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American investment bank

Stifel Financial Corp. is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company created under the Stifel name in July 1983 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange on November 24, 1986. Its predecessor company was founded in 1890 as the Altheimer and Rawlings Investment Company and is headquartered in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Stifel offers securities-related financial services in the United States and Europe through several wholly owned subsidiaries.3 It employed 8,500 people in 2020.1 Its revenue was $3.8 billion in 2020.1 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol SF.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

$68.11 up 0.32 (0.46%)Price as of Oct 15, 2026 at 17:33 UTC

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

$3.8BRevenue, fiscal 20257
$683.8MNet income, fiscal 20257
1890Founded1

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  • TickerSF on NYSE1
  • Industryfinance, financial services, investment1
  • HeadquartersSt. Louis1
  • Websitewww.stifel.com
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
  • Incorporated inDE8
  • Business addressAttn: James G. Laschober, 501 N. Broadway, St. Louis, Mo 63102-21028
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer8
  • LEI549300E5F07FE5GHJX844
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusIssued and current4
  • Registered addressC/O THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, 19801 Wilmington, United States4
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 9293714

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Stifel Nicolaus Headquarters
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Stifel Financial Corp. is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company created under the Stifel name in July 1983 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange on November 24, 1986. Its predecessor company was founded in 1890 as the Altheimer and Rawlings Investment Company and is headquartered in downtown St. Louis, Missouri.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

18.1%Net margin7
14.5%Revenue growth, 20257
11.4%Return on equity7
0.10×Debt to equity7

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Products and services

Asset Management brought in 31% of the revenue Stifel broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Asset Management$1.7B731%up 11% from 2024
  2. Investment Advisory, Management and Administrative Service$1.7B731%up 11% from 2024
  3. Investment Banking$1.3B723%up 26% from 2024
  4. Commissions$813.6M715%up 8% from 2024
  5. Product and Service, Other$6.3M70%down 2% from 2024
Products and services by year
Products and services20242025
Asset Management$1.5B$1.7B
Investment Advisory, Management and Administrative Service$1.5B$1.7B
Investment Banking$994.8M$1.3B
Commissions$756.0M$813.6M
Product and Service, Other$6.4M$6.3M

Business segments

Global Wealth Management brought in 60% of the revenue Stifel broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Global Wealth Management$2.3B760%up 10% from 2024
  2. Institutional Group$1.5B740%up 23% from 2024
  3. Other Operating$250.0K70%up 410% from 2024
Business segments by year
Business segments202320242025
Global Wealth Management$3.0B$2.1B$2.3B
Institutional Group$1.2B$1.2B$1.5B
Other Operating$72.7M$49.0K$250.0K

Regions

United States brought in 57% of the revenue Stifel broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. United States$5.2B757%up 10% from 2024
  2. Americas$3.5B739%up 14% from 2024
  3. United Kingdom$143.1M72%up 13% from 2024
  4. Canada$80.9M71%up 102% from 2024
  5. Other Countries$72.2M71%up 10% from 2024
  6. Other States$54.9M71%up 2% from 2024
Regions by year
Regions202320242025
United States$4.1B$4.7B$5.2B
Americas$3.1B$3.5B
United Kingdom$152.1M$127.1M$143.1M
Canada$40.0M$40.0M$80.9M
Other Countries$61.3M$65.6M$72.2M
Other States$53.8M$54.9M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Other costs55¢$2.1B
  • Interest22¢$817.8M
  • Income tax5¢$187.4M
  • Profit18¢$683.8M

Out of $3.8B in revenue.7

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Share buybacks22¢$245.0M
  • Kept or used elsewhere78¢$872.0M

Out of $1.1B of cash from operations.7

Financial statements

Revenue1516171819207$3.8B in 2025+72% since 2018
0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B$4.0B2018: $2.2B$2.2B20182019: $2.4B$2.4B2019+8%2020: $2.7B$2.7B2020+14%2021: $3.6B$3.6B2021+35%2022: $3.0B$3.0B2022−18%2023: $2.7B$2.7B2023−8%2024: $3.3B$3.3B2024+22%2025: $3.8B$3.8B2025+14%
Operating income20$928.4M in 2024+5% since 2022
0$250.0M$500.0M$750.0M$1.0B2022: $885.1M$885.1M20222023: $706.7M$706.7M2023−20%2024: $928.4M$928.4M2024+31%
Net income16171819207$683.8M in 2025+74% since 2018
0$250.0M$500.0M$750.0M$1.0B2018: $394.0M$394.0M20182019: $448.4M$448.4M2019+14%2020: $503.5M$503.5M2020+12%2021: $824.9M$824.9M2021+64%2022: $662.2M$662.2M2022−20%2023: $522.5M$522.5M2023−21%2024: $731.4M$731.4M2024+40%2025: $683.8M$683.8M2025−7%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.7

