Stifel Financial (SF) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Stifel Financial (SF) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $51.0 million in Q1 2026, up 1.92% on a QoQ basis from $50.1 million in Q4 2025, and up 3.05% year-over-year from $49.5 million in Q1 2025.

Stifel Financial (SF) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Stifel Financial has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $51.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 3.05% year-over-year to $51.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $197.8 million (up 0.66% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $196.3 million, up 0.99% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development rose to $51.0 million in Q1 2026, from $50.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $51.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $42.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $47.1 million and a median of $47.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development climbed 8.67% — and 2025, when it retreated 0.69%.
  • Tracing SF's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $45.2 million in 2022, then gained by 4.7% to $47.3 million in 2023, then grew by 5.56% to $50.0 million in 2024, then increased by 0.19% to $50.1 million in 2025, then gained by 1.92% to $51.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SF's Research & Development at $51.0 million in Q1 2026, $50.1 million in Q4 2025, and $48.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 SOL Strategies 100,773.79 Bn 100,773.79 Bn - -
2 Morgan Stanley 331.35 Bn 197.82 Bn - 1.15 Bn
3 Goldman Sachs 317.73 Bn -619.82 Bn - 583.00 Mn
4 Schwab Charles 153.74 Bn 108.77 Bn - -
5 Robinhood Markets 75.98 Bn 71.34 Bn 960.00 Mn 241.00 Mn
6 Interactive Brokers 38.91 Bn 49.50 Bn - -
7 LPL Financial Holdings 22.76 Bn 21.73 Bn - 23.47 Mn
8 Tradeweb Markets 20.90 Bn 19.65 Bn - 39.55 Mn
9 Circle Internet 20.00 Bn 18.49 Bn 35.01 Mn -
10 Stifel Financial 10.93 Bn 6.37 Bn 878.90 Mn 51.02 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 51.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 50.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 48.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 47.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 49.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 49.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 48.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 48.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 47.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 47.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 46.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 44.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 46.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 45.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 43.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 43.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 42.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 41.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 40.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 41.31 Mn