Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

NYSE:JEF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$15.5b

Jefferies Financial Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Jefferies Financial Group's CEO is Rich Handler, appointed in Mar 2013, has a tenure of 11.92 years. total yearly compensation is $26.14M, comprised of 3.8% salary and 96.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 7.9% of the company’s shares, worth $1.23B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6 years and 8.6 years respectively.

Key information

Rich Handler

Chief executive officer

US$26.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage3.8%
CEO tenure11.9yrs
CEO ownership7.9%
Management average tenure6yrs
Board average tenure8.6yrs

Recent management updates

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

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Rich Handler's remuneration changed compared to Jefferies Financial Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Nov 30 2024n/an/a

US$666m

Aug 31 2024n/an/a

US$529m

May 31 2024n/an/a

US$419m

Feb 29 2024n/an/a

US$285m

Nov 30 2023US$26mUS$1m

US$261m

Aug 31 2023n/an/a

US$330m

May 31 2023n/an/a

US$476m

Feb 28 2023n/an/a

US$582m

Nov 30 2022US$57mUS$1m

US$774m

Aug 31 2022n/an/a

US$963m

May 31 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Feb 28 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Nov 30 2021US$29mUS$1m

US$2b

Aug 31 2021n/an/a

US$2b

May 31 2021n/an/a

US$2b

Feb 28 2021n/an/a

US$1b

Nov 30 2020US$19mUS$1m

US$765m

Aug 31 2020n/an/a

US$654m

May 31 2020n/an/a

US$400m

Feb 29 2020n/an/a

US$1b

Nov 30 2019US$9mUS$1m

US$954m

Nov 30 2018US$45mUS$1m

US$265m

Compensation vs Market: Rich's total compensation ($USD26.14M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.46M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Rich's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Rich Handler (63 yo)

11.9yrs

Tenure

US$26,136,030

Compensation

Mr. Richard Brian Handler, also known as Rich, serves as Co-Chairman and President at Landcadia Holdings IV, Inc. since February 5, 2021 and serves as its Director. Mr. Handler has been Co-Chairman and Pre...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joseph Steinberg
Co-Founder & Chairman46.2yrsUS$1.31m10.08%
$ 1.6b
Richard Handler
CEO & Director11.9yrsUS$26.14m7.9%
$ 1.2b
Brian Friedman
President & Director11.9yrsUS$23.36m2.04%
$ 316.5m
Matthew Larson
Executive VP1.9yrsUS$3.01mno data
Michael Sharp
Executive VP & General Counsel11.9yrsUS$5.01m0.033%
$ 5.2m
Mark Cagno
MD, VP, Global Controller & Principal Accounting Officer2.3yrsno datano data
Jun Wu
Head of Health-Care Coverage - Asia6.3yrsno datano data
Peter Colwell
Global Head of Industrial6.3yrsno datano data
Ulrich Boeckmann
MD and Head of Coverage for Germany5.6yrsno datano data
Oliver Diehl
MD & Continental European Head of Equity Capital Markets5.6yrsno datano data
Jimmy Hallac
Managing Directorno datano datano data
Christopher Laskowski
Head of Asia Investment Banking3.3yrsno datano data

6.0yrs

Average Tenure

65.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: JEF's management team is seasoned and experienced (6 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joseph Steinberg
Co-Founder & Chairman46.2yrsUS$1.31m10.08%
$ 1.6b
Richard Handler
CEO & Director11.9yrsUS$26.14m7.9%
$ 1.2b
Brian Friedman
President & Director11.9yrsUS$23.36m2.04%
$ 316.5m
Robert Beyer
Independent Director11.6yrsUS$360.00k0.049%
$ 7.6m
Thomas Jones
Independent Director2.9yrsUS$338.33k0.033%
$ 5.1m
Jacob Katz
Independent Director6.3yrsUS$493.75k0.023%
$ 3.6m
Matrice Ellis-Kirk
Independent Director3.6yrsUS$330.00k0.011%
$ 1.6m
Michael O'Kane
Independent Director11.9yrsUS$330.00k0.025%
$ 3.9m
Melissa Weiler
Independent Director3.6yrsUS$330.00k0.014%
$ 2.2m
MaryAnne Gilmartin
Independent Director6.3yrsUS$332.61k0.023%
$ 3.6m
Linda Adamany
Lead Independent Director10.9yrsUS$505.42k0.037%
$ 5.7m
Toru Nakashima
Directorless than a yearno datano data

8.6yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: JEF's board of directors are considered experienced (8.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/06 00:17
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/06 00:00
Earnings2024/11/30
Annual Earnings2024/11/30

Data Sources

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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

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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