Last 48 quarters of trend data · Financial Services · Investment Banks & Brokerages
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 11.70 | 12.51 | 13.02 | 8.11 | 9.03 | 10.28 | 12.91 | 40.28 | 8.46 | 11.68 | 9.95 | 9.31 | 8.35 | 19.69 | 9.04 | 7.69 | 6.80 | 7.15 | 6.67 | 8.14 | 5.54 |
| — | +21.7% | +0.8% | -79.9% | +6.8% | -12.0% | +29.8% | +332.9% | +1.3% | -40.7% | +10.0% | +21.0% | +22.8% | +175.4% | +35.6% | -5.5% | +22.9% | -2.8% | -1.3% | +6.8% | +2.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.83 | 1.97 | 1.94 | 1.38 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.40 | 1.47 | 1.44 | 1.29 | 1.25 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 1.04 |
| — | +33.5% | +30.8% | -1.7% | +0.4% | +2.4% | +15.6% | +12.4% | +29.6% | +27.8% | +17.6% | +20.1% | +11.1% | +14.4% | +8.9% | -14.4% | -1.5% | -18.6% | -11.9% | +8.0% | +10.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.32 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.36 | 1.54 | 1.45 | 1.35 | 1.26 | 1.39 | 1.25 | 1.15 | 1.09 | 0.97 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.78 | 0.86 | 1.06 | 1.11 |
| — | +28.3% | +39.4% | +8.6% | +10.6% | +15.7% | +17.4% | +15.5% | +43.8% | +41.4% | +35.2% | +27.4% | +13.2% | +14.0% | -0.9% | -19.4% | -22.8% | -30.7% | -24.8% | -9.2% | +19.6% | |
| P/FCF | 12.73 | 3.72 | 15.69 | — | 7.49 | 6.48 | 3.18 | — | 2.93 | — | 3.49 | — | 4.89 | 5.31 | 3.08 | — | 1.52 | 1.95 | 2.59 | — | 4.88 |
| — | -42.5% | +394.0% | — | +156.0% | — | -9.0% | — | -40.2% | — | +13.3% | — | +221.7% | +172.6% | +18.8% | — | -68.8% | +24.8% | -85.9% | — | +61.0% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.94 | 5.98 | 7.67 | 3.61 | 5.78 | 6.34 | 8.98 | 20.91 | 6.78 | 8.42 | 6.87 | 5.69 | 4.85 | 7.84 | 5.98 | 4.40 | 4.16 | 5.29 | 5.45 | 6.63 | 4.42 |
| — | -5.7% | -14.6% | -82.7% | -14.7% | -24.7% | +30.7% | +267.8% | +39.7% | +7.4% | +14.8% | +29.2% | +16.7% | +48.2% | +9.8% | -33.6% | -6.0% | +5.8% | -1.8% | +14.4% | +28.6% | |
| EV / EBIT | 12.30 | 5.98 | 5.09 | 3.99 | 7.40 | 6.81 | 9.85 | 27.64 | 7.31 | 9.24 | 7.55 | 6.24 | 5.43 | 9.21 | 6.59 | 4.81 | 4.50 | 5.73 | 5.88 | 7.12 | 4.66 |
| — | -12.2% | -48.3% | -85.6% | +1.2% | -26.3% | +30.4% | +342.6% | +34.6% | +0.3% | +14.6% | +29.8% | +20.7% | +60.8% | +12.0% | -32.4% | -3.5% | +7.7% | +0.3% | +15.2% | +26.7% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 99.5% | 94.0% | 99.1% | 93.3% | 100.0% | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.4% | 98.8% | 99.3% | 99.7% |
| — | -5.5% | -0.2% | -5.8% | +0.9% | -0.2% | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.7% | +0.5% | +0.5% | -0.0% | +0.3% | -0.3% | +0.4% | +0.3% | -0.2% | -0.7% | -2.0% | -1.2% | -0.3% | |
| Operating Margin | 15.9% | 36.9% | 20.6% | 36.7% | 19.7% | 20.2% | 16.9% | 5.1% | 19.7% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 19.1% | 18.2% | 10.6% | 17.5% | 19.2% | 20.9% | 19.9% | 20.0% | 20.6% | 23.7% |
| — | +82.5% | +22.3% | +617.3% | -0.1% | +12.9% | -10.5% | -73.2% | +8.4% | +68.9% | +7.7% | -0.8% | -13.0% | -46.8% | -12.5% | -6.9% | -11.5% | -13.6% | -14.7% | +1.3% | +5.6% | |
