SEC FORM 13F-HR

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:

03-31-2026

Check here if Amendment		Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):		is a restatement.
		adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name:	STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP
Address:	ATTN: JAMES G. LASCHOBER
	501 N. BROADWAY
	ST. LOUIS, MO 63102-2102
Form 13F File Number:	028-04621
CRD Number (if applicable):
SEC File Number (if applicable):

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name:	James M. Zemlyak
Title:	President
Phone:	314 342-2000
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ James M. Zemlyak		St. Louis, MO	05-12-2026
[Signature]		[City, State]	[Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):
X	13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
	13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
	13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

Form 13F Summary Page
	Report Summary:
	Number of Other Included Managers:	7
	Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:	8,981
	Form 13F Information Table Value Total:	108,790,749,397
		(round to nearest dollar)

List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
	No.	Name	Form 13F File No.	CRD No. (if applicable)	SEC File No. (if applicable)	CIK
	1	STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\	028-06972	000000793	801-10746	0000948905
	2	EquityCompass Investment Management	028-13156	000145420	801-69131	0001442676
	3	Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC	028-13699	000028218	801-43561	0001483835
	4	1919 Investment Counsel, LLC	028-11345	000133370	801-63656	0001324943
	5	Stifel Trust Company, N.A.	028-06397			0001135986
	6	Stifel Trust Co Delaware, N.A.	028-16086			0001592412
	7	Washington Crossing Advisers LLC	028-19513	000281511	801-108807	0001725950

SEC Form 13F-HR filed by Stifel Financial Corporation