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Commissions$813.6M$756.0M$673.6M
Principal transactions$645.3M$604.6M$490.4M
Investment banking$1.3B$994.8M$731.3M
Asset management$1.7B$1.5B$1.3B
Interest$1.9B$2.0B$2.0B
Other income$33.9M$43.1M$8.7M
Total revenues$6.3B$6.0B$5.2B
Interest expense$817.8M$981.4M$810.3M
Net revenues$5.5B$5.0B$4.3B
Compensation and benefits$3.3B$2.9B$2.6B
Occupancy and equipment rental$382.3M$362.4M$339.3M
Communications and office supplies$196.3M$194.4M$184.7M
Commissions and floor brokerage$66.2M$62.8M$58.3M
Provision for credit losses$38.4M$25.4M$25.0M
Other operating expenses$703.3M$480.6M$480.4M
Total non-interest expenses$4.7B$4.0B$3.6B
Income before income tax expense$871.1M$928.4M$706.7M
Provision for income taxes$187.4M$197.1M$184.2M
Net income$683.8M$731.4M$522.5M
Preferred dividends$37.3M$37.3M$37.3M
Net income available to common shareholders$646.5M$694.1M$485.3M
Basic$6.25$6.67$4.55
Diluted$5.87$6.25$4.28
Cash dividends declared per common share$1.84$1.68$1.44
Basic103.5M shares104.1M shares106.7M shares
Diluted110.1M shares111.0M shares113.5M shares

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Corporate structure

Stifel sits at the top of its group. 67 entities, 9 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Stifel

  • Stifel Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
    • Stifel Bancorp, Inc. Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
    • STIFEL DERIVATIVES COUNTERPARTY, LLC Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
    • Stifel Europe AB Stockholm, Sweden
    • Stifel Europe AG Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • STIFEL NICOLAUS CANADA INC. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • STIFEL NICOLAUS EUROPE LIMITED London, United Kingdom
    • Stifel Schweiz AG Zürich, Switzerland
    • STIFEL SYNDICATED CREDIT LLC St. Louis, Missouri, United States
    • STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
    • WASHINGTON CROSSING ADVISORS LLC Florham Park, New Jersey, United States
    • Bank With Stifel Subsidiary · St. Louis, United States
    • 1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC Subsidiary · Baltimore, Maryland, United States
      • 1919 Financial Services Fund Fund · Lutherville Timonium, Maryland, United States
      • 1919 Financial Services Fund Fund · Baltimore, Maryland, United States
      • 1919 Maryland Tax-Free Income Fund Fund · Lutherville Timonium, Maryland, United States
      • 1919 Maryland Tax-Free Income Fund Fund · Baltimore, Maryland, United States
      • 1919 Socially Responsive Balanced Fund Fund · Lutherville Timonium, Maryland, United States
      • 1919 Socially Responsive Balanced Fund Fund · Baltimore, Maryland, United States
      • 1919 Variable Socially Responsive Balanced Fund Fund · Lutherville Timonium, Maryland, United States
      • 1919 Variable Socially Responsive Balanced Fund Fund · Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • 1919 Services Company, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Broadway Air Corp. Subsidiary · Missouri, United States
    • Bryan Garnier Securities, LLC Subsidiary · New York, United States
    • CB Resource, Inc. (dba F500 Performance Management Group) Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • EquityCompass Investment Management, LLC Subsidiary · Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • Intyce LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • KBW Ventures, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • KBW, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • KCP Fund General Partner LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Subsidiary · New York, United States
    • North Atlantic Capital Management, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • RMB Group, LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
    • SBT Credit Management, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • and 32 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Stifel reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Buildings and improvements$85.7M7 Dec 31, 2025$81.2M7 Dec 31, 2024+5.6%
Machinery and equipment$234.0M7 Dec 31, 2025$213.1M7 Dec 31, 2024+9.8%
Computer equipment and software$119.0M7 Dec 31, 2025$103.4M7 Dec 31, 2024+15.2%
Leasehold improvements$105.3M7 Dec 31, 2025$89.4M7 Dec 31, 2024+17.8%
Property and equipment, net$197.1M7 Dec 31, 2025$193.2M7 Dec 31, 2024+2.1%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$788.5M7 Dec 31, 2025$809.2M7 Dec 31, 2024−2.6%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$2.3B7 Dec 31, 2025$2.6B7 Dec 31, 2024−14.9%
Debt securities available for sale$1.6B7 Dec 31, 2025$1.6B7 Dec 31, 2024+0.6%
Debt securities held to maturity$6.5B7 Dec 31, 2025$6.5B7 Dec 31, 2024+0.4%
Deposits held (banks)$29.8B7 Dec 31, 2025$29.1B7 Dec 31, 2024+2.2%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$1.5B7 Dec 31, 2025$1.4B7 Dec 31, 2024+4.9%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$108.0M7 Dec 31, 2025$113.6M7 Dec 31, 2024−4.9%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$313.9M7 Dec 31, 2025$285.3M7 Dec 31, 2024+10.0%
Accumulated amortization$205.9M7 Dec 31, 2025$171.7M7 Dec 31, 2024+19.9%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$105.9M7 Dec 31, 2025$111.5M20 Dec 31, 2024−5.0%

