Stifel Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results

ST. LOUIS, July 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) today reported net revenues of $1.45 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared with $1.28 billion a year ago. Net income available to common shareholders was $217.2 million, or $1.34 per diluted common share, compared with $145.7 million, or $0.89 per diluted common share ⁽¹⁾ for the second quarter of 2025. Non-GAAP net income available to common shareholders was $229.3 million, or $1.42 per diluted common share for the second quarter of 2026.

Ronald J. Kruszewski, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said “Stifel delivered an outstanding second quarter and a record first half, reflecting the strength, balance, and momentum of our franchise. In the first half of 2026, we executed on our strategy by: growing revenue, improving operating leverage, expanding our balance sheet, and deploying capital where it earns the best risk-adjusted returns. Just as importantly, Stifel was ranked No. 1 in Employee Advisor Satisfaction by J.D. Power for the fourth consecutive year, reinforcing the strength of our advisor-first culture. As we look ahead, Stifel remains well positioned to build on this momentum as our advice-driven business helps clients navigate an increasingly complex world.”

Highlights

The Company reported net revenues of $1.45 billion, the best second quarter in its history, driven by higher investment banking revenues, asset management revenues, commission revenues, and net interest income.
Non-GAAP net income available to common shareholders of $1.42 per diluted common share.
Investment banking revenues increased 42% over the year-ago quarter.
- Capital raising revenues increased 64% over the year-ago quarter.
- Advisory revenues increased 24% over the year-ago quarter.
Asset management revenues increased 13% over the year-ago quarter.
Record client assets of $580.1 billion, up 12% over the year-ago quarter.
Over the last twelve months, recruited trailing twelve-month production totaled approximately $30 million.
Non-GAAP pre-tax margin of 21.7%.
Annualized return on tangible common equity (ROTCE) ⁽⁶⁾ of 23.6%.
Tangible book value per common share ⁽⁹⁾of $25.52, up 15.0% from prior year.

Financial Summary (Unaudited)
(000s)	2Q 2026			2Q 2025			6m 2026			6m 2025
GAAP Financial Highlights:
Net revenues	$	1,450,804		$	1,284,286		$	2,928,965		$	2,539,755
Net income⁽²⁾	$	217,156		$	145,734		$	459,255		$	189,406
Diluted EPS^{(1) (2)}	$	1.34		$	0.89		$	2.83		$	1.15
Comp. ratio		57.4	%		60.3	%		57.4	%		59.3	%
Non-comp. ratio		22.0	%		23.1	%		21.2	%		29.8	%
Pre-tax margin		20.6	%		16.6	%		21.4	%		10.9	%
Non-GAAP Financial Highlights:
Net revenues	$	1,453,304		$	1,284,378		$	2,894,826		$	2,539,833
Net income⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	$	229,299		$	185,626		$	466,776		$	239,862
Diluted EPS^{(1) (2) (3)}	$	1.42		$	1.14		$	2.87		$	1.46
Comp. ratio⁽³⁾		57.0	%		58.0	%		57.2	%		58.0	%
Non-comp. ratio⁽³⁾		21.3	%		21.7	%		20.8	%		28.7	%
Pre-tax margin⁽⁴⁾		21.7	%		20.3	%		22.0	%		13.3	%
ROCE⁽⁵⁾		17.1	%		15.2	%		17.5	%		9.8	%
ROTCE⁽⁶⁾		23.6	%		21.7	%		24.2	%		13.8	%
*Global Wealth Management (assets and loans in millions***)
Net revenues	$	956,534		$	845,631		$	1,888,657		$	1,696,190
Pre-tax net income	$	361,847		$	306,056		$	692,562		$	432,461
Total client assets⁽⁷⁾	$	580,077		$	516,532
Fee-based client assets⁽⁷⁾	$	239,777		$	206,319
Bank loans⁽⁸⁾	$	24,805		$	21,448
Institutional Group
Net revenues	$	480,694		$	419,779		$	975,952		$	804,708
Equity	$	300,593		$	220,168		$	632,932		$	456,360
Fixed Income	$	180,101		$	199,611		$	343,020		$	348,348
Pre-tax net income	$	92,177		$	61,040		$	190,087		$	88,471

Global Wealth Management

Global Wealth Management reported record net revenues of $956.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared with $845.6 million during the second quarter of 2025. Pre-tax net income was $361.8 million compared with $306.1 million in the second quarter of 2025.

