Charles Schwab
SCHW · Investment Banking & Brokerage
$90.58
0.9%Stifel
SF · Investment Banking & Brokerage
$66.68
1.7%The short version
- Charles Schwab is the larger business, with $23.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.3B for Stifel, about 3.8 times as much.
- Charles Schwab grew revenue faster (22.0%, against 6.7%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Charles Schwab’s earnings: a P/E of 16.5x against 11.9x for Stifel.
| Latest fiscal year | SCHW · FY25 | SF · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $163.9B | $7.3B |
| Revenue | $23.9B | $6.3B |
| Free cash flow | — | — |
| Net income | $8.9B | $684M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 22.0% | 6.7% |
| 5-year growth | 15.4% | 10.7% |
| Share count change | −1.4% | −0.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 37.0% | 10.8% |
| FCF margin | — | — |
| Return on capital | — | — |
| Return on equity | 18.1% | 11.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | — | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $9.7B | $245M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.5x | 11.9x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | — |
FY16
SCHW $7.5B
SF $2.6B
FY17
SCHW $8.6B
SF $3.0B
FY18
SCHW $10.1B
SF $3.2B
FY19
SCHW $10.7B
SF $3.5B
FY20
SCHW $11.7B
SF $3.8B
FY21
SCHW $18.5B
SF $4.8B
FY22
SCHW $20.8B
SF $4.6B
FY23
SCHW $18.8B
SF $5.2B
FY24
SCHW $19.6B
SF $6.0B
FY25
SCHW $23.9B
SF $6.3B
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