Properties, in its own words

We operate our business from our principal location in St. Louis, Missouri, in approximately 471,000 square feet of office space that we own. Our owned location and principal leases, identified below, support more than one of our business segments.

We lease the premises we occupy in other U.S. and foreign locations, including private client branch office operations. Our leases contain various expiration dates through fiscal year 2039. Our principal leases are in the following locations:

The rest of Item 2

We occupy leased space in major metropolitan areas throughout the U.S. which is used to provide services across our various businesses or in certain cases to provide corporate services outside of our principal location in St. Louis, Missouri, including approximately 287,000 square feet in New York City, 72,000 square feet in San Francisco, and 61,000 square feet in Baltimore;

We occupy leased space of approximately 25,000 square feet in Toronto along with other office locations in Canada; and

We occupy leased space of approximately 42,000 square feet in London, along with other office locations in Europe.

We regularly monitor the facilities we own or occupy to ensure that they meet our needs. We believe that, at the present time, the space available to us in the facilities under our current leases and co-location arrangements are suitable and adequate to meet our needs and that such facilities have sufficient productive capacity and are appropriately utilized. To the extent that they do not meet our needs, we will expand, contract, or relocate, as necessary. See Notes 2 and 20 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-K for information regarding our lease obligations.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026.26

How it started

Acquisition history

On December 1, 2005, Stifel Financial closed on the acquisition of the Legg Mason Capital Markets business (LM Capital Markets) from Citigroup Inc. The LM Capital Markets business acquired included investment banking, equity and fixed income research, equity sales and trading, and taxable fixed income sales and trading (22 offices in the US and Europe and 500 associates). These assets gave the company substantial research and capital market capabilities and transformed the company from a regional firm to a national one. In 2006, the company acquired the Private Client Group of Minneapolis-based Miller Johnson Steichen Kinnard, Inc. (MJSK) (7 offices and 50 financial advisors).

In 2007, the company completed the acquisition of Ryan Beck & Co. from BankAtlantic Bancorp (43 offices in 14 states and 1,100 associates). The acquisition significantly increased the company's presence on the East coast. The firm also opened several Private Client Group offices in the state of California and branched out across the entire West Coast. During the same year, the company completed the acquisition of First Service Financial Company, and its wholly owned subsidiary, FirstService Bank, a St. Louis-headquartered, Missouri chartered bank. As a result of the transaction, the company became a bank holding company and a financial holding company.

In 2008, the company completed its $12 million acquisition of Butler Wick & Company, Inc. from United Community Financial Corp. Butler Wick, a Youngstown, Ohio-based provider of financial advisory services, had offices in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York (23 offices in three states and 175 associates). In 2009, the company acquired 56 branches from the UBS Wealth Management Americas (UBS) branch network (56 offices in 24 states and 500 associates). In 2010, the company completed its acquisition of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc and created an enterprise with one of the largest U.S. equity research platforms and expanded institution equity business both domestically and internationally.

In 2011, the company announced an agreement to acquire Stone & Youngberg LLC, a financial firm specializing in municipal finance and fixed income securities. In 2012, the company and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) announced a strategic merger. During the same year, the company expanded its investment banking capabilities and restructuring advisory expertise by acquiring Miller Buckfire. In 2014, the company acquired the London stockbroker Oriel Securities.