Highlights

Ranked No. 1 in Overall Employee Advisor Satisfaction for the fourth straight year.

Record client assets of $580.1 billion, up 12% over the year-ago quarter, which included $9.7 billion of client assets from the Stifel Independent Advisors business that was sold on February 2, 2026.
Fee-based client assets of $239.8 billion, up 16% over the year-ago quarter, which included $4.6 billion of client assets from the Stifel Independent Advisors business that was sold on February 2, 2026.
Over the last twelve months, recruited trailing twelve-month production totaled approximately $30 million.

Net revenues increased 13% from a year ago:

Transactional revenues increased 14% over the year-ago quarter, reflecting an increase in client activity.
Asset management revenues increased 13% over the year-ago quarter, reflecting higher asset values due to improved market conditions and net new asset growth.
Net interest income increased 8% over the year-ago quarter primarily driven by balance sheet growth, partially offset by lower interest rates.

Total Expenses:

Compensation expense as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 48.2% primarily attributable to revenue growth, partially offset by higher revenue-related compensation.
Provision for credit losses was primarily impacted by loan growth in the retained portfolio and specific reserves on individual credits.
Non-compensation operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 14.0% primarily attributable to revenue growth over the year-ago quarter, partially offset by an increase in the provision for credit losses.

Summary Results of Operations
(000s)		2Q 2026			2Q 2025
Net revenues	$	956,534		$	845,631
Transactional revenues		207,397			182,666
Asset management		456,596			403,574
Net interest income		274,602			254,148
Investment banking		8,693			6,224
Other income		9,246			(981	)
Total expenses	$	594,687		$	539,575
Compensation expense		460,582			420,240
Provision for credit losses		12,538			8,328
Non-comp. operating expenses		121,567			111,007
Pre-tax net income	$	361,847		$	306,056
Compensation ratio		48.2	%		49.7	%
Non-compensation ratio		14.0	%		14.1	%
Pre-tax margin		37.8	%		36.2	%

Institutional Group

Institutional Group reported net revenues of $480.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared with $419.8 million during the second quarter of 2025. Pre-tax net income was $92.2 million compared with $61.0 million in the second quarter of 2025.

Highlights

Investment banking revenues increased 42% from a year ago:

Advisory revenues increased 24% from the year-ago quarter, driven by higher levels of completed advisory transactions.
Equity capital raising revenues increased 121% from the year-ago quarter, driven by higher volumes and larger deal sizes.
Fixed income capital raising revenues increased 18% over the year-ago quarter primarily driven by higher bond issuances reflecting a more favorable financing environment.

Fixed income transactional revenues decreased 26% from a year ago:

Fixed income transactional revenues were impacted by lower realized trading gains during the quarter. Second quarter 2025 results benefited from a roughly $30 million gain in our aircraft business.

Equity transactional revenues decreased 4% from a year ago:

Equity transactional revenues were impacted by the restructuring of our European Equities business. Those actions resulted in a $9 million reduction in equity transactional revenues year over year.

Total Expenses:

Compensation expense as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 59.4% primarily attributable to revenue growth, partially offset by higher revenue-related compensation.
Non-compensation operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 21.4% primarily attributable to revenue growth.

Summary Results of Operations
(000s)		2Q 2026			2Q 2025
Net revenues	$	480,694		$	419,779
Investment banking		323,261			227,236
Advisory		157,363			127,305
Equity capital raising		102,273			46,187
Fixed income capital raising		63,625			53,744
Fixed income transactional		95,046			129,117
Equity transactional		59,110			61,489
Other		3,277			1,937
Total expenses	$	388,517		$	358,739
Compensation expense		285,504			257,697
Non-comp. operating expenses		103,013			101,042
Pre-tax net income	$	92,177		$	61,040
Compensation ratio		59.4	%		61.4	%
Non-compensation ratio		21.4	%		24.1	%
Pre-tax margin		19.2	%		14.5	%

Other Matters

Highlights

Total assets increased $5.0 billion, or 13%, over the year-ago quarter.
The Company repurchased $177.0 million, or 2.4 million shares, of its outstanding common stock during the second quarter at an average price of $73.20.
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding decreased primarily due to share repurchases.
The Board of Directors declared a $0.34 quarterly dividend per share, payable on June 15, 2026, to common shareholders of record on June 1, 2026.
The Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of the Company’s preferred stock, payable on June 15, 2026, to shareholders of record on June 1, 2026.

