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Segment Reporting
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting

NOTE 22 – Segment Reporting

We currently operate through the following three business segments: Global Wealth Management, Institutional Group, and various corporate activities combined in the Other segment. Our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Our CODM regularly reviews segment net revenues, compensation and benefits expense, non-compensation operating expenses, and income before income taxes. Amounts included in non-compensation operating expenses include “Occupancy and equipment rental,” “Communications and office supplies,” “Commissions and floor brokerage,” “Provision for credit losses,” and “Other operating expenses.”

Global Wealth Management

The Global Wealth Management segment consists of two businesses, the Private Client Group and Stifel Bancorp. The Private Client Group includes branch offices and, from the period January 1, 2026 through February 2, 2026, independent contractor offices of our broker-dealer subsidiaries located throughout the United States. These branches provide securities brokerage services, including the sale of equities, mutual funds, fixed income products, and insurance, as well as offering banking products to their clients through our bank

subsidiaries, which provide residential, consumer, and commercial lending, as well as FDIC-insured deposit accounts to customers of our private client group and to the general public.

The success of our Global Wealth Management segment is dependent upon the quality of our products, services, financial advisors, and support personnel, including our ability to attract, retain, and motivate a sufficient number of these associates. We face competition for qualified associates from major financial services companies, including other brokerage firms, insurance companies, banking institutions, and discount brokerage firms. Segment revenue growth and operating income are used to evaluate and measure segment performance by our CODM in assessing performance and deciding how to allocate resources.

Institutional Group

The Institutional Group segment includes institutional sales and trading. It provides securities brokerage, trading, and research services to institutions, with an emphasis on the sale of equity and fixed income products. This segment also includes the management of and participation in underwritings for both corporate and public finance (exclusive of sales credits generated through the private client group, which are included in the Global Wealth Management segment), merger and acquisition, and financial advisory services.

The success of our Institutional Group segment is dependent upon the quality of our personnel, the quality and selection of our investment products and services, pricing (such as execution pricing and fee levels), and reputation. Segment revenue growth and operating income are used to evaluate and measure segment performance by our CODM in assessing performance and deciding how to allocate resources.

Other

The Other segment includes interest income from stock borrow activities, unallocated interest expense, interest income and gains and losses from investments held, amortization of stock-based awards, and all unallocated overhead cost associated with the execution of orders; processing of securities transactions; custody of client securities; receipt, identification, and delivery of funds and securities; compliance with regulatory and legal requirements; internal financial accounting and controls; and general administration and acquisition charges.

Information on reportable segments and reconciliation to consolidated net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Global Wealth Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

$

932,123

 

 

$

850,559

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

472,460

 

 

 

422,293

 

Non-compensation operating expenses

 

 

128,948

 

 

 

301,861

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

330,715

 

 

$

126,405

 

Institutional Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

 

495,258

 

 

 

384,929

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

295,870

 

 

 

252,585

 

Non-compensation operating expenses

 

 

101,478

 

 

 

104,913

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

97,910

 

 

$

27,431

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

 

50,780

 

 

 

19,981

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

80,004

 

 

 

57,342

 

Non-compensation operating expenses

 

 

73,329

 

 

 

53,111

 

Loss before income taxes

 

$

(102,553

)

 

$

(90,472

)

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues (1)

 

$

1,478,161

 

 

$

1,255,469

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

848,334

 

 

 

732,220

 

Non-compensation operating expenses

 

 

303,755

 

 

 

459,885

 

Income from operations before income tax expense

 

$

326,072

 

 

$

63,364

 

 

(1)
No individual client accounted for more than 10 percent of total net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

The following table presents our company’s total assets on a segment basis at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

December 31,
2025

 

Global Wealth Management

 

$

37,473,117

 

 

$

36,086,157

 

Institutional Group

 

 

5,247,572

 

 

 

4,996,613

 

Other

 

 

172,463

 

 

 

188,012

 

Total assets

 

$

42,893,152

 

 

$

41,270,782

 

We have operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and Canada. The Company’s foreign operations are conducted through its wholly owned subsidiaries, SNEL and SNC. Substantially all long-lived assets are located in the United States.

Net revenues, classified by the major geographic areas in which they were earned for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

United States

 

$

1,377,435

 

 

$

1,181,460

 

United Kingdom

 

 

59,034

 

 

 

48,244

 

Canada

 

 

23,349

 

 

 

16,479

 

Other

 

 

18,343

 

 

 

9,286

 

Total net revenues

 

$

1,478,161

 

 

$

1,255,469