Morgan Stanley Profit Rises on Equity Trading Strength

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• Morgan Stanley reported Q3 2026 (quarter ended September 30) net income of $4.91 billion, up about 6.5% from $4.61 billion a year earlier, according to Investing.com. EPS came in at $3.03, up from $2.80 and above the LSEG analyst consensus of $2.91.
• Equity trading revenue rose about 41% year-on-year to $5.8 billion on volatile markets, while fixed-income trading revenue fell 7.3% to $2.01 billion. Investment banking revenue rose 2% to $2.16 billion, even as global deal volume fell 41% from the prior quarter.

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