CLAIM #44140 · Morgan Stanley (MS) · 2026Q1 earnings call · Apr 15, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026
“We continue to expect our 2026 tax rate to be between 22% and 23%, which similar to prior years, will exhibit some quarterly volatility.”
Sharon Yeshaya · CFO
How to check this claim
Look at: Full-year effective tax rate, fiscal year 2026
It came true if: Full-year 2026 effective tax rate between 22% and 23%
Where: Company income statement / effective tax rate disclosure (10-K or Q4 2026 earnings release)
In context
“ed interest in our private funds. Long-term net flows were $3.3 billion, driven by ongoing demand for our Parametric solutions and fixed income strategies, which help offset equity flows. Total AUM now stands at $1.9 trillion. Turning to the balance sheet. Total [indiscernible] assets were $1.6 trillion, we strategically deployed leverage-based capital this quarter to help facilitate client activity in our markets franchise. Standardized RWAs increased quarter-over-quarter as we actively supported clients. We ended the period with a standardized CET1 ratio of 15.1%. During the period, we opportunistically bought back $1.75 billion of common stock. Our first quarter tax rate was 19.6%. The lower rate was driven by share-based award conversions which largely take place in the first quarter. We continue to expect our 2026 tax rate to be between 22% and 23%, which similar to prior years, will exhibit some quarterly volatility. Our integrated firm has proven critical through this period. Clients are engaged relying on our advice in an increasingly complex environment. We are well positioned to continue to support clients as they navigate fast-moving markets, and we have the capital and the resources to do so. With that, we will now open the line up to questions. Operator: [Operator Instructions] We'll take our first question from Ebrahim Poonawala with Bank of America. Ebrahim Poonawala: Maybe, I guess we can start with all things, private credit. So heard your prepared remarks, there were 2 things, given kind of where Morgan Stanley interacts with private credit, you had the fund that you talked about, where we had some redemptions during the quarter. But just talk to us, Ted, your perspective on what's going o”
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SEC filings for MS ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2026Q1 earnings call.