Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

NYSE:JEF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$14.7b

Jefferies Financial Group Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

Jefferies Financial Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.24% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 27th February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 14th February, 2025.

Key information

2.2%

Dividend yield

0.3%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield2.5%
Future Dividend Yield3.1%
Dividend Growth18.2%
Next dividend pay date27 Feb 25
Ex dividend date14 Feb 25
Dividend per shareUS$1.600
Payout ratio42%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Jefferies Financial Group's (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Will Be $0.35

Sep 29
Jefferies Financial Group's (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Will Be $0.35

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jul 23
Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Recent updates

Jefferies Financial Group: I Keep Buying This Expensive Stock

Dec 29

Jefferies: A Warren Buffett Stock With Runway

Oct 14

Jefferies Financial Group's (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Will Be $0.35

Sep 29
Jefferies Financial Group's (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Will Be $0.35

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jul 23
Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) Price In Tune With Earnings

Jun 11
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) Price In Tune With Earnings

Jefferies: Attractive Global Expansion At A Fair Price

May 08

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.30

May 01
Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.30

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Apr 14
Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Jefferies Financial Group's (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Will Be $0.30

Mar 31
Jefferies Financial Group's (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Will Be $0.30

It's Unlikely That Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Mar 22
It's Unlikely That Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Jefferies Financial: Expecting M&A Tailwinds In 2024, A Proven Dividend Grower

Jan 26

Jefferies: All In MD Count

Nov 15

Jefferies Financial Gets Hold Rating As Investment Banking Headwinds Remain

Sep 06

Jefferies: ECM Recovery Will See A Bit Of A Stoppage In Q2

Jun 22

Jefferies Financial Group goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Feb 09

Jefferies Financial Group Q4 results beat estimates

Jan 09

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: JEF's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: JEF's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Jefferies Financial Group Dividend Yield vs Market
How does JEF dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (JEF)2.2%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.4%
Industry Average (Capital Markets)1.9%
Analyst forecast (JEF) (up to 3 years)3.1%

Notable Dividend: JEF's dividend (2.24%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).

High Dividend: JEF's dividend (2.24%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.44%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (42.4%), JEF's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: JEF is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/16 10:09
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/14 00:00
Earnings2024/11/30
Annual Earnings2024/11/30

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Caydee BlankenshipCFRA Equity Research
James YaroGoldman Sachs
Manan GosaliaMorgan Stanley