In June 2015, the company announced it would acquire Barclays US wealth and investment management unit for an undisclosed fee. In May 2015, the company acquired the debt capital markets and convertibles specialist ISM Capital LLP. In 2015, the company acquired the Birmingham, Alabama based investment bank, brokerage and wealth management firm Sterne Agee Group for $150 million. The following year, Stifel sold Sterne Agee to INTL FCStone Inc. (now StoneX Group Inc.).

From Wikipedia’s article on Stifel, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Leadership

Who has led Stifel, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Ronald J. Kruszewski2006–2020
  2. Christopher K. Reichert2020–now

President

  1. Scott B. McCuaig2006–2012
  2. Walter F. Imhoff2007
  3. Victor Nesi2018–2019
  4. James M. Zemlyak2019–now

Chief financial officer

  1. James M. Marischen2019–now

Chief operating officer

  1. David D. Sliney2019–now
197019801990200020102020
Board members and other officers (41)

Products and brands

  • asset management
  • broker
  • broker-dealer
  • financial services
  • intermediation
  • investment banking

Listed on Wikidata.1

Current business

As of 2019, Stifel Financial Corp. employed over 7,500 associates in over 400 global locations. The CEO is Ronald J. Kruszewski. The company maintains corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, with capital markets headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland and London, England.

Commercial banking

Stifel provides commercial banking and debt capital financing to venture capital-backed technology companies and their investors. Following the disruption in the U.S. venture banking market in 2023, Stifel expanded its banking operations to serve venture-backed companies and venture capital firms seeking traditional banking services. These expanded activities include providing operating accounts, treasury management, and lending solutions tailored to early‑ and growth‑stage companies, as well as banking services designed to support venture capital funds.

Stifel's venture banking activities are integrated with the firm's capital markets and advisory capabilities, allowing clients to access banking services alongside equity research, investment banking, and wealth management offerings. The expansion positioned Stifel as a provider of banking services to the venture ecosystem during a period of reduced capacity among specialized venture banks.

Investment banking research

Stifel provides both equity and fixed income research. It is the largest provider of US equity research.

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Global wealth management

Stifel employs more than 2,000 financial advisors in 300 locations. They have $19.672 billion in assets at Stifel Bank & Trust and $11.96 billion at Stifel Bank.

Major locations

St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., global headquarters

Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., capital markets headquarters

San Francisco, California, U.S.

New York City, New York, U.S.

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, U.S.

London, United Kingdom, European markets headquarters

From Wikipedia’s article on Stifel, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.9

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries (GLEIF)

Also consolidated

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

  • 1919 Investment Counsel, LLC Maryland10
  • 1919 Services Company, LLC Delaware10
  • Broadway Air Corp. Missouri10
  • Bryan Garnier Securities, LLC New York10
  • CB Resource, Inc. (dba F500 Performance Management Group) Delaware10
  • EquityCompass Investment Management, LLC Missouri10
  • Intyce LLC Delaware10
  • KBW Ventures, Inc. Delaware10
  • KBW, LLC Delaware10
  • KCP Fund General Partner LLC Delaware10
  • Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. New York10
  • North Atlantic Capital Management, LLC Delaware10
  • RMB Group, LLC California10
  • SBT Credit Management, LLC Delaware10
  • SBT Investments - REIT, Inc. Missouri10
  • SBT REIT, Inc. Missouri10
  • SF Credit Management, LLC Delaware10
  • Sierra Pacific Securities, LLC Nevada10
  • Stifel Access Services, LLC Delaware10
  • Stifel Asset Acquisition, LLC Delaware10
  • Stifel Aviation Asset Management, LLC Delaware10
  • Stifel Aviation Finance Acquisition, LLC Delaware10
  • Stifel Aviation Management, LLC Delaware10
  • Stifel Aviation Opportunities Fund I, LLC Delaware10
All 58 listed subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record. The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Acquisitions

On December 1, 2005, Stifel Financial closed on the acquisition of the Legg Mason Capital Markets business (LM Capital Markets) from Citigroup Inc. The LM Capital Markets business acquired included investment banking, equity and fixed income research, equity sales and trading, and taxable fixed income sales and trading (22 offices in the US and Europe and 500 associates). These assets gave the company substantial research and capital market capabilities and transformed the company from a regional firm to a national one. In 2006, the company acquired the Private Client Group of Minneapolis-based Miller Johnson Steichen Kinnard, Inc. (MJSK) (7 offices and 50 financial advisors).

