Stifel Financial Corporation (SF)
Financial Services
Capital Markets
82.90 $
Closing price · As of: 31. Jul 2026
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Basics
Market Cap
The value of the entire company on the market: share price times total shares outstanding.
12.8$B
Shares Outstanding
Total number of shares issued. Price times share count gives market cap.
153Mio.
Float
Share of stock freely tradable on the market — not locked up in the hands of founders, insiders, or major shareholders.
91.0%
Beta
Volatility versus the overall market: 1 = moves like the market, 2 = twice as much, under 1 = calmer than the market.
1.0
Performance
Perf. 1M
Price performance over the last month.
-2.90%
Perf. 3M
Price performance over the last 3 months.
-3.70%
Perf. 6M
Price performance over the last 6 months.
-19.90%
YTD Performance (%)
Price performance since the start of the year (Year to Date).
-11.00%
52-Week-High Distance
How far the price sits below its highest point over the last 52 weeks. 0% means the stock is at its year high.
-47.0%
Valuation
P/E
Price-to-earnings ratio: how many years of profit does the stock cost? The lower, the cheaper the valuation. No earnings means no P/E.
15.7
Forward P/E
P/E based on expected earnings for the next 12 months instead of past earnings — analysts' bet on the future.
11.2
PEG
P/E divided by expected earnings growth: puts valuation in relation to growth. Around 1 is considered fair, well above that is pricey.
1.0
P/B
Price-to-book ratio: market value relative to book equity.
2.3
P/S
Price-to-sales ratio: market value divided by annual sales. Important for companies that aren't (yet) profitable.
2.0
EV/EBITDA
Enterprise value including debt (EV) relative to operating profit before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) — more comparable than P/E because debt counts too. Extreme values arise when EBITDA is near zero.
0.0
Price/FCF
Market value divided by free cash flow: how many years of freely available cash does the stock cost? More honest than P/E because cash flow is harder to dress up.
15.4
Profitability
Gross Margin
Gross margin: what's left of sales after only direct production costs are deducted — the product's pricing power.
95.4%
EBIT Margin
EBIT margin: operating profit as a percentage of sales — the earning power of the core business before interest and taxes.
21.6%
Net Margin
Net margin: what's left of sales as profit after ALL costs, interest, and taxes.
15.6%
Return on Equity
Return on equity: how much profit does the company generate per year on shareholders' equity?
15.3%
Return on Assets
Return on assets: how much profit the company generates from its total assets (equity and debt combined).
2.1%
Balance Sheet & Safety
Equity Ratio
Equity ratio: equity as a share of total assets. The higher, the more resilient the balance sheet.
14.0%
Debt/Equity
Leverage ratio: financial debt divided by equity. Under 1 is generally seen as solid; negative values mean negative equity.
0.7
Altman Z″
Edward Altman's bankruptcy early-warning score. We use the Z″ variant, built from four balance-sheet ratios — it is designed for service companies and non-manufacturers and uses book value instead of market value. On that scale: below 1.1 = danger zone, 2.6 and up = safe zone, in between a grey area. Because the classic Altman Z is calculated differently, the two numbers are not directly comparable. The formula does not fit banks, insurers, or real-estate stocks.
-0.62
Piotroski
Balance-sheet health check by Joseph Piotroski: 9 yes/no criteria on profit, cash flow, leverage, and efficiency. 7+ is very solid, under 3 is a red flag.
6 out of 9
Growth
Sales Growth Last Quarter
Sales growth in the most recently reported quarter versus the same quarter a year ago (YoY).
14.30%
EPS Growth Last Quarter
Growth in earnings per share in the most recently reported quarter versus the same quarter a year ago (YoY).
–
Sales Growth (Year)
Sales growth in the last fiscal year versus the year before.
6.94%
Forward Sales Growth
Sales growth analysts expect over the next 12 months — an estimate, not a guarantee.
7.85%
Forward EPS Growth
Earnings-per-share growth analysts expect over the next 12 months — an estimate, not a guarantee.
11.00%
Dividend
Dividend Yield
Annual dividend divided by the current price: what percentage of your investment comes back as a payout each year.
1.77%
Dividend Per Share (TTM)
Sum of dividends paid per share over the last 12 months.
1.29$
Payout Ratio
Share of profit paid out as dividends. Over 100% means the company is paying out more than it earns — not sustainable long-term.
22.9%
Years Without a Cut
How many years in a row the dividend hasn't been cut — a measure of reliability.
