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Stifel Financial (SF) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Stifel Financial (SF) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $46,409 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 16.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $77,637 reinvested (11.5% a year), or $72,827 taking the dividends as cash, $8,640 of it paid out along the way.

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SF became

$77,637

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

11.5%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$9,639

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Worst drop

-49.9%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearSF total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−19.0%$1,135+11.7%
2025+20.9%$1,930+17.7%
2024+57.2%$1,583+24.9%
2023+22.7%$1,565+26.2%
2022−14.8%$1,269−18.2%
2021+41.4%$614+28.7%
2020+27.1%$461+18.3%
2019+48.8%$421+31.2%
2018−29.5%$316−4.6%
2017+20.0%$145+21.7%
2016+17.9%$18+12.0%
2015−16.9%$20+1.2%
2014+6.4%$23+13.5%
2013+49.9%$20+32.3%
2012−0.3%$22+16.0%
2011−22.5%$11+1.9%
2010+4.8%$26+15.1%
2009+29.1%$32+26.4%
2008+30.7%$25−36.8%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: SF total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Stifel Financial (SF) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $77,637 at the end of Oct 2026: 11.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, SF turned $10,000 into $46,409 with dividends reinvested, 16.6% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, SF returned 9.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking SF's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $72,827, including $8,640 of cash received; reinvesting added $4,810.
  • About 10% of SF's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • SF's best calendar year in that time was 2024 (57.2%) and its worst 2018 (-29.5%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Stifel Financial (SF) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SF/total-return

SF total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in SF 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $46,409 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 16.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $38,350 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is SF's total return since Dec 2007?

676% in total, or 11.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 542%.

How much of SF's return came from dividends?

About 10% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $4,810 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was SF's worst year?

2018, at -29.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -49.9%.

How is total return calculated here?

From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.