Morgan Stanley
Dividend Yield & History

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Its most recent quarterly dividend was paid to shareholders on 15 Feb 2022. In trailing 12 Months, 53.87% of the company’s earnings is paid out as dividends.

MS Most Recent Dividend 15 Feb 2022
MS Dividend Yield TTM 2.80%
MS Payout Ratio TTM 53.87% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings)
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS): Payout ratio
Payout ratio 53.87%

Morgan Stanley stock dividend per share (2016 – 2022)

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS): Dividend per share
2016 $0.7
2017 $0.9
2018 $1.1
2019 $1.3
2020 $0
2021 $2.1
2022 $0.7

Morgan Stanley stock dividend yield (2016 – 2022)

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS): Dividend Yield
2016 2.24%
2017 2.23%
2018 3.51%
2019 3.18%
2020 2.49%
2021 2.38%
2022 3.76%

Morgan Stanley stock dividend history by quarter (1993 – 2022)

Date Dividend Dividend adjustment Declaration date Record date Payment date
28 Jan 2022 $0.70000 $0.70000 20 Jan 2022 31 Jan 2022 15 Feb 2022
28 Oct 2021 $0.70000 $0.70000 29 Oct 2021 15 Nov 2021
29 Jul 2021 $0.70000 $0.70000 30 Jul 2021 13 Aug 2021
29 Apr 2021 $0.35000 $0.35000 16 Apr 2021 30 Apr 2021 14 May 2021
28 Jan 2021 $0.35000 $0.35000 20 Jan 2021 29 Jan 2021 12 Feb 2021
3 Dec 2020 $0.00000 $4.25000
29 Oct 2020 $0.35000 $0.35000 15 Oct 2020 30 Oct 2020 13 Nov 2020
30 Jul 2020 $0.35000 $0.35000 29 Jun 2020 31 Jul 2020 14 Aug 2020
29 Apr 2020 $0.35000 $0.35000 16 Apr 2020 30 Apr 2020 15 May 2020
30 Jan 2020 $0.35000 $0.35000 16 Jan 2020 31 Jan 2020 14 Feb 2020
30 Oct 2019 $0.35000 $0.35000 17 Oct 2019 31 Oct 2019 15 Nov 2019
30 Jul 2019 $0.35000 $0.35000 18 Jul 2019 31 Jul 2019 15 Aug 2019
29 Apr 2019 $0.30000 $0.30000 17 Apr 2019 30 Apr 2019 15 May 2019
30 Jan 2019 $0.30000 $0.30000 17 Jan 2019 31 Jan 2019 15 Feb 2019
30 Oct 2018 $0.30000 $0.30000 16 Oct 2018 31 Oct 2018 15 Nov 2018
30 Jul 2018 $0.30000 $0.30000 18 Jul 2018 31 Jul 2018 15 Aug 2018
27 Apr 2018 $0.25000 $0.25000 18 Apr 2018 30 Apr 2018 15 May 2018
30 Jan 2018 $0.25000 $0.25000 18 Jan 2018 31 Jan 2018 15 Feb 2018
30 Oct 2017 $0.25000 $0.25000 17 Oct 2017 31 Oct 2017 15 Nov 2017
27 Jul 2017 $0.25000 $0.25000 28 Jun 2017 31 Jul 2017 15 Aug 2017
27 Apr 2017 $0.20000 $0.20000 19 Apr 2017 1 May 2017 15 May 2017
27 Jan 2017 $0.20000 $0.20000 17 Jan 2017 31 Jan 2017 15 Feb 2017
27 Oct 2016 $0.20000 $0.20000 19 Oct 2016 31 Oct 2016 15 Nov 2016
27 Jul 2016 $0.20000 $0.20000 29 Jun 2016 29 Jul 2016 15 Aug 2016
27 Apr 2016 $0.15000 $0.15000 18 Apr 2016 29 Apr 2016 13 May 2016
27 Jan 2016 $0.15000 $0.15000 19 Jan 2016 29 Jan 2016 15 Feb 2016
28 Oct 2015 $0.15000 $0.15000 19 Oct 2015 30 Oct 2015 13 Nov 2015
29 Jul 2015 $0.15000 $0.15000 20 Jul 2015 31 Jul 2015 14 Aug 2015
28 Apr 2015 $0.15000 $0.15000 20 Apr 2015 30 Apr 2015 15 May 2015