8Years
Increase Streak
How many years in a row the dividend has been raised — the gold standard for dividend payers.
8Years
Quality & Screener
Stage
Weinstein phases 1 through 4: 1 = basing, 2 = uptrend (the only buy phase), 3 = topping, 4 = downtrend. Measured against the 30-week line.
4
RS Rating
Relative strength from 1 to 99: an RS of 95 means the stock has outperformed 95% of all stocks.
36
Top 10%
EPS Rating
Earnings growth rating from 1 to 99 versus all stocks — high values mean above-average earnings growth.
95
Piotroski
Balance-sheet health check by Joseph Piotroski: 9 yes/no criteria on profit, cash flow, leverage, and efficiency. 7+ is very solid, under 3 is a red flag.
6 out of 9
Fundamental Rating
Our own Fundamental Rating: 0 to 100 points with an A+ to F grade. 50 points is the average across the universe, 100 the best possible score. It scores growth, earnings surprises, analyst estimates, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet safety — every stock percentile-ranked against all others. Grades: A+ from 95, A from 75, B from 55, C from 45, D from 25, E from 5, F below.
B (62 out of 100)
Altman Z″
Edward Altman's bankruptcy early-warning score. We use the Z″ variant, built from four balance-sheet ratios — it is designed for service companies and non-manufacturers and uses book value instead of market value. On that scale: below 1.1 = danger zone, 2.6 and up = safe zone, in between a grey area. Because the classic Altman Z is calculated differently, the two numbers are not directly comparable. The formula does not fit banks, insurers, or real-estate stocks.
-0.62
AI Rating
–Not yet rated — we only show a category once an SEC-backed file with at least two cited passages is available. How the Rating Is Built
Highlighted are things our editorial team noticed: green = stands out as strong, red = deserves a closer look. No single metric is a verdict on its own — always read it in context.
Quarterly Figures
| Quarter | EPS (Earnings Per Share) | EPS YoY (%) | Sales ($M) | Sales YoY (%) | Net Margin (%) | OCF ($M) | FCF ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024: Q4 | 2.18 | 49.20 | 1,576 | 14.70 | 15.50 | 695 | 677 |
| 2025: Q1 | 0.48 | -67.80 | 1,452 | 3.60 | 3.60 | -211 | -228 |
| 2025: Q2 | 1.42 | -5.00 | 1,474 | 1.60 | 10.50 | 608 | 593 |
| 2025: Q3 | 1.92 | 34.50 | 1,619 | 10.90 | 13.10 | 338 | 321 |
| 2025: Q4 | 2.40 | 10.10 | 1,753 | 11.20 | 15.10 | 321 | 307 |
| 2026: Q1 | 2.28 | 375.70 | 1,666 | 14.70 | 15.10 | -343 | -390 |
What Do These Terms Mean?
- EPS (Earnings Per Share):
- Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
- YoY (Year over Year):
- Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
- Sales:
- All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
- Net Margin:
- What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
- OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
- The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
- FCF (Free Cash Flow):
- Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.
About the Company
Stifel Financial Corp. ist die Bankholding der Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, die Privat- und institutionelle Vermögensverwaltung sowie Investmentbanking-Dienste für Privatpersonen, Konzerne, Kommunen und Institutionen in den USA, dem Vereinigten Königreich und weiteren Ländern anbietet.
| Employees | 8,900 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Saint Louis, MO |
| Website | stifel.com |
| IPO Date | 19. Jul 1983 |
| Next Earnings | 29. Jul 2026 |
Management
| Name | Title | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald James Kruszewski | Chairman & CEO | 1959 |
| James Mark Zemlyak | President & Head of Global Wealth Management | 1959 |
| James M. Marischen | Senior VP & CFO | 1980 |
| Thomas Wilson Weisel | Senior MD & Director | 1941 |
| C. Bradford Raymond | Global Co-Head of Institutional Equities & Advisory | 1966 |
| Thomas Beaulieu Michaud M.B.A. | Senior VP and Co-Head of Institutional Equities & Advisory Businesses | 1964 |
Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.
Insider Transactions
| Date | Person | Role | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23. Jul 2026 | Brown Maryam S. | Director | Sell | 2,200 | 79.14 | 174,108 |
| 23. Jul 2026 | Brown Maryam S. | Director | Sell | 2,500 | 79.25 | 198,125 |
Reportable transactions by officers and major shareholders from SEC Form 4 filings. "Other" includes things like stock grants and option exercises without a buy/sell character.
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Data as of: July 31, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.