| Net Margin | 12.5% | 16.4% | 15.6% | 17.0% | 16.9% | 15.0% | 12.2% | 4.3% | 18.1% | 13.1% | 13.7% | 14.3% | 14.4% | 6.6% | 13.0% | 14.4% | 15.8% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 15.8% | 19.4% |
| — | +9.8% | +27.6% | +297.6% | -6.4% | +14.0% | -10.9% | -70.0% | +26.0% | +98.3% | +6.0% | -1.1% | -9.2% | -54.9% | -11.9% | -8.5% | -18.5% | -15.3% | -16.4% | +2.0% | +7.9% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 11.7% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 5.3% |
| — | +4.3% | +35.6% | +345.2% | +3.8% | +28.7% | -10.1% | -69.5% | +40.7% | +124.7% | +23.0% | +4.7% | -7.8% | -55.9% | -20.3% | -14.1% | -37.1% | -29.4% | -29.6% | -14.9% | +16.7% | |
| ROA | 1.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| — | +0.2% | +33.5% | +350.9% | +2.6% | +25.5% | -11.1% | -69.3% | +44.0% | +127.9% | +22.8% | +3.6% | -9.0% | -55.6% | -21.2% | -17.2% | -41.4% | -35.8% | -34.3% | -20.6% | +11.5% | |
| ROIC | 7.9% | 5.0% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| — | +105.4% | +49.7% | +735.2% | +15.6% | +29.6% | -6.7% | -71.7% | +18.8% | +71.5% | +10.4% | -7.5% | -18.3% | -47.4% | -16.4% | -5.6% | -27.6% | -24.6% | -27.6% | -18.1% | +17.2% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.36 | 0.47 | 0.14 | 0.55 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.55 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.53 | 0.46 |
| — | -12.9% | -74.7% | +1.0% | -25.2% | +0.1% | -9.1% | -8.1% | -11.6% | +29.8% | +50.5% | +40.4% | +59.4% | +4.2% | -11.4% | -19.9% | -24.8% | -11.4% | -15.4% | +12.8% | +8.2% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.26 | 5.44 | 2.59 | 5.82 | 5.53 | 10.04 | 13.18 | 36.19 | 9.65 | 12.52 | 13.15 | 13.07 | 12.66 | 16.83 | 10.80 | 9.85 | 7.29 | 9.30 | 9.89 | 10.96 | 6.90 |
| — | -45.8% | -80.3% | -83.9% | -42.7% | -19.8% | +0.2% | +176.8% | -23.7% | -25.6% | +21.8% | +32.8% | +73.7% | +81.1% | +9.2% | -10.2% | +5.7% | +18.4% | +13.8% | +31.5% | -3.9% | |
| Current Ratio | 5.24 | 0.41 | 4.44 | 0.14 | 5.24 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.22 |
| — | +169.9% | +4052.5% | +13.5% | +3957.5% | -6.3% | -41.7% | -41.1% | -18.6% | -9.8% | +18.6% | +15.3% | -8.4% | +12.7% | -11.5% | -5.3% | -20.1% | -35.6% | -27.7% | -20.3% | -26.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 5.24 | 0.41 | 4.44 | 0.14 | 5.24 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.22 |
| — | +169.9% | +4052.5% | +13.5% | +3957.5% | -6.3% | -41.7% | -41.1% | -18.6% | -9.8% | +18.6% | +15.3% | -8.4% | +12.7% | -11.5% | -5.3% | -20.1% | -35.6% | -27.7% | -20.3% | -26.1% | |
| Interest Coverage | 1.07 | 2.48 | 2.59 | 2.74 | 1.60 | 1.39 | 1.03 | 0.30 | 1.17 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.50 | 0.95 | 1.35 | 2.03 | 3.44 | 12.61 | 24.01 | 43.31 |
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Stifel Financial Corp's current P/E is 11.7x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 10.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Stifel Financial Corp's current operating margin is 15.9%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Stifel Financial Corp's business trajectory between earnings reports.