	2Q 2026			2Q 2025
Common stock repurchases ⁽¹⁾
Repurchases (000s)	$	177,035		$	87,527
Number of shares (000s)		2,419			1,525
Average price	$	73.20		$	57.38
Period end shares (000s)		151,589			153,285
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (000s)		161,631			163,271
Effective tax rate		24.4	%		27.5	%
Stifel Financial Corp. ⁽¹⁰⁾
Tier 1 common capital ratio		14.7	%		14.5	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		17.3	%		17.5	%
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio		11.2	%		10.8	%
Tier 1 capital (MM)	$	4,576		$	4,116
Risk weighted assets (MM)	$	26,405		$	23,588
Average assets (MM)	$	40,983		$	38,013
Quarter end assets (MM)	$	44,908		$	39,860
Agency	Rating			Outlook
Fitch Ratings	BBB+			Stable
S&P Global Ratings	BBB			Stable

Conference Call Information

Stifel Financial Corp. will host its second quarter 2026 financial results conference call on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call may include forward-looking statements.

All interested parties are invited to listen to Stifel’s Chairman and CEO, Ronald J. Kruszewski, by dialing (800) 330-6710 and referencing conference ID 4490542. A live audio webcast of the call, as well as a presentation highlighting the Company’s results, will be available through the Company’s web site, www.stifel.com. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay of the broadcast will be available through the above-referenced web site beginning approximately one hour following the completion of the call.

Company Information

Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) is a diversified financial services firm providing wealth management, commercial and investment banking, trading, and research services to individuals, institutions, and municipalities. Founded in 1890 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, the firm operates more than 400 offices across the United States and in major global financial centers. As a firm where success meets success, Stifel works closely with retail and institutional clients aiming to transform opportunities into achievement. To learn more about Stifel, please visit the Company’s website at www.stifel.com. For global disclosures, please visit www.stifel.com/investor-relations/press-releases.

A financial summary follows. Financial, statistical and business-related information, as well as information regarding business and segment trends, is included in the financial supplement. Both the earnings release and the financial supplement are available online in the Investor Relations section at www.stifel.com/investor-relations.

The information provided herein and in the financial supplement, including information provided on the Company’s earnings conference calls, may include certain non-GAAP financial measures. The definition of such measures or reconciliation of such measures to the comparable U.S. GAAP figures are included in this earnings release and the financial supplement, both of which are available online in the Investor Relations section at www.stifel.com/investor-relations.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release contains certain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements in this earnings release not dealing with historical results are forward-looking and are based on various assumptions. The forward-looking statements in this earnings release are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among other things, the following possibilities: the ability to successfully integrate acquired companies or the branch offices and financial advisors; a material adverse change in financial condition; the risk of borrower, depositor, and other customer attrition; a change in general business and economic conditions; changes in the interest rate environment, deposit flows, loan demand, real estate values, and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines; changes in legislation and regulation; other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, geopolitical, and technological factors affecting the companies’ operations, pricing, and services; and other risk factors referred to from time to time in filings made by Stifel Financial Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For information about the risks and important factors that could affect the Company’s future results, financial condition and liquidity, see “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Forward-looking statements speak only as to the date they are made. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

