Stifel Financial Corp (SF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Stifel Financial (SF) recorded Operating Expenses of $1.15 billion in Q2 2026, up 7.6% from $1.07 billion a year earlier but down 0.1% from the prior quarter.
Stifel Financial Corp (SF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Stifel Financial's Operating Expenses came in at $4.7 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, up 7.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.66 billion, up 15.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for three straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Expenses came in at $4.04 billion in FY2024 (+11.0%), $3.64 billion in FY2023 (+3.9%), $3.51 billion in FY2022 (-4.5%) and $3.67 billion in FY2021 (+18.4%).
- Quarterly Operating Expenses has ranged from $839.37 million in Q3 2022 to $1.25 billion in Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 11.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 26.2% in Q1 2025, against a decline of 9.9% in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.15 billion (Q1 2026), $1.25 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.14 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 991.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 944.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 940.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 935.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 869.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 896.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 887.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 839.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 889.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 889.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 985.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 888.44 Mn |
Stifel Financial Corp Operating Expenses API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "SF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=SF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();