STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP
Stifel Financial Corp. is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company created under the Stifel name in July 1983 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange on November 24, 1986. Its predecessor company was founded in 1890 as the Altheimer and Rawlings Investment Company and is headquartered in downtown St. Louis, Missouri.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- financial services; investment; finance [1]
- Company / filing name
- STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP [2]
- Headquarters location
- St. Louis [1]
- Founded
- 1890 [1]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [1]
- Official website
- http://www.stifel.com/; https://www.stifel.com/ [1]
- Employees
- 8,500 · reported year 2020 [1]
- Annual revenue
- USD 3,817,839,000 · reported year 2020 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US8606301021 [1]
- CIK
- 720672 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- SF (NYSE), SF-PB (NYSE), SFB (NYSE), SF-PC (NYSE), SF-PD (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
Stifel Financial Corp. is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company created under the Stifel name in July 1983 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange on November 24, 1986. Its predecessor company was founded in 1890 as the Altheimer and Rawlings Investment Company and is headquartered in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. [3]
Stifel offers securities-related financial services in the United States and Europe through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Its clients are served through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (Stifel Nicolaus) in the U.S., a full-service retail and institutional brokerage and investment banking firm, through Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. in Canada, and through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (SNEL) in the United Kingdom and Europe. Its other subsidiaries include Thomas Weisel Partners LLC (TWP), Stifel Independent Advisors, an independent contractor broker-dealer firm, and Stifel Bank & Trust, a retail and commercial bank. Stifel Bank & Trust offers consumer and commercial lending. Stifel Trust Company, N.A. offers trust and related services. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Stifel. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 8,500 · reported year 2020. [1]
Annual revenue: USD 3,817,839,000 · reported year 2020. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: SF (NYSE), SF-PB (NYSE), SFB (NYSE), SF-PC (NYSE), SF-PD (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP founded?
Founded: 1890. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP?
Headquarters location: St. Louis. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP?
Business sectors: financial services; investment; finance. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Stifel (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.