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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (MSD) Stock Analysis

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (MSD) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

MSD

$6.70

+$0.00 (+0.04%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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MSD Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $6.70
Previous Close: $6.70
Day's Range: 6.66–6.72
52-Week Range: 6.62–7.94
Volume: 48.59K
Beta: 0.59

Valuation

Market Cap: $135.61M
P/E Ratio: 6.32
P/S ratio: 10.57
EPS (ttm): 1.06

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $21.69M+28.52%
Net Income (FY): $21.13M+29.11%
Profit margin: 168.32%
Shares Outstanding: 20.23M
1-Year Return: −4.14%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $0.59+8.73%
Ex-Dividend Date: September 30, 2026
Avg Volume: 67.16K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, MSD closed at $6.70, −4.14% over 1 year.

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (MSD) has a market capitalization of $135.61M.

In fiscal 2025, MSD reported revenue of $21.69M.

MSD Stock Return by Calendar Year

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (MSD) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $9,586; −4.14%
5 years: $10,000 $11,710; +17.10%
10 years: $10,000 $15,020; +50.20%

If you had invested $10,000 in Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (MSD) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $15,020 at the close on October 21, 2026: +50.20% in total, +4.15% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

−22.10%+24.92%−5.56%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−5.56%
2025	+5.58%
2024	+24.92%
2023	+19.17%
2022	−22.10%
2021	+2.20%
2020	+0.74%
2019	+24.38%
2018	−12.31%
2017	+16.33%
2016 (partial year)	−2.26%

As of October 21, 2026.

MSD Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$21.69M	$21.13M	97.4%
2024	$16.87M	$16.37M	97.0%
2023	$17.50M	$16.99M	97.1%
2022	−$37.25M	−$37.59M	100.9%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$21.69M	—	—	$21.13M	97.4%
2024	$16.87M	—	—	$16.37M	97.0%
2023	$17.50M	—	—	$16.99M	97.1%
2022	−$37.25M	—	—	−$37.59M	100.9%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

MSD Dividend History

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$0.73−20.2% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.29	2	—
2025	$0.73	4	−20.2%
2024	$0.92	4	+20.6%
2023	$0.76	4	+58.1%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.29	2	—
2025	$0.73	4	−20.2%
2024	$0.92	4	+20.6%
2023	$0.76	4	+58.1%
2022	$0.48	4	+6.7%
2021	$0.45	4	+3.9%
2020	$0.43	4	−16.7%
2019	$0.52	4	−3.7%
2018	$0.54	4	−6.9%
2017	$0.58	4	+231.4%
2016	$0.18	1	—

Most recent payment: $0.15 per share, ex-dividend June 30, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

MSD Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks

Metric	MSD	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	6.32	9.44	33% below
P/S ratio	10.57	8.59	23% above
Profit margin	168.32%	74.97%	93.3 pts above

Medians across 512 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (MSD) is capitalised at $135.61M on the latest close. It is classified in the Asset Management industry, within the Financial Services sector.

MSD last closed at $6.70 on October 21, 2026. That is $0.00 (+0.04%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $6.62 to $7.94. The latest close sits 1.25% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. reported revenue of $21.69M. That is +28.52% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $16.87M. Net income for the same year was $21.13M. That is +29.11% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 168.32%. That is 93.3 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 1.06.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$37.25M in 2022 to $21.69M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 6.32 times earnings. That is 33.05% below the Asset Management median of 9.44. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 10.57 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 22.99% above the Asset Management median of 8.59. The medians here are taken across 512 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

The reported beta is 0.59. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 14.83%. The trailing one-year total return is −4.14%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +4.15%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 8.73%. That is 0.2 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. At the indicated rate that is $0.59 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is September 30, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 2 payments totalling $0.29 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.73 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2024 at +24.92%; the weakest is 2022 at −22.10%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is −5.56% year to date.

Peer Comparison

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (MSD) operates in the Asset Management industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.	MSD	$135.61M	6.3
BlackRock, Inc.	BLK	$184.31B	25.8
Blackstone Inc.	BX	$127.43B	23.9
Brookfield Corporation	BN	$83.74B	69.5

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 9.4x. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. trades at a P/E of 6.3.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income fund launched and managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. The fund invests in fixed income markets of emerging market countries across the globe. It primarily invests in debt securities of government and government-related issuers, of entities organized to restructure outstanding debt of such issuers and debt securities of corporate issuers in or organized under the laws of emerging countries. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Global Index. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. was formed on May 6, 1993 and is domiciled in the United States.

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