Summary Results of Operations (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended										Six Months Ended
(000s, except per share amounts)	6/30/2026		6/30/2025		% Change		3/31/2026		% Change		6/30/2026		6/30/2025		% Change
Revenues:
Commissions	$	221,462	$	200,669	10.4		$	207,834	6.6		$	429,296	$	394,339	8.9
Principal transactions		140,091		172,603	(18.8	)		150,221	(6.7	)		290,312		314,263	(7.6	)
Investment banking		331,954		233,460	42.2			341,412	(2.8	)		673,366		471,402	42.8
Asset management		456,630		403,608	13.1			459,457	(0.6	)		916,087		813,149	12.7
Other income		12,549		3,690	240.1			55,679	(77.5	)		68,228		14,271	378.1
Operating revenues		1,162,686		1,014,030	14.7			1,214,603	(4.3	)		2,377,289		2,007,424	18.4
Interest revenue		476,093		477,056	(0.2	)		451,049	5.6			927,142		952,688	(2.7	)
Total revenues		1,638,779		1,491,086	9.9			1,665,652	(1.6	)		3,304,431		2,960,112	11.6
Interest expense		187,975		206,800	(9.1	)		187,491	0.3			375,466		420,357	(10.7	)
Net revenues		1,450,804		1,284,286	13.0			1,478,161	(1.9	)		2,928,965		2,539,755	15.3
Non-interest expenses:
Compensation and benefits		833,018		774,936	7.5			848,334	(1.8	)		1,681,352		1,507,156	11.6
Non-compensation operating expenses		318,348		295,530	7.7			303,755	4.8			622,103		755,415	(17.6	)
Total non-interest expenses		1,151,366		1,070,466	7.6			1,152,089	(0.1	)		2,303,455		2,262,571	1.8
Income before income taxes		299,438		213,820	40.0			326,072	(8.2	)		625,510		277,184	125.7
Provision for income taxes		72,961		58,765	24.2			74,653	(2.3	)		147,614		69,137	113.5
Net income		226,477		155,055	46.1			251,419	(9.9	)		477,896		208,047	129.7
Preferred dividends		9,321		9,321	0.0			9,320	0.0			18,641		18,641	0.0
Net income available to common shareholders	$	217,156	$	145,734	49.0		$	242,099	(10.3	)	$	459,255	$	189,406	142.5
Earnings per common share:⁽¹⁾
Basic	$	1.41	$	0.94	50.0		$	1.56	(9.6	)	$	2.97	$	1.21	145.5
Diluted	$	1.34	$	0.89	50.6		$	1.48	(9.5	)	$	2.83	$	1.15	146.1
Cash dividends declared per common share⁽¹⁾	$	0.34	$	0.31	9.7		$	0.34	0.0		$	0.68	$	0.62	9.7
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:⁽¹⁾
Basic		154,234		155,024	(0.5	)		155,508	(0.8	)		154,869		156,074	(0.8	)
Diluted		161,631		163,271	(1.0	)		163,444	(1.1	)		162,556		164,687	(1.3	)

Non-GAAP Financial Measures ⁽¹¹⁾

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
(000s, except per share amounts)	6/30/2026			6/30/2025			6/30/2026			6/30/2025
GAAP net income	$	226,477		$	155,055		$	477,896		$	208,047
Preferred dividend		9,321			9,321			18,641			18,641
Net income available to common shareholders		217,156			145,734			459,255			189,406

Non-GAAP adjustments:
Net revenue adjustments^{(12) (13)}		2,500			92			(34,139	)		78
Merger-related⁽¹⁴⁾		13,056			20,284			41,871			32,959
Restructuring and severance⁽¹⁵⁾		499			27,041			2,330			27,041
Provision for income taxes⁽¹⁶⁾		(3,912	)		(7,525	)		(2,541	)		(9,622	)
Total non-GAAP adjustments		12,143			39,892			7,521			50,456
Non-GAAP net income available to common shareholders	$	229,299		$	185,626		$	466,776		$	239,862

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding⁽¹⁾		161,631			163,271			162,556			164,687

GAAP earnings per diluted common share⁽¹⁾	$	1.40		$	0.94		$	2.95		$	1.26
Non-GAAP adjustments⁽¹⁾		0.08			0.25			0.04			0.31
Non-GAAP earnings per diluted common share⁽¹⁾	$	1.48		$	1.19		$	2.99		$	1.57

GAAP earnings per diluted common share available to common shareholders⁽¹⁾	$	1.34		$	0.89		$	2.83		$	1.15
Non-GAAP adjustments⁽¹⁾		0.08			0.25			0.04			0.31
Non-GAAP earnings per diluted common share available to common shareholders⁽¹⁾	$	1.42		$	1.14		$	2.87		$	1.46

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation ⁽¹¹⁾

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
(000s)	6/30/2026			6/30/2025			6/30/2026			6/30/2025
GAAP net revenues	$	1,450,804		$	1,284,286		$	2,928,965		$	2,539,755
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Gain on sale of business⁽¹²⁾		2,500			—			(47,284	)		—
Litigation-related and other⁽¹³⁾		—			92			13,145			78
Total non-GAAP adjustments		2,500			92			(34,139	)		78
Non-GAAP net revenues	$	1,453,304		$	1,284,378		$	2,894,826		$	2,539,833