28 Jan 2015 $0.10000 $0.10000 20 Jan 2015 30 Jan 2015 13 Feb 2015
29 Oct 2014 $0.10000 $0.10000 17 Oct 2014 31 Oct 2014 14 Nov 2014
29 Jul 2014 $0.10000 $0.10000 17 Jul 2014 31 Jul 2014 15 Aug 2014
28 Apr 2014 $0.10000 $0.10000 17 Apr 2014 30 Apr 2014 15 May 2014
29 Jan 2014 $0.05000 $0.05000 17 Jan 2014 31 Jan 2014 14 Feb 2014
29 Oct 2013 $0.05000 $0.05000 18 Oct 2013 31 Oct 2013 15 Nov 2013
29 Jul 2013 $0.05000 $0.05000 18 Jul 2013 31 Jul 2013 15 Aug 2013
26 Apr 2013 $0.05000 $0.05000 18 Apr 2013 30 Apr 2013 15 May 2013
1 Feb 2013 $0.05000 $0.05000 18 Jan 2013 5 Feb 2013 15 Feb 2013
31 Oct 2012 $0.05000 $0.05000
29 Oct 2012 $0.05000 $0.05000 18 Oct 2012 31 Oct 2012 15 Nov 2012
27 Jul 2012 $0.05000 $0.05000 19 Jul 2012 31 Jul 2012 15 Aug 2012
26 Apr 2012 $0.05000 $0.05000 19 Apr 2012 30 Apr 2012 15 May 2012
27 Jan 2012 $0.05000 $0.05000 19 Jan 2012 31 Jan 2012 15 Feb 2012
27 Oct 2011 $0.05000 $0.05000 19 Oct 2011 31 Oct 2011 15 Nov 2011
27 Jul 2011 $0.05000 $0.05000 19 Jul 2011 29 Jul 2011 15 Aug 2011
27 Apr 2011 $0.05000 $0.05000 21 Apr 2011 29 Apr 2011 13 May 2011
27 Jan 2011 $0.05000 $0.05000 20 Jan 2011 31 Jan 2011 15 Feb 2011
27 Oct 2010 $0.05000 $0.05000 20 Oct 2010 29 Oct 2010 15 Nov 2010
28 Jul 2010 $0.05000 $0.05000 21 Jul 2010 30 Jul 2010 13 Aug 2010
28 Apr 2010 $0.05000 $0.05000 21 Apr 2010 30 Apr 2010 14 May 2010
27 Jan 2010 $0.05000 $0.05000 20 Jan 2010 29 Jan 2010 12 Feb 2010
28 Oct 2009 $0.05000 $0.05000 20 Oct 2009 30 Oct 2009 13 Nov 2009
29 Jul 2009 $0.05000 $0.05000 22 Jul 2009 31 Jul 2009 14 Aug 2009
28 Apr 2009 $0.066667 $0.06700 22 Apr 2009 30 Apr 2009 15 May 2009
28 Jan 2009 $0.27000 $0.27000 17 Dec 2008 30 Jan 2009 13 Feb 2009
15 Oct 2008 $0.27000 $0.27000 16 Sep 2008 17 Oct 2008 31 Oct 2008
9 Jul 2008 $0.27000 $0.27000 18 Jun 2008 11 Jul 2008 31 Jul 2008
9 Apr 2008 $0.27000 $0.27000 19 Mar 2008 11 Apr 2008 30 Apr 2008
9 Jan 2008 $0.27000 $0.27000 19 Dec 2007 11 Jan 2008 31 Jan 2008
10 Oct 2007 $0.27000 $0.27000 19 Sep 2007 12 Oct 2007 31 Oct 2007
11 Jul 2007 $0.27000 $0.27000 20 Jun 2007 13 Jul 2007 31 Jul 2007
2 Jul 2007 $14.25000 $14.25000
11 Apr 2007 $0.27000 $0.27000 21 Mar 2007 13 Apr 2007 30 Apr 2007
10 Jan 2007 $0.27000 $0.27000 19 Dec 2006 12 Jan 2007 31 Jan 2007
11 Oct 2006 $0.27000 $0.27000 20 Sep 2006 13 Oct 2006 31 Oct 2006
12 Jul 2006 $0.27000 $0.27000 21 Jun 2006 14 Jul 2006 31 Jul 2006
11 Apr 2006 $0.27000 $0.27000 22 Mar 2006 13 Apr 2006 28 Apr 2006
11 Jan 2006 $0.27000 $0.27000 20 Dec 2005 13 Jan 2006 31 Jan 2006
12 Oct 2005 $0.27000 $0.27000 21 Sep 2005 14 Oct 2005 31 Oct 2005
13 Jul 2005 $0.27000 $0.27000 22 Jun 2005 15 Jul 2005 29 Jul 2005
13 Apr 2005 $0.27000 $0.27000 17 Mar 2005 15 Apr 2005 29 Apr 2005
12 Jan 2005 $0.27000 $0.27000 21 Dec 2004 14 Jan 2005 31 Jan 2005
6 Oct 2004 $0.25000 $0.25000 23 Sep 2004 8 Oct 2004 29 Oct 2004
7 Jul 2004 $0.25000 $0.25000 14 Jun 2004 9 Jul 2004 30 Jul 2004
6 Apr 2004 $0.25000 $0.25000 19 Mar 2004 9 Apr 2004 30 Apr 2004
