Stifel Financial Corp (SFB) company profile
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $2.88BP/E 3.2Yield 6.89%
About Stifel Financial
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies, SIC 6211
Stifel Financial Corp. is a financial services holding company that operates through primary segments including Global Wealth Management and Institutional Group. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of securities, advisory, and banking solutions, including wealth management and investment advisory services, capital raising, investment banking advisory, and institutional sales and trading across equity and fixed income markets. In addition, through its banking operations, it delivers commercial and industrial credit, fund banking, residential and commercial real estate loans, home equity financing, and securities-based lending facilities. Stifel serves private individuals, corporate issuers, institutional investors, and commercial businesses.
The firm maintains operational reach across the United States as well as international operations in Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, alongside activities across the broader Americas region. It conducts banking business through banking entities including Stifel Bank and Stifel Bank and Trust, maintaining its state jurisdictional jurisdiction and headquarters presence in Missouri.
Summary of the business section of Stifel Financial's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Stifel Financial Corp
- Founded
- 1890
- Headquarters
- St. Louis, MO
- Address
- Attn: James G. Laschober, 501 N. Broadway 63102-2102
- Phone
- (314) 342-2000
- Website
- stifel.com
- Employees
- 9,000, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, St. Louis, Missouri
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- SFB
- Other tickers
- SF, SF.PB, SF.PC, SF.PD
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Jul 19, 1983
- Shares outstanding
- 376M, Jul 30, 2026
- Public float
- $10.90B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 3-for-2, Feb 27, 2026; 3-for-2, Dec 17, 2020; 3-for-2, Apr 6, 2011; 3-for-2, Jun 13, 2008; 4-for-3, Sep 16, 2004
- SEC CIK
- 720672
- CUSIP
- 860630102
- ISIN
- US8606301021
- LEI
- 549300E5F07FE5GHJX84
- EIN
- 43-1273600
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald J. Kruszewski | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 1,884,713 |
| David D. Sliney | Chief Operating Officer | 254,910 |
| Thomas B. Michaud | Senior Vice President | 129,735 |
| Mark P. Fisher | Senior VP & General Counsel | 81,977 |
| James M. Marischen | Chief Financial Officer | 112,545 |
| James M. Zemlyak | President | 1,767,320 |
| Christopher K. Reichert | CEO of Stifel Bank & Trust | 89,220 |
| Maryam S. Brown | Director | 5,729 |
| Maura A. Markus | Director | 44,688 |
| Michael W. Brown | Director | 103,264 |
| Michael J. Zimmerman | Director | 71,562 |
| Victor Nesi | Director | 423,382 |
| Robert Edward Grady | Director | 23,144 |
| David A. Peacock | Director | 15,664 |
| Adam T. Berlew | Director | 24,475 |
| James P. Kavanaugh | Director | 13,626 |
| Lisa Landau Carnoy | Director | 10,611 |
| Thomas W. Weisel | Director | 19,557 |
| Daniel J. Ludeman | Director | 14,442 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $18.91M | $42.81M | $8.10M | $271 | $181 |
| FY2024 | $16.08M | $36.38M | $6.02M | $226 | $173 |
| FY2023 | $13.28M | $18.01M | $5.75M | $144 | $133 |
| FY2022 | $12.87M | $8.86M | $5.60M | $120 | $120 |
| FY2021 | $13.56M | $24.50M | $7.21M | $141 | $142 |
| FY2020 | $10.67M | $16.50M | $5.03M | $126 | $111 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald J. Kruszewski Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $200.00K | $8.90M | $8.88M | $928.30K | $18.91M | +18% |
| James M. Zemlyak President and Head of Global Wealth Management | $300.00K | $5.82M | $4.40M | $403.54K | $10.92M | +25% |
| Thomas B. Michaud Senior Vice President | $300.00K | $6.09M | $2.67M | $198.53K | $9.25M | +138% |
| C. Brad Raymond Co-Head of Institutional Group | $300.00K | $2.82M | $2.67M | $283.23K | $6.07M | – |
| James M. Marischen Chief Financial Officer | $300.00K | $2.58M | $1.62M | $128.16K | $4.63M | +23% |
| Victor J. Nesi Co-President and Head of Institutional Group (retired July 2025) | $150.00K | $5.85M | $3.10M | $512.82K | $9.61M | +25% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had over 9,000 associates, including more than 2,300 financial advisors, located primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Canada.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings