Stifel Financial Corp.

NYSE:SF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$10.0b

Stifel Financial Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Stifel Financial's CEO is Ron Kruszewski, appointed in Sep 1997, has a tenure of 27.75 years. total yearly compensation is $16.08M, comprised of 1.2% salary and 98.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.22% of the company’s shares, worth $121.75M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 11 years and 9 years respectively.

Key information

Ron Kruszewski

Chief executive officer

US$16.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage1.24%
CEO tenure27.8yrs
CEO ownership1.2%
Management average tenure11yrs
Board average tenure9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Stifel Preferreds Reviewed: Still Give 'D' A Buy Rating

Jun 09

Investors Continue Waiting On Sidelines For Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF)

Dec 22
Investors Continue Waiting On Sidelines For Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF)

Stifel Financial: Good Results, Positive Outlook

Oct 24
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Strategic Debt Reduction And Diversification Fueling Revenue And Profit Surge

Stifel Financial's diversification and strategic investments in institutional and global wealth management are expected to drive future revenue growth and profitability.

Stifel Financial: Good Q2 Performance Keeps Me Bullish

Jul 25

Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Jul 22
Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Stifel Financial: Earnings Beat Reinforces My Buy Rating

May 01

Stifel Financial: A Dividend Grower With Expected 40% EPS Growth In 2024

Feb 16

Stifel Financial Stock Still Has Legs To Run

Feb 02

Stifel Financial: Watch Buybacks And Recruitment (Ratings Upgrade)

Nov 20

Stifel Financial: Hold Rating As Wealth Advisory Grows But Investment Banking Struggles

Sep 11

Stifel Financial Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Jan 24

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ron Kruszewski's remuneration changed compared to Stifel Financial's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$584m

Dec 31 2024US$16mUS$200k

US$694m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$613m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$522m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$491m

Dec 31 2023US$13mUS$200k

US$485m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$499m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$582m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$609m

Dec 31 2022US$13mUS$200k

US$625m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$710m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$750m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$789m

Dec 31 2021US$14mUS$200k

US$789m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$718m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$646m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$559m

Dec 31 2020US$11mUS$200k

US$476m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$421m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$415m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$416m

Dec 31 2019US$8mUS$200k

US$431m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$417m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$414m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$395m

Dec 31 2018US$5mUS$200k

US$385m

Compensation vs Market: Ron's total compensation ($USD16.08M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.05M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ron's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Ron Kruszewski (66 yo)

27.8yrs
Tenure
US$16,082,515
Compensation

Mr. Ronald James Kruszewski, also known as Ron, is Chairman of the Board of Stifel Financial Corp. since April 2021 and Chief Executive Officer September 1997 and its principal subsidiary, Stifel, Nicolaus...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ronald Kruszewski
Chairman & CEO27.8yrsUS$16.08m1.22%
$ 121.7m
James Zemlyak
Co-President & Head of Global Wealth Management11yrsUS$8.72m1.15%
$ 114.1m
Victor Nesi
Co-President & Head of Institutional Group11yrsUS$7.71m0.27%
$ 27.4m
James Marischen
Senior VP & CFO6.8yrsUS$3.77m0.067%
$ 6.7m
Thomas Weisel
Senior MD & Director14.8yrsno data0.014%
$ 1.4m
Thomas Michaud
Global Co-Head of Institutional Equities & Advisory and KBW CEO13.7yrsUS$3.88m0.087%
$ 8.7m
David Sliney
Senior VP & COO6.8yrsUS$802.72k0.17%
$ 16.6m
Michael O'Keeffe
Chief Investment Officer7yrsno datano data
Bradford Raymond
Global Head of Investment Bankingno datano datano data
Rajive Kumar
Vice Presidentno datano datano data
Harvinder Minhas
Vice Presidentno datano datano data
Todd Feldman
Managing Director6.4yrsno datano data
11.0yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: SF's management team is seasoned and experienced (11 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ronald Kruszewski
Chairman & CEO27.8yrsUS$16.08m1.22%
$ 121.7m
Thomas Weisel
Senior MD & Director14.8yrsno data0.014%
$ 1.4m
Egizio Bianchini
Vice Chairman4.4yrsno datano data
Christopher Reichert
Chairman & CEO of Stifel Bank & Trustno datano data0.048%
$ 4.8m
Robert Grady
Independent Director14.8yrsno data0.015%
$ 1.5m
James Kavanaugh
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$250.00k0.0050%
$ 494.1k
Michael Zimmerman
Independent Deputy Chairman12.3yrsUS$280.00k0.052%
$ 5.2m
Michael Brown
Independent Director14.8yrsUS$250.00k0.063%
$ 6.3m
David Peacock
Lead Independent Director8yrsUS$310.00k0.0080%
$ 798.0k
Adam Berlew
Independent Director5.8yrsUS$250.00k0.012%
$ 1.2m
Maura Markus
Independent Director9yrsUS$280.00k0.024%
$ 2.4m
Maryam Brown
Independent Director2.2yrsUS$250.00k0.0031%
$ 306.8k
9.0yrs
Average Tenure
65.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: SF's board of directors are considered experienced (9 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/06/13 23:19
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/13 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Stifel Financial Corp. is covered by 20 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael DavittBofA Global Research
Caydee BlankenshipCFRA Equity Research
Christopher AllenCitigroup Inc