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Raymond James Financial, Inc.

$173.46 +$9.86 (+6.03%)
NYSE · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$173.53
Day Range
$172$176.95
Year Range
$138.82$182.73
Market Cap
33.32B
AVG Volume
1.3M
Trailing/Forward PE
14.84/12.14
PEG ratio
0.84
Dividend Yield
1.22%
Next Earnings Date
2026-10-28
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (USD)
02B4B6B24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
RJF Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q34.36B
26 Q24.26B
26 Q14.18B
25 Q44.13B
25 Q33.79B
25 Q23.79B
25 Q13.98B
24 Q43.95B
24 Q33.71B
24 Q23.59B
Net Income (USD)
0200M400M600M800M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
RJF Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q3595M
26 Q2544M
26 Q1563M
25 Q4604M
25 Q3436M
25 Q2495M
25 Q1600M
24 Q4602M
24 Q3492M
24 Q2476M
Operating Income (USD)
0200M400M600M800M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
RJF Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q3750M
26 Q2735M
26 Q1728M
25 Q4731M
25 Q3563M
25 Q2671M
25 Q1749M
24 Q4760M
24 Q3644M
24 Q2609M
EBITDA (USD)
0250M500M750M1B24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
RJF EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q3750M
26 Q2785M
26 Q1777M
25 Q4783M
25 Q3612M
25 Q2718M
25 Q1796M
24 Q4807M
24 Q3689M
24 Q2654M
Cash Flows (USD)
-500M0500M1B1.5B24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
RJF Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q3522M
26 Q21.05B
26 Q1-56M
25 Q4752M
25 Q3634M
25 Q271M
25 Q1789M
24 Q4460M
24 Q3655M
24 Q2342M
EPS (USD)
0123424 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
RJF EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q33.01
26 Q22.72
26 Q12.79
25 Q42.96
25 Q32.12
25 Q22.36
25 Q12.86
24 Q42.86
24 Q32.31
24 Q22.22
Expenses (USD)
01B2B3B4BSG&ACapex24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
RJF Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q32.2B
26 Q23.17B
26 Q13.05B
25 Q42.44B
25 Q32.26B
25 Q22.25B
25 Q12.31B
24 Q42.21B
24 Q32.15B
24 Q22.09B
Cash & Debt (USD)
05B10B15B20BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
RJF Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q319.7B
26 Q219.45B
26 Q116.53B
25 Q418.28B
25 Q316.35B
25 Q217.09B
25 Q117.76B
24 Q419.25B
24 Q317.61B
24 Q219.01B
Debt ratios
-6-4-2024 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
RJF Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q3-4.65
26 Q2-4.77
26 Q1-4.13
25 Q4-4.72
25 Q3-4.29
25 Q2-4.46
25 Q1-4.72
24 Q4-5.39
24 Q3-5.06
24 Q2-5.93
Margins
0%25%50%75%100%24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
RJF Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q366.21%
26 Q290.54%
26 Q189.44%
25 Q488.64%
25 Q387.88%
25 Q287.92%
25 Q187.49%
24 Q485.76%
24 Q385.89%
24 Q284.95%
Return on Capital
0%2%4%6%24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
RJF Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q34.69%
26 Q24.31%
26 Q14.48%
25 Q44.83%