In 2007, the company completed the acquisition of Ryan Beck & Co. from BankAtlantic Bancorp (43 offices in 14 states and 1,100 associates). The acquisition significantly increased the company's presence on the East coast. The firm also opened several Private Client Group offices in the state of California and branched out across the entire West Coast. During the same year, the company completed the acquisition of First Service Financial Company, and its wholly owned subsidiary, FirstService Bank, a St. Louis-headquartered, Missouri chartered bank. As a result of the transaction, the company became a bank holding company and a financial holding company.

In 2008, the company completed its $12 million acquisition of Butler Wick & Company, Inc. from United Community Financial Corp. Butler Wick, a Youngstown, Ohio-based provider of financial advisory services, had offices in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York (23 offices in three states and 175 associates). In 2009, the company acquired 56 branches from the UBS Wealth Management Americas (UBS) branch network (56 offices in 24 states and 500 associates). In 2010, the company completed its acquisition of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc and created an enterprise with one of the largest U.S. equity research platforms and expanded institution equity business both domestically and internationally.

In 2011, the company announced an agreement to acquire Stone & Youngberg LLC, a financial firm specializing in municipal finance and fixed income securities. In 2012, the company and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) announced a strategic merger. During the same year, the company expanded its investment banking capabilities and restructuring advisory expertise by acquiring Miller Buckfire. In 2014, the company acquired the London stockbroker Oriel Securities.

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In June 2015, the company announced it would acquire Barclays US wealth and investment management unit for an undisclosed fee. In May 2015, the company acquired the debt capital markets and convertibles specialist ISM Capital LLP. In 2015, the company acquired the Birmingham, Alabama based investment bank, brokerage and wealth management firm Sterne Agee Group for $150 million. The following year, Stifel sold Sterne Agee to INTL FCStone Inc. (now StoneX Group Inc.).

In January 2016, the company acquired the placement agent Eaton Partners LLC. In 2018, the company acquired Business Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary, The Business Bank of St. Louis. The company also launched its venture banking and lending business, which was significantly expanded in 2023 following the disruption in the U.S. banking market.

In March 2018, the company acquired Ziegler Wealth Management. In November 2018, the group acquired German bank MainFirst Bank AG. In 2019, the company acquired First Empire Holding Corp. and its subsidiaries, including First Empire Securities Inc. In November 2021, the company acquired the Memphis, Tennessee, fixed income brokerage Vining Sparks.

From Wikipedia’s article on Stifel, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.9

Employees over time

  • 20208,5001
  • 20198,3001

Timeline

  1. Sep 24, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure68
  2. Aug 27, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure69
  3. Jul 22, 20268-K Results of operations70
  4. Jun 25, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure71
  5. Jun 9, 20268-K Executive or director change; Bylaws or fiscal year changed; Shareholder vote72
  6. May 28, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure73
  7. Apr 22, 20268-K Results of operations74
  8. Mar 26, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure75
  9. Feb 26, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure76
  10. Feb 4, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation77
  11. Jan 28, 20268-K Results of operations; Other events78
  12. Dec 18, 20258-K Regulation FD disclosure79
  13. Apr 3, 2020New chief executive Christopher K. Reichert becomes CEO27
  14. Feb 21, 2006New chief executive Ronald J. Kruszewski becomes CEO28
  15. Nov 24, 1986Went public Listed on NYSE1
  16. 1890Founded Founded1

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Oct 21, 2026 · Before the openReports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $1.30 a share, on Oct 22, 2025.80

When it reported results

  1. Jul 22, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results70
  2. Apr 22, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results74
  3. Jan 28, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results78
  4. Oct 22, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results81
  5. Jul 30, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results82
  6. Apr 23, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results83
  7. Jan 29, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results84
  8. Oct 23, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results85

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

479 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 68 major events, 308 insider forms, 20 large holders, 63 other. The latest 20:

