Stifel Financial Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (SF)
Stifel Financial's return on equity was 11.72% for fiscal 2025.
View full Stifel Financial company overviewStifel Financial annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 11.72% | −1.60 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 13.32% | +3.48 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 9.84% | −2.94 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 12.78% | −5.01 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 17.79% | +4.97 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 12.82% | −0.40 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 13.22% | +0.15 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 13.07% | +6.54 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 6.53% | +3.41 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 3.12% | −0.72 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 3.84% | −4.20 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 8.04% | −1.08 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 9.12% | −0.79 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 9.91% | +3.33 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 6.58% | +6.40 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 0.18% | −10.16 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 10.34% | — |
Stifel Financial quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 3.78% | +0.99 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 4.20% | +3.26 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 4.51% | +0.17 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 3.72% | +0.83 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 2.78% | −0.31 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 0.94% | −2.15 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 4.34% | +1.26 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 2.89% | +1.61 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 3.10% | +0.58 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 3.10% | +0.14 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 3.08% | −0.26 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 1.29% | −1.63 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 2.52% | −0.64 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 2.96% | −0.48 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 3.35% | −1.97 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 2.92% | −1.22 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 3.16% | −1.33 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 3.44% | −0.60 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 5.32% | +0.76 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 4.14% | +1.09 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 4.49% | +1.55 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 4.04% | +1.60 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 4.56% | +0.89 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 3.05% | −0.11 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 2.93% | −0.27 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 2.44% | −0.59 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 3.67% | +0.07 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 3.16% | −0.24 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 3.21% | +0.23 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 3.03% | −0.04 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 3.60% | +3.67 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 3.40% | +1.09 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 2.97% | +1.09 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 3.07% | +0.70 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | −0.07% | −1.06 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 2.30% | +1.62 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 1.88% | +1.48 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 2.38% | +1.27 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 0.99% | +0.54 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 0.69% | +0.00 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 0.40% | −0.46 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 1.10% | −0.74 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 0.45% | −1.53 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 0.69% | −1.12 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 0.86% | −1.19 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 1.84% | −0.44 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 1.98% | −0.40 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 1.81% | −1.77 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 2.04% | +0.49 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 2.28% | +1.42 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 2.38% | −0.35 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 3.58% | +0.89 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 1.55% | −0.38 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 0.86% | −1.77 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 2.73% | +0.63 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 2.69% | +0.95 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 1.93% | +1.66 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 2.63% | +0.16 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 2.11% | −1.25 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 1.74% | +9.63 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 0.26% | −2.08 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 2.47% | — |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 3.36% | — |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | −7.88% | — |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 2.34% | — |
Stifel Financial return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Stifel Financial's return on equity decreased from 12.82% to 11.72%, a change of −1.10 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 3.78%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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