Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF)

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates in two segments, Investment Banking and Capital Markets, and Asset Management. The company provides investment banking and advisory services for mergers or acquisitions, debt financing, restructurings, and private capital advisory transactions; underwriting and placement services related to corporate debt, municipal debt, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, equity and equity-linked securities, and loan syndication services; and corporate lending services. It also offers financing, securities lending, and other prime brokerage services; equities research, sales, and trading services; wealth management services; and online foreign exchange trading services. In addition, the company provides investment-grade distressed debt securities, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, leveraged loans, emerging markets debt, interest rates, and credit index derivative products; and manages and offers services to a diverse group of alternative asset management platforms across a spectrum of investment strategies and asset classes. It serves public companies, private companies, sponsors and owners, institutional investors, and government entities. The company was formerly known as Leucadia National Corporation and changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. in May 2018. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Symbol
JEF
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Capital Markets
Market cap
$9.64B
52 week range
35.53 - 71.04

Valuation

Share price
$46.98 (close of 2026-09-23)
P/E (TTM)
12.25x
Price to book
0.91x
Price to free cash flow
5.40x
Enterprise value
$21.80B
Book value per share
$52.15

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-1.82%
5 days-3.79%
1 month-10.22%
3 months-22.37%
6 months+18.79%
Year to date-24.19%
1 year-31.05%
3 years+26.26%
5 years+31.89%
10 years+178.65%
All time+78200.00%

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
6.41%
Return on assets
0.90%
Gross margin
96.56%
Net margin
12.30%
EBITDA margin
81.83%
Revenue growth
14.17%
Net income growth
-4.74%
Free cash flow growth
-335.39%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
18.50%
Net debt to EBITDA
2.51x

Latest reported year

Period end
2025-11-30
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$5.55B
Cost of revenue
$190.93M
Gross profit
$5.36B
EBITDA
$4.54B
Net income
$682.04M
Earnings per share
$2.93
Interest expense
$3.48B
Shares outstanding
215.10M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-11-30$5.55B$5.36B$682.04M$2.93
2024-11-30$4.86B$4.65B$716.02M$3.08
2023-11-30$3.23B$3.20B$262.39M$1.12
2022-11-30$4.74B$4.30B$781.71M$3.13
2021-11-30$6.14B$5.67B$1.67B$6.29
2020-11-30$3.92B$3.58B$769.61M$2.68
2019-11-30$2.79B$2.47B$959.59M$2.93
2017-12-31$5.05B$4.77B$167.35M$0.43
2016-12-31$3.85B$3.51B$125.94M$0.30
2015-12-31$11.68B$4.01B$279.59M$0.66

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equity
2025-11-3096.56%12.30%6.41%
2024-11-3095.75%14.74%7.00%
2023-11-3099.09%8.12%2.68%
2022-11-3090.71%16.48%7.59%
2021-11-3092.33%27.15%15.76%
2020-11-3091.37%19.62%8.15%
2019-11-3088.54%34.39%9.99%
2017-12-3194.44%3.31%1.65%
2016-12-3191.24%3.27%1.22%
2015-12-3134.29%2.39%2.67%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-11-30$14.04B$15.90B
2024-11-30$12.15B$13.53B
2023-11-30$8.53B$9.70B
2022-11-30$9.70B$8.77B
2021-11-30$10.76B$9.13B
2020-11-30$9.06B$8.35B
2019-11-30$7.68B$8.34B
2017-12-31$5.28B$7.89B
2016-12-31$3.81B$7.38B
2015-12-31$3.64B$7.40B

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-11-30$-1.70B$88.23M
2024-11-30$-391.05M$63.12M
2023-11-30$-1.93B$45.36M
2022-11-30$1.58B$43.92M
2021-11-30$1.42B$78.16M
2020-11-30$1.88B$40.04M
2019-11-30$-827.84M$49.85M
2017-12-31$788.29M$48.38M
2016-12-31$572.41M$33.60M
2015-12-31$-761.75M$74.09M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
2026-08-18
Paid in the last twelve months
$1.60
Payment dateDividend per share
2026-08-18$0.40
2026-05-18$0.40
2026-02-17$0.40
2025-11-17$0.40
2025-08-18$0.40
2025-05-19$0.40
2025-02-14$0.40
2024-11-18$0.35

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report
2026-09-28
Consensus EPS estimate
$1.04

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-06-24May/2026$1.09
2026-03-25--
2026-01-07--
2025-09-29--
2025-06-25--
2025-03-26--
2025-01-08--
2024-09-25--

Filings and sources

Company website
jefferies.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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