Stifel Financial Corp. filings document formal disclosures for a financial-services company with common stock, preferred depositary shares, and senior notes registered on the New York Stock Exchange. Recent 8-K reports furnish quarterly results, financial supplements, conference-call materials, selected operating results, and Regulation FD disclosures covering client assets, banking balances, loans, and other operating metrics.
The filing record also includes proxy materials and capital-structure disclosures. Stifel reports depositary shares representing interests in Series B, Series C, and Series D preferred stock, 5.20% Senior Notes due 2047, common stock, and credit arrangements involving Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and bank lenders, alongside governance and shareholder-meeting materials filed on Schedule 14A.
Stifel Financial Corp. reported selected operating results for April 30, 2026, highlighting growth in client assets, loans, and treasury deposits. Management noted that these figures are limited indicators and should not be directly linked to full earnings.
Total client assets reached $568.9 billion, up 17% from April 30, 2025 and 6% from March 31, 2026. Fee-based client assets were $232.4 billion, rising 22% year over year and 6% sequentially, with Private Client Group fee-based assets matching that 22% annual and 6% quarterly growth.
Bank loans, net, increased to $23.4 billion, 9% above the prior year and 6% above March 31, 2026, reflecting stronger loan activity, including fund banking. Treasury deposits climbed to $11.1 billion, up 88% year over year and 7% sequentially, supported by strong venture banking growth, while client money market and insured product balances declined 4% year over year and 7% from March 31, 2026.
Stifel Financial Corp ownership disclosure: AQR Capital Management, LLC and parent AQR Capital Management Holdings, LLC report beneficial ownership of 8,469,863 shares of Common Stock, representing 5.47% of the class. The filing lists shared voting power of 8,174,548 and shared dispositive power of 8,469,863.
The Schedule 13G identifies AQR Capital Management, LLC as a wholly owned subsidiary of AQR Capital Management Holdings, LLC and is signed by an authorized signatory on 05/14/2026.
Stifel Financial Corp submitted a Form 13F holdings report that lists $108,790,749,397 as the Form 13F Information Table value total and 8,981 information‑table entries. The filing shows holdings reported on behalf of the filing manager and seven other included managers.
Stifel Financial Corp. reported sharply stronger results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Total revenues were $1,665,652,000, and net revenues after interest expense reached $1,478,161,000, reflecting broad-based growth in commissions, principal transactions, investment banking, and asset management.
Net income jumped to $251,419,000, with net income available to common shareholders of $242,099,000. Diluted earnings per share rose to $1.48, while basic EPS was $1.56. Results include a $49,784,000 gain on the sale of Stifel Independent Advisors, recorded in other income.
The balance sheet expanded, with total assets of $42,893,152,000 and total equity of $5,984,482,000. Bank loans held for investment, net, were $21,836,987,000, and the allowance for credit losses on loans stood at $115,178,000. Operating cash flow was a net use of $342,573,000, while financing activities provided $1,247,558,000, driven by higher bank deposits and securities financing.
Vanguard Capital Management reports beneficial ownership of 7,812,978 shares of Stifel Financial Corp common stock, representing 5.04% of the class. The disclosure states voting and dispositive powers (sole voting power: 1,165,414) and includes affiliated holdings "in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998)."
Stifel Financial Corp. is asking shareholders at its virtual 2026 annual meeting to elect directors, approve executive compensation, and authorize more common shares and equity incentive capacity. Proposals include a 50% increase in authorized common stock and a 9,000,000-share expansion of the 2001 Incentive Stock Plan, plus ratification of KPMG as auditor.
The proxy highlights 2025 performance using non-GAAP measures: pre-tax net income of $0.99 billion, net revenue of $5.53 billion (up 11% year over year), and diluted EPS of $4.51. Non-GAAP return on common equity was 15%, non-GAAP pre-tax margin on net revenues was 22%, and total shareholder return was 20%. Book value per share reached $34.71, assets grew to $41 billion, and equity was $5.98 billion.
Global Wealth Management delivered record net revenue of $3.5 billion and the Institutional Group generated $1.9 billion in net revenue. Stifel reports over $552 billion in Global Wealth client assets, a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 11.4%, and repurchases of more than 5.5 million shares at an average price of $67.24. The dividend on common stock was increased by 11% beginning in early 2026.
The Board remains majority independent, with a combined Chair/CEO structure and a Lead Independent Director. Four standing committees—all composed of independent directors—oversee audit, compensation, nominations and governance, and risk management, including cybersecurity and capital and liquidity oversight. Executive pay is heavily weighted to variable and deferred elements such as RSUs and Performance-Based RSUs (PRSUs), with CEO 2025 total compensation of $18.0 million, split between realized and at-risk awards.
Stifel Financial Corp. reported a very strong first quarter 2026, driven by broad-based growth in both wealth management and institutional businesses. Net revenues rose to $1.48 billion from $1.26 billion, while net income available to common shareholders jumped to $242.1 million from $43.7 million a year earlier.
GAAP diluted earnings per common share increased to $1.48 from $0.26, and non-GAAP diluted EPS reached $1.45 versus $0.33. Global Wealth Management net revenues grew to $932.1 million and Institutional Group net revenues to $495.3 million, with both segments more than doubling pre-tax income year over year.
The firm highlighted record first-quarter net revenue, record asset management revenue, and record first-quarter investment banking revenue. Profitability improved markedly, with the GAAP pre-tax margin on net revenues expanding to 22.1% from 5.0%, and non-GAAP return on tangible common equity rising to 24.8% from 6.2%.
Stifel Financial Corp. files a definitive proxy statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting seeking shareholder votes on director elections, an advisory vote to approve executive compensation, increases to authorized common shares and incentive plan capacity, and ratification of KPMG as independent auditors. The meeting is virtual on June 9, 2026; the record date is April 13, 2026. The proxy discloses 2025 performance metrics (non-GAAP net revenue $5.53bn; non-GAAP pre-tax net income $0.99bn; book value per share $34.71), executive compensation framework including PRSU and LTRSU awards, and Board governance practices including committee charters, independence determinations, and director skills matrices.
The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 14 to its Schedule 13G/A reporting ownership of Stifel Financial Corp common stock. The amendment states that, following an internal realignment, certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report holdings separately and that The Vanguard Group beneficially owns 0 shares (0%) of Stifel Financial Corp as disclosed in the amendment.
The filing explains the disaggregation is made in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 and is signed by Vanguard's Head of Global Fund Administration.