Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Stock Overview
Operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$52.83 |
| 52 Week High | US$82.68 |
| 52 Week Low | US$39.28 |
| Beta | 1.48 |
| 1 Month Change | -16.79% |
| 3 Month Change | -5.51% |
| 1 Year Change | -17.74% |
| 3 Year Change | 55.11% |
| 5 Year Change | 151.93% |
| Change since IPO | 17,489.65% |
Recent News & Updates
Jefferies Stock Drop On Credit Cockroaches Looks Like Fear Selling, Still A Buy
Oct 17Take Care Before Jumping Onto Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) Even Though It's 27% Cheaper
Oct 17
Recent updates
Jefferies Stock Drop On Credit Cockroaches Looks Like Fear Selling, Still A Buy
Oct 17Take Care Before Jumping Onto Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) Even Though It's 27% Cheaper
Oct 17Investors Still Aren't Entirely Convinced By Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) Earnings Despite 26% Price Jump
May 13Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 28%
Mar 11Jefferies Financial Group: I Keep Buying This Expensive Stock
Dec 29Jefferies: A Warren Buffett Stock With Runway
Oct 14Jefferies: Attractive Global Expansion At A Fair Price
May 08Jefferies Financial: Expecting M&A Tailwinds In 2024, A Proven Dividend Grower
Jan 26Jefferies: All In MD Count
Nov 15Jefferies Financial Gets Hold Rating As Investment Banking Headwinds Remain
Sep 06Shareholder Returns
| JEF | US Capital Markets | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -7.0% | -1.4% | 0.5% |
| 1Y | -17.7% | 19.5% | 20.0% |
Return vs Industry: JEF underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 19.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: JEF underperformed the US Market which returned 19.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| JEF volatility | |
|---|---|
| JEF Average Weekly Movement | 6.4% |
| Capital Markets Industry Average Movement | 3.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.5% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.4% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.0% |
Stable Share Price: JEF has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: JEF's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 7,866 | Rich Handler | www.jefferies.com |
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Investment Banking and Capital Markets, and Asset Management. It provides investment banking, advisory services with respect to mergers or acquisitions, debt financing, restructurings or recapitalizations, and private capital advisory transactions; underwriting and placement services related to corporate debt, municipal debts, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, equity and equity-linked securities, and loan syndication services; and corporate lending services.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| JEF fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$10.94b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$641.31m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$7.23b |
Is JEF overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| JEF income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$7.23b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$1.56b |
| Gross Profit | US$5.67b |
| Other Expenses | US$5.03b |
| Earnings | US$641.31m |
Last Reported Earnings
Aug 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 3.11 |
| Gross Margin | 78.37% |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.87% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 341.3% |
How did JEF perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Does JEF pay a reliable dividends?
See JEF dividend history and benchmarks| Jefferies Financial Group dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Nov 17 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Nov 26 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 15 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 24 days |
Does JEF pay a reliable dividends?
See JEF dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/10/31 18:50 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/11/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Analyst Sources
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Brennan Hawken | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| James Yaro | Goldman Sachs |
| Manan Gosalia | Morgan Stanley |