  1. Sep 29, 2026N-PX EDGAR
  2. Sep 24, 20268-K EDGAR
  3. Aug 27, 20268-K EDGAR
  4. Aug 12, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  5. Aug 12, 202613F-HR EDGAR
  6. Aug 5, 202610-Q EDGAR
  7. Jul 27, 2026144/A EDGAR
  8. Jul 27, 20264 EDGAR
  9. Jul 23, 2026144 EDGAR
  10. Jul 22, 20268-K EDGAR
  11. Jun 25, 20268-K EDGAR
  12. Jun 12, 202611-K EDGAR
  13. Jun 11, 20264 EDGAR
  14. Jun 11, 20264 EDGAR
  15. Jun 11, 20264 EDGAR
  16. Jun 11, 20264 EDGAR
  17. Jun 11, 20264 EDGAR
  18. Jun 11, 20264 EDGAR
  19. Jun 11, 20264 EDGAR
  20. Jun 11, 20264 EDGAR

The 479 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

29 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 9 buys and 20 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Jul 23, 2026Brown Maryam S.DirectorSale4,700$79.20$372.2KForm 4
Feb 2, 2026Rubulotta DavidSale400$124.31$49.7KForm 4
Jan 29, 2026ZEMLYAK JAMES MPresidentSale9$123.90$1.1KForm 4
Aug 13, 2025ZEMLYAK JAMES MPresidentBuy2$116.00$232Form 4
Aug 12, 2025ZEMLYAK JAMES MPresidentBuy2$114.16$228Form 4
Aug 11, 2025ZEMLYAK JAMES MPresidentBuy1$111.76$112Form 4
Aug 7, 2025ZEMLYAK JAMES MPresidentBuy4$110.17$441Form 4
Jun 6, 2025ZIMMERMAN MICHAEL JDirectorSale10,000$96.69$967.0KForm 4
May 13, 2025PEACOCK DAVID ADirectorSale12,922$99.83$1.3MForm 4
Nov 22, 2024WEISEL THOMAS WDirectorSale13,000$115.01$1.5MForm 4
Nov 18, 2024Nesi VictorDirectorSale10,500$113.82$1.2MForm 4
Nov 12, 2024SLINEY DAVID DChief Operating OfficerSale25,000$116.18$2.9MForm 4
May 2, 2024PEACOCK DAVID ADirectorSale13,000$79.90$1.0MForm 4
Mar 15, 2024SLINEY DAVID DChief Operating OfficerSale3,795$74.01$280.9KForm 4
Mar 13, 2024SLINEY DAVID DChief Operating OfficerSale17,000$74.83$1.3MForm 4
Mar 11, 2024Michaud Thomas B.Senior Vice PresidentSale25,421$74.26$1.9MForm 4
Feb 21, 2024Nesi VictorDirectorSale36,000$75.37$2.7MForm 4
Dec 13, 2023Fisher Mark PSenior VP & General CounselSale8,100$64.75$524.5KForm 4
Aug 18, 2023REICHERT CHRISTOPHER KCEO of Stifel Bank & TrustSale25,000$62.39$1.6MForm 4
May 18, 2023Michaud Thomas B.Senior Vice PresidentSale24,036$58.85$1.4MForm 4

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From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

YearExecutiveAgeSalaryTotal pay
2025Ronald J. Kruszewski$1893
2025James M. Zemlyak$1093
2025Thomas B. Michaud$993
2025C. Brad Raymond$593
2025James M. Marischen$593
2024Ronald J. Kruszewski$1593
2024James M. Zemlyak$993
2024Thomas B. Michaud$593
2024James M. Marischen$493
2023Ronald J. Kruszewski$1293
2023James M. Zemlyak$793
2023James M. Marischen$393
2023Thomas B. Michaud$393

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
BlackRock, Inc.14,779,953$1.0B0.0%+292,535
Fmr LLC8,534,782$595.5M0.0%+398,571
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC7,163,692$499.8M0.0%+39,937
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6,659,358$464.6M0.0%+11,794
Aqr Capital Management LLC6,001,400$418.7M0.1%−2,468,463
State Street Corp4,875,785$340.2M0.0%+223,230
Boston Partners4,403,821$307.3M0.3%+163,441
Stifel Financial Corp3,886,981$271.2M0.2%+111,723
Earnest Partners LLC3,608,530$251.8M0.9%−81,584
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2,902,428$202.5M0.0%+285,812
Geode Capital Management, LLC2,896,899$202.2M0.0%+45,439
Alliancebernstein L.P.2,637,266$194.9M0.1%−69,833
Capital Research Global Investors2,683,784$187.2M0.0%−114,171
Wellington Management Group Llp2,565,429$179.0M0.0%−1,132,739
Morgan Stanley2,290,873$159.8M0.0%+316,245
Norges Bank2,061,688$143.8M0.0%New
Millennium Management LLC1,972,193$137.6M0.1%+1,547,637
Bank Of America Corp /de/1,770,839$123.6M0.0%−104,662
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1,670,473$116.5M0.0%+558,515
Fisher Asset Management, LLC1,652,113$115.3M0.0%−35,698
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc1,589,213$110.9M0.4%+224,235
Northern Trust Corp1,534,041$107.0M0.0%+4,454
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd1,523,529$106.3M0.1%+259,074
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.1,437,487$100.3M0.3%+218,505
Nomura Asset Management International Inc.1,405,150$98.0M0.1%−57,489