25 Q33.56%
25 Q24.05%
25 Q15.03%
24 Q45.16%
24 Q34.4%
24 Q24.34%
Shares Outstanding
0100M200M300M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
RJF Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q3194M
26 Q2196.1M
26 Q1197.1M
25 Q4202M
25 Q3201.2M
25 Q2204.3M
25 Q1203.7M
24 Q4204.7M
24 Q3206.8M
24 Q2208.3M
Dividends (USD)
00.20.40.6Jul 24Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26
RJF Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Oct 260.54
Jul 260.54
Apr 260.54
Jan 260.54
Oct 250.5
Jul 250.5
Apr 250.5
Jan 250.5
Oct 240.45
Jul 240.45
Employee Count
05K10K15K20K2015201620172018201920202021202320242025
RJF Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
202519.5K
202419K
202318K
202115K
202014.8K
201914.2K
201813.9K
201712.7K
201611.9K
201511K
Book Value Per Share (USD)
02040608024 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
RJF Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q365.46
26 Q264.3
26 Q163.8
25 Q461.9
25 Q360.94
25 Q259.85
25 Q158.56
24 Q457
24 Q354.11
24 Q252.71
Total Assets (USD)
025B50B75B100B24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
RJF Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q394.2B
26 Q291.94B
26 Q188.76B
25 Q488.23B
25 Q384.81B
25 Q283.13B
25 Q182.28B
24 Q482.99B
24 Q380.63B
24 Q281.23B
PE Ratio
1012141618med 15Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
RJF PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2614.59
Sep 2615
Aug 2615.09
Aug 2614.74
Aug 2615.21
Aug 2614.85
Jul 2616.07
Jul 2615.46
Jul 2615.38
Jul 2615.36
Jul 2614.86
Jun 2613.7
Jun 2614.24
Jun 2614.1
Jun 2613.83
May 2613.1
May 2613.83
May 2614.08
May 2614.1
May 2614.67
Apr 2614.41
Apr 2614.26
Apr 2613.73
Apr 2613.36
Mar 2613.28
Mar 2613.51
Mar 2613.71
Mar 2614.28
Feb 2614.38
Feb 2614.87
Feb 2614.91
Feb 2616.17
Jan 2615.69
Jan 2615.99
Jan 2616.25
Jan 2615.87
Jan 2615.48
Dec 2515.64
Dec 2515.42
Dec 2515.5
Dec 2515.43
Nov 2514.81
Nov 2514.43
Nov 2514.97
Nov 2515.39
Oct 2514.97
Oct 2515.32
Oct 2515.23
Oct 2515.12
Oct 2515.74
Sep 2516.57
Sep 2516.42
Sep 2516.06
Sep 2515.61
Aug 2515.98
Aug 2515.59
Aug 2515.41
Aug 2515.56
Aug 2515.22
Jul 2515.73
Jul 2514.99
Jul 2514.78
Jul 2514.93
Jun 2514.3
Jun 2513.9
Jun 2513.59
Jun 2513.7
May 2513.72
May 2513.56
May 2514.36
May 2513.57
May 2513.31
Apr 2512.9
Apr 2512.53
Apr 2512.7
Apr 2511.61
Mar 2513.05
Mar 2513.24
Mar 2513.37
Mar 2513.46
Feb 2514.52
Feb 2514.23
Feb 2515
Feb 2515.72
Jan 2516.68
Jan 2517.09
Jan 2516.53
Jan 2515.26
Jan 2515.61
Dec 2415.53
Dec 2415.35
Dec 2415.89
Dec 2416.17
Nov 2416.76
Nov 2417.98
Nov 2417.49
Nov 2417.28
Nov 2415.7
Oct 2415.77
Oct 2415.08
Free Cash Flow Yield
4%6%8%10%med 6.33%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
RJF Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 266.75%
Sep 266.57%
Aug 266.53%
Aug 266.68%
Aug 266.48%
Aug 266.63%
Jul 266.91%
Jul 267.18%
Jul 267.22%
Jul 267.23%
Jul 267.47%
Jun 268.11%
Jun 267.8%
Jun 267.87%
Jun 268.03%
May 268.48%
May 268.03%
May 267.89%
May 267.88%
May 264.55%
Apr 264.63%
