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

Stifel Financial's (SF) quarterly Research & Development came in at $51.0 million in Q1 2026, up 3.05% YoY from $49.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.92% on a QoQ basis from $50.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

Stifel Financial (SF) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $51.0 million in 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 advanced to $51.0 million in Q1 2026, from $50.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $51.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $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 increased by 4.7% to $47.3 million in 2023, then advanced by 5.56% to $50.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 0.19% to $50.1 million in 2025, then increased by 1.92% to $51.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $51.0 million (Q1 2026), $50.1 million (Q4 2025), and $48.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 338.83 Bn 205.30 Bn - 1.20 Bn
2 Goldman Sachs 316.34 Bn -660.01 Bn - 635.00 Mn
3 Schwab Charles 220.55 Bn 135.80 Bn - -
4 Futu Holdings 121.48 Bn 105.59 Bn 733.58 Mn -65.09 Mn
5 Robinhood Markets 84.07 Bn 66.74 Bn 1.20 Bn 256.00 Mn
6 Iren 68.17 Bn 65.95 Bn 104.86 Mn -
7 ATIF Holdings 45.42 Bn 45.42 Bn - -
8 Interactive Brokers 39.54 Bn -3.28 Bn - -
9 LPL Financial Holdings 28.27 Bn 25.57 Bn - 26.20 Mn
10 Stifel Financial 14.08 Bn 11.18 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