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

Members of Congress who traded it

12 trades disclosed by members of Congress. “Vs S&P since” is the stock’s change since the trade minus the S&P 500’s.

DateMemberTradeAmountVs S&P sinceFiling
Jul 10, 2026Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−10.9%Report
Nov 24, 2025Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, HousePartial sale$1,001 - $15,000+28.5%Report
Nov 3, 2025Julia LetlowRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−26.5%Report
Oct 31, 2025Lisa C. McClainRepublican, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000+26.2%Report
Oct 30, 2025Lisa C. McClainRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−26.0%Report
Oct 30, 2025Lisa C. McClainRepublican, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000+26.0%Report
Jun 17, 2025Lisa C. McClainRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−21.8%Report
Apr 9, 2025Josh GottheimerDemocratic, HousePartial sale$1,001 - $15,000+21.3%Report
Oct 31, 2024Josh GottheimerDemocratic, HousePartial sale$1,001 - $15,000+36.3%Report
Jun 21, 2024Josh GottheimerDemocratic, HousePartial sale$1,001 - $15,000+13.4%Report
Jun 8, 2021Josh GottheimerDemocratic, HousePartial sale$1,001 - $15,000+26.6%Report
Jul 17, 2020Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000+72.1%Report

Members report amounts as ranges, not exact figures. Returns are price-only (no dividends).

SEC filer profile

How Stifel is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARSTIFEL FINANCIAL CORP2
  • CIK0000720672
  • Employer ID (EIN)43-127360026
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company26
  • Incorporated inDelaware26
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)6211 Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies2
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Finance, Division of Corporation Finance2
  • Business addressAttn: James G. Laschober, 501 N. Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102-21022
  • Phone314-342-20002
  • Shares outstanding103,191,947 Common Stock shares; 6,400 Depository Shares Each Representing One By Thousandth Interest In Share Of Six Point Two Five Percentage Non Cumulative Preferred Stock Series B shares; 9,000 Depository Shares Each Representing One By Thousandth Interest In Share Of Six Point One Two Five Percentage Non Cumulative Preferred Stock Series C Preferred Stock shares; 12,000 Depository Shares Each Representing One By Thousandth Interest In Share Of Four Point Five Zero Percentage Non Cumulative Preferred Stock Series D Preferred Stock shares; 225,000,000 Senior Notes520 Due2047 shares as of Jan 30, 202626
  • Public float$10.9B as of Jun 30, 202526
  • AuditorKPMG LLP, St. Louis, Missouri PCAOB ID 185; no auditor attestation of internal control over financial reporting26
  • On EDGAR sinceApr 11, 19942
  • Filings2,732 in all: 4 (1,567), 8-K (369), 10-Q (98), 13F-HR (59), SC 13G/A (56), 5 (44), 4/A (41), DEF 14A (35)2
    All 66 form types

    3 (34), CORRESP (30), UPLOAD (30), 11-K (29), 10-K (28), 425 (26), DEFA14A (22), SC 13G (20), ARS (18), S-8 (18), 424B3 (14), 144 (13), FWP (13), 424B5 (11), 10-Q/A (10), 424B2 (10), 8-K/A (10), 8-A12B (9), SC 13D/A (7), 10-K/A (6), 424B7 (6), S-3ASR (6), 13F-HR/A (5), EFFECT (5), PRE 14A (5), SC 13D (5), 10-K405 (4), CERTNYS (4), S-3 (4), S-4/A (4), SCHEDULE 13G/A (4), 13F-NT (3), 25-NSE (3), 3/A (3), CERT (3), N-PX (3), NT 10-Q (3), PRER14A (3), S-3/A (3), S-4 (3), S-8 POS (3), 424B4 (2), D (2), NT 10-K (2), NT 11-K (2), SC TO-I/A (2), SCHEDULE 13G (2), 10-K405/A (1), 144/A (1), 5/A (1), DEFR14A (1), POS EX (1), POSASR (1), REGDEX (1), S-2 (1), S-3D (1), S-3MEF (1), SC TO-I (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 24, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 5, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 29, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Sep 24, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Common Stock, $0.15 par value per shareSFNew York Stock Exchange
Depository Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of 6.25% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series BSF-PBNew York Stock Exchange
Depository Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of 6.125% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C (SF-PC)SF-PCNew York Stock Exchange
Depository Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.50% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series DSF-PDNew York Stock Exchange
5.20% Senior Notes due 2047SFBNew York Stock Exchange