Apr 264.68%
Apr 264.86%
Apr 265%
Mar 265.03%
Mar 264.94%
Mar 264.87%
Mar 264.67%
Feb 264.64%
Feb 264.49%
Feb 264.48%
Feb 264.13%
Jan 266.7%
Jan 266.58%
Jan 266.47%
Jan 266.63%
Jan 266.8%
Dec 256.73%
Dec 256.82%
Dec 256.79%
Dec 256.82%
Nov 257.1%
Nov 256.35%
Nov 256.12%
Nov 255.95%
Oct 256.12%
Oct 255.98%
Oct 256.01%
Oct 256.06%
Oct 255.82%
Sep 255.53%
Sep 255.58%
Sep 255.7%
Sep 255.87%
Aug 255.73%
Aug 255.88%
Aug 255.95%
Aug 255.89%
Aug 255.93%
Jul 255.74%
Jul 256.02%
Jul 256.1%
Jul 256.04%
Jun 256.31%
Jun 256.49%
Jun 256.64%
Jun 256.59%
May 256.58%
May 256.65%
May 256.28%
May 256.65%
May 257.78%
Apr 258.03%
Apr 258.26%
Apr 258.15%
Apr 258.92%
Mar 257.93%
Mar 257.82%
Mar 257.74%
Mar 257.69%
Feb 257.13%
Feb 257.28%
Feb 256.9%
Feb 256.59%
Jan 255.65%
Jan 255.52%
Jan 255.7%
Jan 256.18%
Jan 256.04%
Dec 246.07%
Dec 246.14%
Dec 245.94%
Dec 245.83%
Nov 245.63%
Nov 245.48%
Nov 245.64%
Nov 245.71%
Nov 246.28%
Oct 246.25%
Oct 246.54%
Price to Sales
1.61.822.22.4med 2.06Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
RJF Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 261.99
Sep 262.04
Aug 262.06
Aug 262.01
Aug 262.07
Aug 262.02
Jul 262.11
Jul 262.03
Jul 262.02
Jul 262.02
Jul 261.95
Jun 261.8
Jun 261.87
Jun 261.85
Jun 261.82
May 261.72
May 261.82
May 261.85
May 261.85
May 261.94
Apr 261.9
Apr 261.88
Apr 261.81
Apr 261.76
Mar 261.75
Mar 261.78
Mar 261.81
Mar 261.89
Feb 261.9
Feb 261.96
Feb 261.97
Feb 262.14
Jan 262.14
Jan 262.18
Jan 262.21
Jan 262.16
Jan 262.11
Dec 252.13
Dec 252.1
Dec 252.11
Dec 252.1
Nov 252.02
Nov 251.98
Nov 252.06
Nov 252.12
Oct 252.06
Oct 252.11
Oct 252.09
Oct 252.08
Oct 252.16
Sep 252.28
Sep 252.26
Sep 252.21
Sep 252.15
Aug 252.2
Aug 252.14
Aug 252.12
Aug 252.14
Aug 252.16
Jul 252.23
Jul 252.13
Jul 252.1
Jul 252.12
Jun 252.03
Jun 251.97
Jun 251.93
Jun 251.94
May 251.94
May 251.92
May 252.04
May 251.92
May 251.89
Apr 251.84
Apr 251.78
Apr 251.81
Apr 251.65
Mar 251.86
Mar 251.89
Mar 251.9
Mar 251.92
Feb 252.07
Feb 252.03
Feb 252.14
Feb 252.24
Jan 252.34
Jan 252.4
Jan 252.32
Jan 252.14
Jan 252.19
Dec 242.18
Dec 242.15
Dec 242.23
Dec 242.27
Nov 242.35
Nov 242.4
Nov 242.33
Nov 242.3
Nov 242.09
Oct 242.1
Oct 242.01
EV/EBITDA
2468med 6.33Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
RJF EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 266.22
Sep 266.52
Aug 266.59
Aug 266.33
Aug 266.68
Aug 266.41
Jul 266.91
Jul 266.46
Jul 266.4
Jul 266.38
Jul 266.02
Jun 265.18
Jun 265.57
Jun 265.47
Jun 265.28
May 264.75
May 265.28
May 265.45
May 265.47
May 266.52
Apr 266.33
Apr 266.22
Apr 265.84
Apr 265.57
Mar 265.51
Mar 265.68
Mar 265.82
Mar 266.24
Feb 266.31
Feb 266.66
Feb 266.69
Feb 267.61
Jan 266.8
Jan 267.02
Jan 267.21
Jan 266.93
Jan 266.64
Dec 256.76
Dec 256.6
Dec 256.66
Dec 256.61
Nov 256.15
Nov 256.21
Nov 256.6
Nov 256.9
Oct 256.6
Oct 256.86
Oct 256.79
Oct 256.71
Oct 257.16
Sep 257.76
Sep 257.65
Sep 257.39
Sep 257.06
Aug 257.34
Aug 257.05
Aug 256.92
Aug 257.03
Aug 256.61
Jul 256.98
Jul 256.45
Jul 256.29
Jul 256.4
Jun 255.94
Jun 255.65
