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STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP SF

NYSE · stock · Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies · website · IPO 1983-07-19 · LEI

STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$10.6B
P / E15.5×
P / S1.7×
P / B1.8×
Net margin10.8%
Return on equity11.4%
Net cash$1.6B
Enterprise value USD$9.0B
Graham number -0.3%$84.70

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($84.70); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.10% 6.10% 12.30% 12.80% 13.20% 17.20% 14.40% 10.10% 12.30% 10.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
19.30% 13.70% 15.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
3.00% 6.40% 12.30% 12.20% 11.90% 16.40% 12.40% 9.90% 12.90% 11.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
116.3M 121.6M 122.0M 117.9M 114.6M 118.5M 117.5M 113.5M 111.0M 110.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$117.0M $318.7M -$920.6M -$125.6M -$1.17B -$849.8M -$1.09B -$2.25B -$2.03B -$1.64B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
0.40% 0.90% 1.60% 1.80% 1.90% 2.40% 1.80% 1.40% 1.80% 1.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.29× 0.35× 0.32× 0.28× 0.26× 0.22× 0.21× 0.21× 0.11× 0.10× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.67 $1.43 $3.15 $3.66 $4.16 $6.66 $5.32 $4.28 $6.25 $5.87 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP trades at about 14.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.8×–33.6×, median 11.4×).

6.8× 33.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (6.8×–33.6×); dot = today's 14.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin—15.6%13.7%19.3%——————
Net margin10.8%12.3%10.1%14.4%17.2%13.2%12.8%12.3%6.1%3.1%
Return on assets1.7%1.8%1.4%1.8%2.4%1.9%1.8%1.6%0.9%0.4%
Return on equity11.4%12.9%9.9%12.4%16.4%11.9%12.2%12.3%6.4%3.0%
Debt / equity0.10×0.11×0.21×0.21×0.22×0.26×0.28×0.32×0.35×0.29×

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.