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. released selected operating data for February 28, 2026 and updated its first-quarter outlook. After completing the sale of Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC on February 2, 2026, management said that, excluding assets from this transaction, total client assets and fee-based client assets rose 12% and 19% year-over-year, helped by equity markets and advisor recruiting.
Based on the table provided, total client assets were $557,714 million, up 10% from February 28, 2025. Fee-based client assets were $228,012 million, up 16% year-over-year, while bank loans, net, were $22,348 million, up 5%. Treasury deposits reached $9,584 million, a 73% increase from a year earlier and up 5% from January.
Client money market and insured products were $26,030 million, down 6% year-over-year but slightly above January. The company noted that first-quarter 2026 investment banking activity is well above prior-year levels and stated an expectation that first-quarter 2026 revenue will increase 30%–40% versus the first quarter of 2025, while cautioning that this limited operating data should not be assumed to correlate consistently with earnings.
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP insider Raymond Charles Bradford reported routine equity compensation activity involving phantom stock units and common shares. He received a grant of 60,673 phantom stock units tied to a 2022 performance-based award, of which 80 percent are currently vested and 20 percent will vest in one year. He also exercised 53,241 phantom stock units into 53,241 shares of common stock. To cover tax obligations on this exercise, 29,443 common shares valued at $73.05 per share were withheld, leaving him with 88,337 common shares held directly after the transactions. These actions reflect compensation and tax settlement mechanics rather than open-market buying or selling.
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP Chief Executive Officer Ronald J. Kruszewski reported awards of phantom stock units on February 27, 2026. He acquired 39,163 phantom stock units at $74.03 per unit and 27,009 phantom stock units at $74.05 per unit as grant or award acquisitions.
One award vests in 20% increments over five years and another vests in 10% increments over ten years, with no expiration date for these units. Following these awards, he also directly held 1,883,213 shares of common stock, a total adjusted for a 3-for-2 stock split payable on February 26, 2026.
Stifel Financial Corp executive Brantley McDuffie reported awards of phantom stock units on February 27, 2026. He acquired 10,533 units and 13,504 units at $74.05 per unit, with totals adjusted for a 3-for-2 stock split payable February 26, 2026. Some units vest 20% annually over five years, others 10% annually over ten years, with no expiration date for certain units. He also reported holding 1,881 shares of common stock directly.
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP insider David Rubulotta reported new equity-based awards. On February 27, 2026, he acquired 10,533 Phantom Stock Units at $74.05 per unit, bringing this award to 23,432 units after the transaction. A second grant of 13,504 Phantom Stock Units at $74.05 increased another award balance to 36,936 units. Footnotes state these totals reflect a 3-for-2 stock split payable on February 26, 2026, with units vesting 20% annually over five years for one grant and 10% annually over ten years for the other, and no expiration date. He also reported 1,488 shares of common stock held directly.
Stifel Financial Corp executive Christopher K. Reichert, CEO of Stifel Bank & Trust, reported awards of phantom stock units tied to company stock. On February 27, 2026, he acquired 5,402 and 4,051 phantom stock units, each referenced at $74.05 per unit. One grant vests in 20% increments over five years and the other in 10% increments over ten years, and the units have no expiration date. The totals reflect a 3-for-2 stock split payable on February 26, 2026. He also reports indirect ownership of 89,220 common shares held by a trust.
Stifel Financial Corp senior vice president and general counsel Mark P. Fisher reported awards of phantom stock units tied to the company’s common stock. He acquired 9,723 phantom stock units and 5,402 phantom stock units on February 27, 2026 in grant or award transactions, each using a reference price of $74.05 per unit.
After these awards, his directly held phantom stock units increased to 43,652, and his directly held common stock position was 81,977 shares. Footnotes state that totals reflect a 3-for-2 stock split payable on February 26, 2026. One unit grant vests in 20% increments over five years with no expiration date, and another vests in 10% increments over ten years.
Stifel Financial Corp Chief Financial Officer James M. Marischen reported grants of phantom stock units on February 27, 2026. He acquired 9,723 and 5,402 phantom units at $74.05 per unit, which vest in 20% increments over five years and 10% increments over ten years, with no expiration date. Following these awards, his reported holdings include phantom stock unit balances of 38,991 and 44,393 units, and 112,545 shares of common stock, adjusted for a 3-for-2 stock split payable on February 26, 2026.
Stifel Financial Corp insider Raymond Charles Bradford reported awards of phantom stock units tied to the company’s common stock. On February 27, 2026, he acquired 12,694 and 13,504 phantom stock units at a reference price of $74.05 per unit through grant or award transactions.
After these grants, his reported phantom stock unit holdings increased to 70,083 and then 83,587 units. Footnotes state these totals were adjusted for a 3-for-2 stock split payable on February 26, 2026. One grant vests in 20% increments over five years and another in 10% increments over ten years, with no expiration date for the units. A separate line reflects 64,539 shares of common stock held directly.
Stifel Financial Corp Chief Operating Officer David D. Sliney reported awards of Phantom Stock Units. On February 27, 2026, he acquired 12,424 and 5,402 Phantom Stock Units at a reference price of $74.05 per unit. One grant vests in 20% increments over five years, and another in 10% increments over ten years, with no expiration dates. Following these awards, his reported Phantom Stock Unit holdings increased, and his direct Common Stock holdings totaled 254,910 shares, adjusted for a 3-for-2 stock split payable on February 26, 2026.