Jun 255.43
Jun 255.5
May 255.52
May 255.41
May 255.99
May 255.41
May 255.08
Apr 254.78
Apr 254.51
Apr 254.64
Apr 253.83
Mar 254.89
Mar 255.03
Mar 255.12
Mar 255.19
Feb 255.97
Feb 255.76
Feb 256.33
Feb 256.86
Jan 256.83
Jan 257.13
Jan 256.72
Jan 255.79
Jan 256.05
Dec 245.99
Dec 245.85
Dec 246.25
Dec 246.46
Nov 246.89
Nov 247.87
Nov 247.52
Nov 247.36
Nov 246.23
Oct 246.28
Oct 245.78
Price/Operating Cashflow
10152025med 14.34Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
RJF Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2613.63
Sep 2614.01
Aug 2614.09
Aug 2613.77
Aug 2614.21
Aug 2613.87
Jul 2613.4
Jul 2612.89
Jul 2612.82
Jul 2612.8
Jul 2612.38
Jun 2611.41
Jun 2611.86
Jun 2611.75
Jun 2611.53
May 2610.92
May 2611.53
May 2611.73
May 2611.75
May 2619.31
Apr 2618.97
Apr 2618.76
Apr 2618.08
Apr 2617.58
Mar 2617.47
Mar 2617.78
Mar 2618.05
Mar 2618.8
Feb 2618.93
Feb 2619.57
Feb 2619.62
Feb 2621.29
Jan 2613.76
Jan 2614.03
Jan 2614.26
Jan 2613.92
Jan 2613.58
Dec 2513.72
Dec 2513.53
Dec 2513.6
Dec 2513.54
Nov 2512.99
Nov 2514.33
Nov 2514.87
Nov 2515.28
Oct 2514.86
Oct 2515.22
Oct 2515.13
Oct 2515.01
Oct 2515.63
Sep 2516.46
Sep 2516.3
Sep 2515.95
Sep 2515.5
Aug 2515.87
Aug 2515.48
Aug 2515.3
Aug 2515.45
Aug 2515.36
Jul 2515.88
Jul 2515.14
Jul 2514.93
Jul 2515.08
Jun 2514.44
Jun 2514.04
Jun 2513.72
Jun 2513.83
May 2513.85
May 2513.69
May 2514.5
May 2513.7
May 2511.82
Apr 2511.46
Apr 2511.13
Apr 2511.29
Apr 2510.31
Mar 2511.6
Mar 2511.77
Mar 2511.88
Mar 2511.96
Feb 2512.9
Feb 2512.64
Feb 2513.33
Feb 2513.97
Jan 2516
Jan 2516.4
Jan 2515.86
Jan 2514.65
Jan 2514.98
Dec 2414.91
Dec 2414.73
Dec 2415.24
Dec 2415.52
Nov 2416.08
Nov 2416.43
Nov 2415.98
Nov 2415.79
Nov 2414.35
Oct 2414.41
Oct 2413.78
Price to Book
22.252.52.7533.25med 2.64Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
RJF Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 262.65
Sep 262.72
Aug 262.74
Aug 262.68
Aug 262.76
Aug 262.7
Jul 262.74
Jul 262.63
Jul 262.62
Jul 262.61
Jul 262.53
Jun 262.33
Jun 262.42
Jun 262.4
Jun 262.36
May 262.23
May 262.36
May 262.4
May 262.4
May 262.45
Apr 262.4
Apr 262.38
Apr 262.29
Apr 262.23
Mar 262.22
Mar 262.25
Mar 262.29
Mar 262.38
Feb 262.4
Feb 262.48
Feb 262.49
Feb 262.7
Jan 262.68
Jan 262.73
Jan 262.78
Jan 262.71
Jan 262.64
Dec 252.67
Dec 252.63
Dec 252.65
Dec 252.64
Nov 252.53
Nov 252.51
Nov 252.6
Nov 252.68
Oct 252.6
Oct 252.67
Oct 252.65
Oct 252.63
Oct 252.74
Sep 252.88
Sep 252.86
Sep 252.79
Sep 252.72
Aug 252.78
Aug 252.71
Aug 252.68
Aug 252.71
Aug 252.72
Jul 252.82
Jul 252.68
Jul 252.65
Jul 252.67
Jun 252.56
Jun 252.49
Jun 252.43
Jun 252.45
May 252.46
May 252.43
May 252.57
May 252.43
May 252.42
Apr 252.35
Apr 252.28
Apr 252.31
Apr 252.11
Mar 252.37
Mar 252.41
Mar 252.43
Mar 252.45
Feb 252.64
Feb 252.59
Feb 252.73
Feb 252.86
Jan 252.96
Jan 253.03
Jan 252.93
Jan 252.71
Jan 252.77
Dec 242.75
Dec 242.72
Dec 242.82
Dec 242.87
Nov 242.97
Nov 243.05
Nov 242.97
Nov 242.93
Nov 242.67
Oct 242.68
Oct 242.56
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