7 Jan 2004 $0.25000 $0.25000 18 Dec 2003 9 Jan 2004 30 Jan 2004
8 Oct 2003 $0.23000 $0.23000 23 Sep 2003 10 Oct 2003 31 Oct 2003
9 Jul 2003 $0.23000 $0.23000 18 Jun 2003 11 Jul 2003 31 Jul 2003
9 Apr 2003 $0.23000 $0.23000 20 Mar 2003 11 Apr 2003 30 Apr 2003
8 Jan 2003 $0.23000 $0.23000 20 Dec 2002 10 Jan 2003 31 Jan 2003
2 Oct 2002 $0.23000 $0.23000 23 Sep 2002 4 Oct 2002 25 Oct 2002
2 Jul 2002 $0.23000 $0.23000 20 Jun 2002 5 Jul 2002 26 Jul 2002
3 Apr 2002 $0.23000 $0.23000 26 Mar 2002 5 Apr 2002 26 Apr 2002
9 Jan 2002 $0.23000 $0.23000 20 Dec 2001 11 Jan 2002 25 Jan 2002
3 Oct 2001 $0.23000 $0.23000 24 Sep 2001 5 Oct 2001 26 Oct 2001
3 Jul 2001 $0.23000 $0.23000 22 Jun 2001 6 Jul 2001 27 Jul 2001
4 Apr 2001 $0.23000 $0.23000 21 Mar 2001 6 Apr 2001 27 Apr 2001
10 Jan 2001 $0.23000 $0.23000 19 Dec 2000 12 Jan 2001 30 Jan 2001
4 Oct 2000 $0.20000 $0.20000 21 Sep 2000 6 Oct 2000 27 Oct 2000
5 Jul 2000 $0.20000 $0.20000 22 Jun 2000 7 Jul 2000 28 Jul 2000
12 Apr 2000 $0.20000 $0.20000 23 Mar 2000 14 Apr 2000 28 Apr 2000
11 Jan 2000 $0.40000 $0.40000 20 Dec 1999 12 Jan 2000 20 Jan 2000
10 Jan 2000 $0.20000 $0.20000
13 Oct 1999 $0.24000 $0.12000 22 Sep 1999 15 Oct 1999 29 Oct 1999
14 Jul 1999 $0.24000 $0.12000 24 Jun 1999 16 Jul 1999 30 Jul 1999
14 Apr 1999 $0.24000 $0.12000 29 Mar 1999 16 Apr 1999 30 Apr 1999
14 Jan 1999 $0.24000 $0.12000 7 Jan 1999 19 Jan 1999 29 Jan 1999
13 Oct 1998 $0.20000 $0.10000 25 Sep 1998 15 Oct 1998 30 Oct 1998
14 Jul 1998 $0.20000 $0.10000 26 Jun 1998 16 Jul 1998 30 Jul 1998
13 Apr 1998 $0.20000 $0.10000 26 Mar 1998 15 Apr 1998 30 Apr 1998
15 Jan 1998 $0.20000 $0.10000 7 Jan 1998 20 Jan 1998 30 Jan 1998
9 Oct 1997 $0.14000 $0.07000 3 Oct 1997 14 Oct 1997 31 Oct 1997
10 Jul 1997 $0.14000 $0.07000 27 Jun 1997 14 Jul 1997 30 Jul 1997
22 May 1997 $0.14000 $0.07000 18 Apr 1997 27 May 1997 1 Jul 1997
27 Feb 1997 $0.07000 $0.07000
15 Jan 1997 $0.20000 $0.10000 7 Jan 1997 20 Jan 1997 6 Feb 1997
28 Nov 1996 $0.22000 $0.22000
27 Nov 1996 $0.05500 $0.05500
9 Oct 1996 $0.17500 $0.04375 2 Oct 1996 14 Oct 1996 1 Nov 1996
29 Aug 1996 $0.05500 $0.05500
30 May 1996 $0.05500 $0.05500
29 May 1996 $0.22000 $0.22000
28 Feb 1996 $0.05500 $0.05500
29 Nov 1995 $0.04000 $0.04000
30 Aug 1995 $0.04000 $0.04000
24 Aug 1995 $0.16000 $0.16000
25 May 1995 $0.04000 $0.04000
7 Mar 1995 $0.32000 $0.08000 28 Feb 1995 13 Mar 1995 24 Mar 1995
23 Feb 1995 $0.04000 $0.04000
25 Nov 1994 $0.03125 $0.03125
21 Nov 1994 $0.30000 $0.07500 16 Nov 1994 28 Nov 1994 15 Dec 1994
29 Aug 1994 $0.30000 $0.07500 23 Aug 1994 5 Sep 1994 23 Sep 1994
26 Aug 1994 $0.03125 $0.03125
25 May 1994 $0.03125 $0.03125
23 May 1994 $0.30000 $0.12520 18 May 1994 30 May 1994 16 Jun 1994
28 Feb 1994 $0.30000 $0.07500 22 Feb 1994 4 Mar 1994 24 Mar 1994
23 Feb 1994 $0.03125 $0.03125
24 Nov 1993 $0.02500 $0.02500
26 Aug 1993 $0.02500 $0.02500
25 May 1993 $0.02500 $0.02500

