IVZ
Invesco Ltd.
IVZ offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
MS
Morgan Stanley
MS has the edge over IVZ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
IVZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
IVZ's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like IVZ.
MS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
MS's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like MS.
IVZ PE Valuation
IVZ has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $134 | -29% |
| Fair | 14x | $178 | -5.7% |
| Forward | 14x | $189 | — |
| Current | 15x | $189 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $223 | +18% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MS's PE is in its fair range at 15x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 14x next year's earnings.
IVZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for IVZ, with profitability improving.
MS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for MS, with profitability improving.
IVZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.15 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +$1.99 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.18 | +$1.91 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.91 | -169% |
| Q2 2024 | -$0.74 | -152% |
| Q1 2024 | -$0.74 | -154% |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.73 | -149% |
| Q3 2023 | $1.31 | -34% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.41 | -39% |
MS has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 176% for IVZ versus MS up 29%.
MS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.39 | +6.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $12.60 | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.37 | +40% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.04 | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.21 | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.76 | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.84 | +45% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.53 | +55% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.95 | +53% |
MS's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $12.60 over the past year, up 29% from the year before, and higher year over year for 10 quarters in a row.
IVZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.9B | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +6.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | +8.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +2.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +3.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6B | +13% |
IVZ's revenue has grown year over year for 11 quarters in a row: $1.9B last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +6.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 20% | +5.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | +1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -86% | -106 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +9.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 20% | +96 points |
IVZ's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 6.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.3B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $21.3B | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.6B | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $17.9B | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.2B | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.8B | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $17.7B | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.2B | +26% |
MS has the edge over IVZ on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 32% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 34% | +6.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 34% | +2.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | +5.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 28% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 31% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 30% | +14 points |
MS has the edge over IVZ on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IVZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $442.8M | -24% |
| Q2 2026 | $703.7M | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $198.4M | +$306.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $432.2M | +33% |
| Q3 2025 | $586.4M | +43% |
| Q2 2025 | $530.4M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | -$108M | -$32.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $323.9M | -52% |
IVZ has the edge over MS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
MS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$46B | -$42.7B |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.7B | -123% |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.1B | +$16.9B |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.4B | -120% |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.3B | +$14B |
| Q2 2025 | $11.8B | +368% |
| Q1 2025 | -$24B | -650% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.8B | +$29.6B |
MS's free cash flow was −$58.3B over the past year, against −$3.7B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like MS.
IVZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -1.9M shares |
| 1 year | -0.5% | -2.1M shares |
| 3 years | -1.4% | -6.3M shares |
| 5 years | -2.9% | -13.7M shares |
| Available history | +2.7% | +12M shares |
IVZ has 453M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $75M |
| Q2 2026 | $50.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $69.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $25.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $29.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $25.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $43.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $26M |
IVZ spent $220M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 78% from the year before.
MS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -3M shares |
| 1 year | -1.5% | -24M shares |
| 3 years | -4.7% | -77M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -246M shares |
| Available history | -4.5% | -74M shares |
MS has the edge over IVZ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
IVZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2023 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2023 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2022 | 0.0x | Very low |
IVZ's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like IVZ.
MS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.8x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 7.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 8.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 8.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.7x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 7.9x | High |
MS's net debt is about 7.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.4 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like MS.
IVZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.7 | Oversold |
IVZ's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
MS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.7 | Oversold |
MS's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
IVZ PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | IVZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
IVZ has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | MS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 13x | 15% above |
| PE % | 59 | 63 | 4 pts below |
MS is trading at 15x earnings, a 15% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
IVZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $28.8 | 1.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $30.0 | 5.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $27.8 | 2.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $23.2 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $19.7 | 45% above |
IVZ has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 45% above its 200-week average.
MS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $186.5 | 1.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $203.3 | 6.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $191.9 | 1.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $164.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $129.3 | 46% above |
MS's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 46% above its 200-week average.
IVZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.8 | $17.6 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | $17.6 | $23.3 | +33% |
| 2022 | $23.3 | $18.4 | -21% |
| 2023 | $18.4 | $17.8 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | $17.8 | $17.7 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | $17.7 | $27.0 | +52% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.0 | $28.5 | +5.6% |
IVZ has the edge over MS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $51.1 | $68.1 | +33% |
| 2021 | $68.1 | $99.3 | +46% |
| 2022 | $99.3 | $86.1 | -13% |
| 2023 | $86.1 | $93.3 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | $93.3 | $126.8 | +36% |
| 2025 | $126.8 | $181.9 | +43% |
| 2026 YTD | $181.9 | $189.2 | +4% |
MS has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 4% so far in 2026.