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).26

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks Stifel names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026: 27 risks under these headings, as written.26

  • MARKET AND LIQUIDITY RISKS
  • Lack of funding, liquidity, or access to capital could impair our business and financial condition.
  • A downgrade in our credit ratings could have a material adverse effect on our operations, earnings, and financial condition.
  • We are exposed to market risk, including interest rate risk.
  • We are exposed to credit risk.
  • ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT RISKS
  • Our business is sensitive to domestic and international macroeconomic conditions caused by political and geopolitical developments, fiscal, monetary, and tax policies, regulations, and other domestic and international events.
  • OPERATIONAL RISKS
  • Damage to our reputation could damage our businesses.
  • Our ability to attract and retain senior professionals, qualified financial advisors, and other associates is critical to the continued success of our business.
  • Our business depends on fees earned from the management of client accounts and asset management fees.
  • Our underwriting, market-making, trading, and other business activities place our capital at risk.
The other 18 risks
  • The soundness of other financial institutions and intermediaries affects us.
  • We face intense competition and pricing pressures and may not be able to keep pace with technological change.
  • We are exposed to operational risk.
  • A continued interruption to our telecommunications or data processing systems, or the failure to effectively update the technology we utilize, could be materially adverse to our business.
  • Cyber attack or other security breach of our technology systems, or those of other third parties we rely on, could subject us to significant liability and reputational harm.
  • The development and use of artificial intelligence presents risks and challenges that could adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
  • The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires the use of estimates that may vary from actual results, and new accounting standards could adversely affect future reported results.
  • Our risk management and conflicts of interest policies and procedures may leave us exposed to unidentified or unanticipated risk.
  • Associate misconduct, which is difficult to detect and deter, could harm us by impairing our ability to attract and retain clients and subject us to significant legal liability and reputational harm.
  • Business growth, including through acquisitions, could increase costs and regulatory and integration risks.
  • We are subject to risks relating to environmental, social, and governance matters that could adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition, and results of operations.
  • LEGAL AND REGULATORY RISKS
  • Financial services firms are highly regulated and are subject to new and proposed regulations, all of which may increase our risk of financial liability and reputational harm resulting from adverse regulatory actions.
  • We are exposed to litigation and regulatory investigations and proceedings, which could materially and adversely impact our business operations and prospects.
  • The Basel III regulatory capital standards impose capital and other requirements on us that could negatively impact our profitability.
  • Failure to comply with regulatory capital requirements primarily applicable to our company, our bank subsidiaries, or our broker-dealer subsidiaries would significantly harm our business.
  • Changes in requirements relating to the standard of care for broker-dealers have increased, and may continue to increase, our costs.
  • Numerous regulatory changes and enhanced regulatory and enforcement activity relating to our asset management activities may increase our compliance and legal costs and otherwise adversely affect our business.
  • As a financial holding company, our company’s liquidity depends on payments from its subsidiaries, which may be subject to regulatory restrictions.

Legal proceedings

The Company and its subsidiaries are named in and subject to various proceedings and claims arising primarily from our securities business activities, including lawsuits, arbitration claims, class actions, and regulatory matters. The Company and its subsidiaries are also involved in other reviews, investigations, and proceedings by governmental and self-regulatory organizations regarding our business, which may result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, injunctions, and other relief. The Company is contesting allegations in these claims, and it believes that there are meritorious defenses in each of these lawsuits, arbitrations, and regulatory investigations. In view of the number and diversity of claims against the Company, the number of jurisdictions in which litigation is pending, and the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of litigation and other claims, the Company generally cannot predict the eventual outcome of the pending matters, timing of the ultimate resolution of these matters, or eventual loss, fines, or penalties related to each pending matter. Matters frequently need to be more developed before a loss or range of loss can reasonably be estimated.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.26

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