Morgan Stanley (MS) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 135 recorded MS dividend payments, running from May 25, 1993 to July 31, 2026 — 34 calendar years. Together those payments total $51.26 per share. MS has most often paid quarterly.
MS has increased its payment rate for 12 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the MS payment rate compounded at +22.4% a year, and +20.4% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
MS's payment rate fell in 2009, 2010. The steepest drop was -78.3%.
MS dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.85 | 4 | $0.963 | +8.5% |
| 2024 | $3.55 | 4 | $0.887 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | $3.25 | 4 | $0.813 | +10.2% |
| 2022 | $2.95 | 4 | $0.738 | +40.5% |
| 2021 | $2.10 | 4 | $0.525 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | $1.40 | 4 | $0.350 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | $1.30 | 4 | $0.325 | +18.2% |
| 2018 | $1.10 | 4 | $0.275 | +22.2% |
| 2017 | $0.900 | 4 | $0.225 | +28.6% |
| 2016 | $0.700 | 4 | $0.175 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | $0.550 | 4 | $0.150 | +50.0% |
| 2014 | $0.350 | 4 | $0.100 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | $0.200 | 4 | $0.0500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | $0.200 | 4 | $0.0500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | $0.200 | 4 | $0.0500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | $0.200 | 4 | $0.0500 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | $0.437 | 4 | $0.0585 | -78.3% |
| 2008 | $1.08 | 4 | $0.270 | — |
| 2007 | $15.33 | 5 (timing) | $0.270 | — |
| 2006 | $1.08 | 4 | $0.270 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | $1.08 | 4 | $0.270 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | $1.00 | 4 | $0.250 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | $0.920 | 4 | $0.230 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | $0.920 | 4 | $0.230 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $0.920 | 4 | $0.230 | +15.0% |
| 2000 | $0.800 | 4 | $0.200 | +66.7% |
| 1999 | $0.480 | 4 | $0.120 | +20.0% |
| 1998 | $0.400 | 4 | $0.100 | +42.9% |
| 1997 | $0.280 | 4 | $0.0700 | +27.3% |
| 1996 | $0.220 | 4 | $0.0550 | +37.5% |
| 1995 | $0.160 | 4 | $0.0400 | +28.0% |
| 1994 | $0.125 | 4 | $0.0313 | — |
| 1993 | $0.0750 | 3 (timing) | $0.0250 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than MS's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent MS dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | $1.15 |
| April 30, 2026 | $1.00 |
| January 30, 2026 | $1.00 |
| October 31, 2025 | $1.00 |
| July 31, 2025 | $1.00 |
| April 30, 2025 | $0.925 |
| January 31, 2025 | $0.925 |
| October 31, 2024 | $0.925 |
| July 31, 2024 | $0.925 |
| April 29, 2024 | $0.850 |
| January 30, 2024 | $0.850 |
| October 30, 2023 | $0.850 |
| July 28, 2023 | $0.850 |
| April 28, 2023 | $0.775 |
| January 30, 2023 | $0.775 |
| October 28, 2022 | $0.775 |
| July 28, 2022 | $0.775 |
| April 28, 2022 | $0.700 |
| January 28, 2022 | $0.700 |
| October 28, 2021 | $0.700 |
| July 29, 2021 | $0.700 |
| April 29, 2021 | $0.350 |
| January 28, 2021 | $0.350 |
| October 29, 2020 | $0.350 |
| July 30, 2020 | $0.350 |
| April 29, 2020 | $0.350 |
| January 30, 2020 | $0.350 |
| October 30, 2019 | $0.350 |
| July 30, 2019 | $0.350 |
| April 29, 2019 | $0.300 |
| January 30, 2019 | $0.300 |
| October 30, 2018 | $0.300 |
| July 30, 2018 | $0.300 |
| April 27, 2018 | $0.250 |
| January 30, 2018 | $0.250 |
| October 30, 2017 | $0.250 |
| July 27, 2017 | $0.250 |
| April 27, 2017 | $0.200 |
| January 27, 2017 | $0.200 |
| October 27, 2016 | $0.200 |
| July 27, 2016 | $0.200 |
| April 27, 2016 | $0.150 |
| January 27, 2016 | $0.150 |
| October 28, 2015 | $0.150 |
| July 29, 2015 | $0.150 |
| April 28, 2015 | $0.150 |
| January 28, 2015 | $0.100 |
| October 29, 2014 | $0.100 |
| July 29, 2014 | $0.100 |
| April 28, 2014 | $0.100 |
| January 29, 2014 | $0.0500 |
| October 29, 2013 | $0.0500 |
| July 29, 2013 | $0.0500 |
| April 26, 2013 | $0.0500 |
| February 1, 2013 | $0.0500 |
| October 31, 2012 | $0.0500 |
| July 27, 2012 | $0.0500 |
| April 26, 2012 | $0.0500 |
| January 27, 2012 | $0.0500 |
| October 27, 2011 | $0.0500 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 135 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
MS dividend history questions
How many dividends has MS paid?
DivTrkr has 135 recorded MS dividend payments between May 25, 1993 and July 31, 2026, totalling $51.26 per share across 34 calendar years.
Has MS ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The MS per-payment rate fell in 2009, 2010, the steepest being -78.3%.
How fast is the MS dividend growing?
The MS payment rate compounded at +22.4% a year over the last five complete years and +20.4% a year over the last ten.
How often does MS pay a dividend?
MS has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current MS dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track MS free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.