GAAP compensation and benefits	$	833,018		$	774,936		$	1,681,352		$	1,507,156
As a percentage of net revenues		57.4	%		60.3	%		57.4	%		59.3	%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Merger-related⁽¹⁴⁾		(4,135	)		(2,946	)		(21,763	)		(7,002	)
Restructuring and severance⁽¹⁵⁾		(499	)		(27,041	)		(2,330	)		(27,041	)
Total non-GAAP adjustments		(4,634	)		(29,987	)		(24,093	)		(34,043	)
Non-GAAP compensation and benefits	$	828,384		$	744,949		$	1,657,259		$	1,473,113
As a percentage of non-GAAP net revenues		57.0	%		58.0	%		57.2	%		58.0	%

GAAP non-compensation expenses	$	318,348		$	295,530		$	622,103		$	755,415
As a percentage of net revenues		22.0	%		23.1	%		21.2	%		29.8	%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Merger-related⁽¹⁴⁾		(8,921	)		(17,338	)		(20,108	)		(25,957	)
Non-GAAP non-compensation expenses	$	309,427		$	278,192		$	601,995		$	729,458
As a percentage of non-GAAP net revenues		21.3	%		21.7	%		20.8	%		28.7	%
Total adjustments before income taxes	$	16,055		$	47,417		$	10,062		$	60,078

Footnotes

⁽¹⁾		All share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the February 2026 three-for-two stock split.
⁽²⁾		Represents available to common shareholders.
⁽³⁾		Reconciliations of the Company’s GAAP results to these non-GAAP measures are discussed within and under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation.”
⁽⁴⁾		Non-GAAP pre-tax margin is calculated by adding total merger-related expenses (non-GAAP adjustments) and dividing it by non-GAAP net revenues. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation.”
⁽⁵⁾		Return on average common equity (“ROCE”), a non-GAAP financial measure, is calculated by dividing full year or annualized net income applicable to common shareholders by average common shareholders’ equity.
⁽⁶⁾		Return on average tangible common equity (“ROTCE”), a non-GAAP financial measure, is calculated by dividing full year or annualized net income applicable to common shareholders by average tangible common equity. Tangible common equity, also a non-GAAP financial measure, equals total common shareholders’ equity less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets and the deferred taxes on goodwill and intangible assets. Average deferred taxes on goodwill and intangible assets were $93.1 million and $84.3 million as of June 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively.
⁽⁷⁾		Total client assets and fee-based client assets as of June 30, 2025, include $9.7 billion and $4.6 billion, respectively, of client assets from the Stifel Independent Advisors business that was sold on February 2, 2026.
⁽⁸⁾		Includes loans held for sale.
⁽⁹⁾		Tangible book value per common share, a non-GAAP financial measure, represents shareholders’ equity (excluding preferred stock) divided by period end common shares outstanding. Tangible common shareholders’ equity equals total common shareholders’ equity less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets and the deferred taxes on goodwill and intangible assets.
⁽¹⁰⁾		Capital ratios are estimates at the time of the Company’s earnings release, July 22, 2026.
⁽¹¹⁾		The Company prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP). The Company may disclose certain “non-GAAP financial measures” during its earnings releases, earnings conference calls, financial presentations and otherwise. The Securities and Exchange Commission defines a “non-GAAP financial measure” as a numerical measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position, or cash flows that is subject to adjustments that effectively exclude, or include, amounts from the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company are provided as additional information to analysts, investors and other stakeholders in order to provide them with greater transparency about, or an alternative method for assessing the Company’s financial condition or operating results. These measures are not in accordance with, or a substitute for U.S. GAAP, and may be different from or inconsistent with non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Whenever the Company refers to a non-GAAP financial measure, it will also define it or present the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, along with a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP financial measure it references and such comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure.
⁽¹²⁾		Gain recognized on the sale of Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC during the first quarter of 2026.
⁽¹³⁾		Primarily related to prejudgment interest recognized on legal matters.
⁽¹⁴⁾		Primarily related to charges attributable to integration-related activities, signing bonuses, amortization of restricted stock awards, debentures, and promissory notes issued as retention, additional earn-out expense, and amortization of intangible assets acquired. These costs were directly related to acquisitions of certain businesses and are not representative of the costs of running the Company’s on-going business.
⁽¹⁵⁾		The Company recorded severance costs associated with workforce reductions in certain of its foreign subsidiaries.
⁽¹⁶⁾		Primarily represents the Company’s effective tax rate for the period applied to the non-GAAP adjustments.

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