Stifel Financial SF
NYSE SF
$80.75 -0.21 (-0.26%)
As of: Aug 24, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Stifel Financial (SF) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Stifel Financial's (SF) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 27.04% in Q1 2026, up 4897.0% YoY from 0.54% in Q1 2025, and down 152.65% on a QoQ basis from 51.36% in Q4 2025.

Stifel Financial (SF) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Stifel Financial (SF) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 27.04% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 4897.0% year-over-year to 27.04% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.95% (down 703.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.04%, down 2098.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin declined to 27.04% in Q1 2026, from 51.36% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 65.62% in Q4 2024 to a low of 76.01% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 6.41% and a median of 8.13% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Margin jumped 7324 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 6734 bps.
  • Tracing SF's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 12.38% in 2022, then slumped by 34 bps to 8.13% in 2023, then jumped by 707 bps to 65.62% in 2024, then fell by 22 bps to 51.36% in 2025, then slumped by 153 bps to 27.04% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 27.04% (Q1 2026), 51.36% (Q4 2025), and 21.8% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 333.21 Bn 173.07 Bn - -
2 Goldman Sachs 311.14 Bn -665.21 Bn - -
3 Schwab Charles 196.95 Bn 123.36 Bn - -
4 Robinhood Markets 93.19 Bn 75.81 Bn 1.20 Bn 35.93%
5 Interactive Brokers 41.71 Bn -22.59 Bn - -
6 LPL Financial Holdings 29.06 Bn 26.36 Bn - -
7 Tradeweb Markets 23.03 Bn 20.97 Bn - 43.88%
8 Circle Internet 21.70 Bn 19.97 Bn 288.85 Mn 4.90%
9 Futu Holdings 16.14 Bn 214.18 Mn 733.58 Mn 64.41%
10 Stifel Financial 12.43 Bn 8.53 Bn 1.49 Bn 20.96%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 20.96%
Mar 31, 2026 -27.04%
Dec 31, 2025 51.36%
Sep 30, 2025 21.80%
Jun 30, 2025 -42.68%
Mar 31, 2025 -76.01%
Dec 31, 2024 65.62%
Sep 30, 2024 -40.33%
Jun 30, 2024 24.66%
Mar 31, 2024 -36.94%
Dec 31, 2023 8.13%
Sep 30, 2023 12.85%
Jun 30, 2023 -48.59%
Mar 31, 2023 -42.50%
Dec 31, 2022 12.38%
Sep 30, 2022 16.21%
Jun 30, 2022 13.22%
Mar 31, 2022 -21.01%
Dec 31, 2021 17.90%
Sep 30, 2021 14.60%