Morgan Stanley Dividend FAQs

Does Morgan Stanley pay dividends?

Yes, Morgan Stanley pays dividends to its shareholders. The current dividend yield for the trailing 12 months is at 2.80%.

When does Morgan Stanley pay dividends?

The last payment date was on 15 Feb 2022.

How much does Morgan Stanley pay in dividends?

The most recent quarterly dividend was $0.7. The total yearly dividend (TTM) amounted to $0, per share.

What is dividend?

Dividend is money paid to shareholders of a company as a reward for their investment in the company's equity. Most often, they are paid out in form of cash or additional stocks.

How do dividends work?

Dividends are paid per share, meaning for every share held a shareholder gets a declared percentage of the company’s net earnings. Dividend payouts are usually on an annual or quarterly basis.

What is a dividend payout ratio?

The percentage of a company's total earnings that is paid to its shareholders.

How to calculate the dividend payout ratio?

The dividend ratio can be calculated by dividing the annual amount paid out in dividends by net earnings of the company.

What is the dividend yield?

The dividend yield determines the rate of return to shareholders of a company via dividends.

How to calculate the dividend yield?

The dividend yield can be calculated by dividing the annual dividends per share by the price per share.

What is the declaration date of dividend?

The declaration date is the day when a company announces its nearest dividend payment date.

What is the ex-dividend date of dividend?

If you buy shares of a company before its ex-dividend date, you are sure to be paid the nearest scheduled dividend on the payment date. Conversely, all shareholders who sold their shares prior to this date will not receive the next scheduled dividend.

What is the record date of dividend?

If an investor is listed as a shareholder of a company on this day, they are eligible to receive the nearest scheduled dividend. The record date is one business day after the ex-dividend date.

What is the payment date of dividend?

The payment date is a day when the dividends are paid out to all shareholders eligible to receive the latest dividend.