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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024

Or

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 1-9109

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida59-1517485
(State or other jurisdiction of(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)Identification No.)
880 Carillon ParkwaySt. PetersburgFlorida33716
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(727) 567-1000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par valueRJFNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of 6.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred StockRJF PrBNew York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of March 31, 2024, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant computed by reference to the price at which the common stock was last sold was $26,561,575,664.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of November 22, 2024 was 204,044,836.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement to be delivered to shareholders in connection with the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III.

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE
PART I.
Item 1.Business3
Item 1A.Risk factors20
Item 1B.Unresolved staff comments35
Item 1C.Cybersecurity36
Item 2.Properties38
Item 3.Legal proceedings38
Item 4.Mine safety disclosures39
PART II.
Item 5.Market for registrant’s common equity, related shareholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities39
Item 6.Reserved40
Item 7.Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations41
Item 7A.Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk85
Item 8.Financial statements and supplementary data86
Item 9.Changes in and disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial disclosure171
Item 9A.Controls and procedures171
Item 9B.Other information173
Item 9C.Disclosure regarding foreign jurisdictions that prevent inspections173
PART III.
Item 10.Directors, executive officers and corporate governance173
Item 11.Executive compensation173
Item 12.Security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and related shareholder matters173
Item 13.Certain relationships and related transactions, and director independence173
Item 14.Principal accountant fees and services173
PART IV.
Item 15.Exhibits and financial statement schedules173
Item 16.Form 10-K summary175
Signatures176
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESIndex

PART I

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