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JEF · Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

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$51.17 +2.61 (+5.37%) At close · Nov 4
Market Cap
$11.15B
Shares
229.67M
Volume · Nov 4 2.26M Avg daily vol (3M) 2.19M

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$51.17 Open$49.98 Day$49.81–51.87 52W close$36.02–66.26 Avg vol 30d2.4M Short int7.8M · 3.4% of shares · 3.2d Short vol74% Last earningsOct 16, 2025 DataJan 2020–Nov 2026 Filing10-Q · Oct 9

Latest documents

2026
Oct 20
Current report 8-K Events of Oct 19
Regulation FD disclosure

Jefferies Financial Group reported net revenues of $8.5 billion, net earnings over $935 million, and return on tangible equity of 13.1% over the last 12 months, while investment banking and capital markets generated over 90% of current revenues.

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Oct 19
Current report 8-K
Regulation FD disclosure

At its October 19, 2026 Investor Meeting, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. reported LTM Q3'26 net revenues of $8.5B, net earnings to all shareholders of $0.9B, a 13.1% ROTE, and a pending acquisition of a 50% interest in Hildene Holding Company.

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Oct 9
Quarterly report 10-Q FY2026 Q3, ended Aug 31
Quarterly report for FY2026 Q3

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. reported net earnings attributable to common shareholders of $661.7 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2026, versus $439.9 million for 2025, and an effective tax rate of 20.6% versus 23.8%.

Revenue $3.23B ▲ 11.1% Net income $288.25M ▲ 18.9%
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Sep 28
Current report 8-K
Financial results

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. reported third-quarter 2026 net revenues of $2.22 billion, net earnings attributable to common shareholders of $261 million, diluted EPS of $1.08, and record Investment Banking and Equities net revenues; it declared a $0.40 per-share dividend.

Jul 15
Current report 8-K
Other events AI summary on its way
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Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$12.17B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$908.87M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+11.1%
Year over year
Operating margin
—
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
16.4
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 6.1%
FCF yield
37.7%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$1.58B
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
3.3%
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
+0.4%
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
-8.2%
Trailing year
Short interest
3.4%
Latest settlement · 3.2 days to cover
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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol High
Market backdrop VIX 16.6 · calm Equity put/call 0.44
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +1%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +6%
above
RSI (14) 64
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 50%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Weak
1-month return +16%
trailing
6-month return −3%
trailing
YTD return −17%
this year
Relative strength −6%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $48 › 200d $51 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
244 of 596 funds reported for Sep 30 · net -953.9K sh shares · +26 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
3.41% of shares out · ▲ +6.8% MoM · 3.2 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
596 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 62
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Fair
Revenue growth +3%
Y/Y
EPS growth −5%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $-2.1B
Valuation P/E 16.4
below peers
Buyback $250.0M
remaining
Balance sheet $3.6B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
High
Volatility 41%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −46%
past year
ATR 3.6%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
0 · 4 · 3
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+1% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+6% Bullish
RSI (14)
64 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
50% Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $48 › 200d $51 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
244 of 596 funds reported for Sep 30 · net -953.9K sh shares · +26 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
3.41% of shares out · ▲ +6.8% MoM · 3.2 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
596 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $36 Now $51 · 50% Range high $66
vs 200-day avg +1% vs 50-day avg +6%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
Average Daily Capital Markets VaR $7.49M Daily VaR for the Three Months Ended August 31, 2026 filing —
Average Daily Firmwide VaR $10.38M Daily VaR for the Three Months Ended August 31, 2026 filing —
Average short-term borrowings outstanding 1.66B the three months ended August 31, 2026 filing —
Cash flows received on retained interests $10.8M the three months ended August 31, 2026 filing —
Compensation expense related to the amortization of share- and cash-based awards 154.4M the three months ended August 31, 2026 filing —
High Daily Firmwide VaR $12.74M Daily VaR for the Three Months Ended August 31, 2026 filing —
Low Daily Firmwide VaR $8.78M Daily VaR for the Three Months Ended August 31, 2026 filing —
Adjusted fully diluted shares outstanding non-GAAP 250.89M August 31, 2026 —
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
GAAP Voting common shares outstanding (GAAP) 189.08M
+40.58M Non-voting common shares outstanding (GAAP)
+0K Preferred shares
+14.37M Restricted stock units (RSUs)
+5.07M Stock options
+1.79M Other
= Adjusted fully diluted shares outstanding 250.89M
Adjusted net earnings to total shareholders (non-GAAP) annualized non-GAAP 992.24M Nine Months Ended August 31, 2026 —
Adjusted tangible book value non-GAAP 8.83B August 31, 2026 —
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
GAAP Book value (GAAP) $10.69B
+$114.94M Stock options
-$1.97B Goodwill and intangible assets, net
= Adjusted tangible book value $8.83B
Adjusted tangible book value per fully diluted share non-GAAP $35.21 3Q26 —
Average VaR 10.16M Nine Months Ended August 31, 2026 —
Common shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis 250.9M 3Q26 —
Compensation and benefits expense as a percentage of Net revenues 54% Nine Months Ended August 31, 2026 —
Leverage ratio 7.6 August 31, 2026 —
Number of employees at period end 7,065 August 31, 2026 —
Number of employees excluding Tessellis and Stratos at period end 6,585 August 31, 2026 —
Number of trading days 188 Nine Months Ended August 31, 2026 —
Number of trading loss days 8 Nine Months Ended August 31, 2026 —
Return on adjusted tangible shareholders' equity non-GAAP 12.9% Nine Months Ended August 31, 2026 —
Tangible gross leverage ratio 9.1 August 31, 2026 —
Voting common shares outstanding 189.1M 3Q26 —
Advisory transactions (aggregate value) 180.8B Three Months Ended May 31, 2026 filing —
Advisory transactions (deals completed) 118 Three Months Ended May 31, 2026 filing —
Compensation and benefits as a percentage of Net revenues 53.9% the three months ended May 31, 2026 filing —
Public and private debt financings (aggregate value) 62.1B Three Months Ended May 31, 2026 filing —
Public and private debt financings (deals completed) 254 Three Months Ended May 31, 2026 filing —
Public and private equity and convertible offerings (aggregate value) 118.8B Three Months Ended May 31, 2026 filing —
Public and private equity and convertible offerings (deals completed) 74 Three Months Ended May 31, 2026 filing —

Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

Versus peers

Capital Markets — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
this stock
$11.15B -17.4% +2.9% 16.4 3.4%
MS
Morgan Stanley
$292.27B +9.3% +5.5% 15.0 0.9%
GS
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$267.67B +5.6% +8.9% 13.3 2.4%
SCHW
Schwab Charles Corp
$160.72B -6.5% +22.0% 16.9 1.0%
HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$78.71B -22.7% +51.6% 39.7 4.1%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
597
% held
60.8%
Reported
244 of 596
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
404
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
7.8M
Days to cover
3.2d
Change
+501.0K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
74%
As of
Nov 4, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
4
Value
$208
As of
Sep 14, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
39.3%
Week of
Sep 28, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Zoe Lofgren
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
May 26, 2023
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$10.8B
Net income (FY)
$1.7B
EPS diluted
$2.83
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Buybacks
Authorized
$250.0M
Remaining
$250.0M
Spent Remaining
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Oct 20, 2026
This year
25

Jefferies Financial Group reported net revenues of $8.5 billion, net earnings over $935 million, and return on tangible equity of 13.1% over the last 12 months, while investment banking and capital markets generated over 90% of current revenues.

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Proposed Sales
Value
$25.2M
Shares
393.4K
Filed
Nov 6, 2024
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Earnings & Events
Webcasts
Last webcast
Oct 19, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
Jefferies Jumps to No. 1 in the 2…
Published
Oct 20, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
JEF +7.7% +15.9% -3.4% +11.0% -17.4%
SPY -0.7% -1.3% +2.5% +1.5% +12.5%
vs SPY +8.4% +17.3% -5.9% +9.5% -29.9%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.40 / share · ex Aug 18, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.40 / share · ex Nov 16, 2026
Raised 14.3%
Paid (TTM)
$1.60 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
3.13%
Full dividend history
Buyback program · as of Sep 30, 2026
Authorized
$250.00M
Spent (derived)
$0
Remaining
$250.00M
Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 96223 CUSIP 47233W109 13F (30d) 231 filings 215 filers Visit website Investor relations