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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |