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Stifel Financial Corp

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NYSEFinancial ServicesInvestment - Banking & Investment Services

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$80.94

+$1.08 · +1.35%

Aug 21, 3:55 PM ET

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

96

Deep Value

Momentum

44

Neutral

Sentiment

67

Bullish

Risk resilience

70

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Stifel Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated that provides retail and institutional wealth management, and investment banking services to individual, corporations, municipalities, and institutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Global Wealth Management, Institutional Group, and Other. The company provides private client services, including securities transaction and financial planning services; securities brokerage services, such as the sale of equities, mutual funds, fixed income products, and insurance; institutional equity and fixed income sales, trading and research, and municipal finance services; investment banking services, such as mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and private placements; and retail and commercial banking services comprising personal and commercial lending programs, as well as deposit accounts. It participates in and manages underwritings for corporate and public finance; and offers financial advisory and securities brokerage services. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Industry
Investment - Banking & Investment Services
Sector
Financial Services
Headquarters
US
CEO
Ronald James Kruszewski
Listed since
Jul 19, 1983
Employees
8,900

Market position

Volume
1.14M
0.87× average
Average volume
1.32M
Average daily volume
Market cap
12.27B USD
Beta
0.99
Market reference 1

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
8.48B USD
P/E (TTM)
8.91×
P/B (TTM)
1.38×
P/S (TTM)
1.84×
EV / EBITDA
9.08×
Earnings yield
7.97%
Free cash flow yield
14.00%
Dividend yield
1.79%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
84.93%
Operating margin
24.52%
Net margin
14.28%
Return on equity
11.44%
Return on assets
1.64%
Return on invested capital
1.64%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.14×
Current ratio
5.24×
Altman Z-score
0.67
Piotroski F-score
7 of 9

Earnings

EPS beat rate
82%
9 beats, 2 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
-3.40%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
1.42
Estimate 1.33 · Beat by 6.77%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates2.371.71.030.36Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Jan 29, 2025: actual 2.23, estimate 1.97, surprise +13.20%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 23, 2025: actual 0.42, estimate 1.07, surprise -60.75%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Jul 30, 2025: actual 1.14, estimate 1.1, surprise +3.64%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 22, 2025: actual 1.3, estimate 1.23, surprise +5.69%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Jan 28, 2026: actual 1.75, estimate 1.65, surprise +6.06%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 22, 2026: actual 1.45, estimate 1.38, surprise +5.07%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 22, 2026: actual 1.42, estimate 1.33, surprise +6.77%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 28, 2026: actual —, estimate 1.55, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates1.64B1.48B1.32B1.17BQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26MissQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Jan 29, 2025: actual 1.58B USD, estimate 1.3B USD, surprise +21.72%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 23, 2025: actual 1.26B USD, estimate 1.27B USD, surprise -1.34%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Jul 30, 2025: actual 1.28B USD, estimate 1.23B USD, surprise +4.44%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 22, 2025: actual 1.43B USD, estimate 1.33B USD, surprise +7.15%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Jan 28, 2026: actual 1.56B USD, estimate 1.51B USD, surprise +3.31%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 22, 2026: actual 1.44B USD, estimate 1.44B USD, surprise -0.09%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Jul 22, 2026: actual 1.45B USD, estimate 1.42B USD, surprise +2.26%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 28, 2026: actual —, estimate 1.53B USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$90.00

11.17% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecast

Price history unavailable

High $90.00Average $90.00Low $90.00

SF news

Corporate actions

Corporate action history

Stock split

Effective Feb 27, 2026

3:2

Stock split

Effective Dec 17, 2020

3:2

Stock split

Effective Apr 6, 2011

3:2

Stock split

Effective Jun 13, 2008

3:2

Stock split

Effective Sep 16, 2004

4:3

Stock split

Effective Feb 9, 1999

21:20

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