without a cut
16 yrs
12 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2000raised2008cut2020raised2022raised
cut in 2009
Yield vs history ⓘ
49
Near its usual yield
MS share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
MS Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +15.0%3Y +10.6%5Y +10.4%10Y +19.1%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 136 payments since 1993.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +9.68% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year, to no less than 5%. Today's $4.60 a year would be $6.57 by 2031 - 3.50% on today's $187.62 price.

How Many MS Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $4.60 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 1,305 MS shares, about $244,844 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $187.62. $1,000 a month takes about 2,609 shares, about $489,501. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Morgan Stanley (MS) pays $1.15 a share quarterly, $4.60 a year, a 2.45% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $187.62. It has paid since 1993 and raised its annual dividend 12 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $1.15 quarterly and the last close of $187.62, this is what MS pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$1.15$0.38$4.60
100 shares$115.00$38.33$460.00
$10,000 invested (53.3 shares)$61.29$20.43$245.18
1,305 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.75$500.25$6,003.00
2,609 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.35$1,000.12$12,001.40

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 MS shares reinvest into 0.61 new shares each payment, about 2.5 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 164 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with MS’s own history in the MS DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

MS Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

49/100Near its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • MS yields 2.45% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $187.62.
  • Its own 10-year median is 2.81%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.91% low4.80% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is MS’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After November 2026

MS has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 30, 2027, with the cash around Feb 2, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $1.15 a share, went ex on Oct 30, 2026 and paid Nov 2, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 92 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Jan 14, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does MS Pay?

MS pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$4.30 a share, in 4 payments.
+11.7% against the 12 months before ($3.85 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. Ex-dates fall in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 12 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Jul 31, 2026 - $1.00 to $1.15 (+$0.15, +15.00%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.075 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 31.7% - $4.00 paid / $12.60 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 52.5% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
Deposits, loans and policy float run through operating cash flow here, so it does not measure dividend coverage.

MS vs Similar Dividend Stocks (HSBC, GS...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to MS in market value, MS’s 2.45% run-rate yield is close to the group’s middle yield of 2.28%, and its raise streak of 12 years is the 2nd longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
MS $187.62Morgan Stanley $1.15/qtr$4.60/yr fwd 2.45% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20092000 raised2008 cut2020 raised2022 raised 16 yrsraised 12 yrs in a row
HSBC $89.85HSBC Holdings $0.50/qtr$2.00/yr fwd 2.23% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20092000 varied2008 cut2022 raisedno 2020 record 16 yrsno raise streak
GS $910.28Goldman Sachs Group $5.00/qtr$20.00/yr fwd 2.20% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 raised2008 held2020 raised2022 raised 25+ yrsraised 14 yrs in a row
ACGBY $22.30Agricultural Bank of China Limited $0.483/half-yr$0.97/yr fwd 4.33% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 14+ yrsno raise streak
WFC $85.77Wells Fargo $0.50/qtr$2.00/yr fwd 2.33% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20202000 raised2008 cut2020 cut2022 raised 5 yrsraised 4 yrs in a row
BACHY $19.80Bank of China Limited $0.432/yr 2.18% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 14+ yrsno raise streak
MUFG $21.65Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group $0.356/half-yr$0.71/yr fwd 3.29% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 4+ yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
CICHY $26.82China Construction Bank $0.60/yr 2.24% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 14+ yrsno raise streak
AXP $323.46American Express $0.95/qtr$3.80/yr fwd 1.17% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 held2022 raised 48+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
IDCBY $20.30Industrial & Commercial Bank of China $0.45/half-yr$0.90/yr fwd 4.43% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 14+ yrsno raise streak
BAC $50.70Bank of America $0.32/qtr$1.28/yr fwd 2.52% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20082000 raised2008 cut2020 raised2022 raised 16 yrsraised 12 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: MS vs HSBC, MS vs GS, MS vs ACGBY.

MS Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1993

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 30, 2026Nov 2, 2026$1.15QuarterlyRegular
Jul 31, 2026Aug 3, 2026$1.15QuarterlyRegular
Apr 30, 2026May 4, 2026$1.00QuarterlyRegular
Jan 30, 2026Feb 2, 2026$1.00QuarterlyRegular
Oct 31, 2025Nov 3, 2025$1.00QuarterlyRegular
Jul 31, 2025Aug 4, 2025$1.00QuarterlyRegular
Apr 30, 2025May 2, 2025$0.925QuarterlyRegular
Jan 31, 2025Feb 3, 2025$0.925QuarterlyRegular
Oct 31, 2024Nov 4, 2024$0.925QuarterlyRegular
Jul 31, 2024Aug 2, 2024$0.925QuarterlyRegular
The other 126 MS payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 136 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for MS

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MS Dividend Questions

How often does MS pay dividends?

MS pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does MS pay dividends monthly?

No. MS pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next MS dividend?

MS has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 30, 2027, with the cash around Feb 2, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $1.15 a share, went ex on Oct 30, 2026 and paid Nov 2, 2026. The current rate is $1.15 per share, $4.60 a year.

Does MS pay a dividend in February 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Jan 30, 2027, with the cash around Feb 2, 2027, so a payment in February 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does MS pay per share?

MS pays $1.15 a share quarterly, $4.60 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $187.62 that is a 2.45% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 10-year median is 2.81%.

Has MS raised its dividend?

Yes. MS has raised its annual dividend 12 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Jul 31, 2026, took the rate from $1.00 to $1.15 (+15.00%). Over five years the dividend grew 10.4% a year.

Is MS’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. MS paid out 32% of its earnings as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 12 years in a row and gone 16 years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2000, 2020 and 2022 crashes; it cut it in the 2008 (in 2009) crash. This is data, not investment advice. The full 8-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my MS dividends?

Add MS to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run MS in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 8 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.