(JEF) Jefferies Financial - Overview

Sector: Financial Services | Industry: Capital Markets | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 9.452m USD | Total Return: 8.7% in 12m

Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Asset Management, Lending, Trading
Total Rating 29
Safety 83
Buy Signal 0.04
Capital Markets
Industry Rotation: +18.3
Market Cap: 9.45B
Avg Turnover: 103M USD
ATR: 4.26%
Peers RS (IBD): 37.2
Risk 5d forecast
Volatility35.8%
Rel. Tail Risk-1.77%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.38
Alpha-45.25
Character TTM
Beta1.878
Beta Downside1.762
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD54.39%
CAGR/Max DD0.32
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of JEF over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-02": 2.13, "2021-05": 1.3, "2021-08": 1.5, "2021-11": 1.2, "2022-02": 1.23, "2022-05": 0.45, "2022-08": 0.78, "2022-11": 0.57, "2023-02": 0.54, "2023-05": 0.05, "2023-08": 0.22, "2023-11": 0.3, "2024-02": 0.66, "2024-05": 0.64, "2024-08": 0.75, "2024-11": 0.93, "2025-02": 0.57, "2025-05": 0.4, "2025-08": 1.01, "2025-11": 0.85, "2026-02": 0.7,
EPS CAGR: 12.50%
EPS Trend: 36.5%
Last SUE: -1.12
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of JEF over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-02: 2703.588, 2021-05: 2166.329, 2021-08: 2140.594, 2021-11: 2029.372, 2022-02: 1912.815, 2022-05: 1596.446, 2022-08: 1832.101, 2022-11: 1751.389, 2023-02: 1780.564, 2023-05: 1651.182, 2023-08: 2040.915, 2023-11: 1968.738, 2024-02: 2551.942, 2024-05: 2516.296, 2024-08: 2595.589, 2024-11: 2851.242, 2025-02: 2472.864, 2025-05: 2494.315, 2025-08: 2907.674, 2025-11: 2948.824, 2026-02: 2871.265,
Rev. CAGR: 16.94%
Rev. Trend: 92.1%
Last SUE: 0.72
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

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Tailwinds

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Description: JEF Jefferies Financial

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm globally. Its primary business model involves providing financial advisory services and facilitating capital transactions for corporate and institutional clients. The firm also engages in asset management.

JEFs Investment Banking and Capital Markets segment offers M&A advisory, debt and equity underwriting, and corporate lending. The capital markets sector is characterized by intense competition and reliance on market volatility. Its Asset Management segment provides services across various investment strategies and asset classes, catering to diverse institutional investors. Asset management firms typically earn revenue through management fees and performance fees.

JEF serves a broad client base including public and private companies, institutional investors, and government entities. The company was established in 1962 and is headquartered in New York. Further research on ValueRay can provide more detailed financial metrics and performance trends.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Global M&A activity directly impacts investment banking revenue
  • Capital markets volatility affects trading and underwriting income
  • Interest rate changes influence fixed income and lending profitability
  • Regulatory scrutiny on financial services increases compliance costs
  • Economic downturns reduce client demand for advisory and capital raising
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict) 3.0
Net Income: 710.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: -0.00 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.40 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 204.0% < 20% (prev 297.8%; Δ -93.76% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.00 > 3% & CFO 128.8m > Net Income 710.1m
Net Debt (20.34b) to EBITDA (1.18b): 17.25 < 3
Current Ratio: 2.48 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (222.7m) vs 12m ago 0.12% < -2%
Gross Margin: 58.80% > 18% (prev 0.60%; Δ 5.82k% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 15.52% > 50% (prev 14.86%; Δ 0.66% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.28 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.18b / Interest Expense TTM 3.45b)
Altman Z'' 2.63
A: 0.31 (Total Current Assets 38.35b - Total Current Liabilities 15.45b) / Total Assets 74.38b
B: 0.12 (Retained Earnings 8.65b / Total Assets 74.38b)
C: 0.01 (EBIT TTM 963.2m / Avg Total Assets 72.30b)
D: 0.13 (Book Value of Equity 8.54b / Total Liabilities 63.72b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 2.63 = A
Beneish M -3.02
DSRI: 0.73 (Receivables 7.68b/9.84b, Revenue 11.22b/10.44b)
GMI: 1.01 (GM 58.80% / 59.57%)
AQI: 1.26 (AQ_t 0.47 / AQ_t-1 0.37)
SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 11.22b / 10.44b)
TATA: 0.01 (NI 710.1m - CFO 128.8m) / TA 74.38b)
Beneish M-Score: -3.02 (Cap -4..+1) = AA
What is the price of JEF shares? As of April 14, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 46.21 with a total of 1,634,912 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +10.05%, over one month by +27.09%, over three months by -25.05% and over the past year by +8.68%.
Is JEF a buy, sell or hold? Jefferies Financial has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.33. Therefor, it is recommend to hold JEF.
  • StrongBuy: 0
  • Buy: 1
  • Hold: 2
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the JEF price?
Analysts Target Price 52.8 14.3%
Jefferies Financial (JEF) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 12 April 2026
P/E Trailing = 15.3557
P/E Forward = 12.6103
P/S = 1.7495
P/B = 0.8816
P/EG = 1.4341
Revenue TTM = 11.22b USD
EBIT TTM = 963.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.18b USD
Long Term Debt = 23.38b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.92b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 32.31b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 20.34b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 29.79b USD (9.45b + Debt 32.31b - CCE 11.96b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.28 (Ebit TTM 963.2m / Interest Expense TTM 3.45b)
EV/FCF = -317.1x (Enterprise Value 29.79b / FCF TTM -94.0m)
FCF Yield = -0.32% (FCF TTM -94.0m / Enterprise Value 29.79b)
FCF Margin = -0.84% (FCF TTM -94.0m / Revenue TTM 11.22b)
Net Margin = 6.33% (Net Income TTM 710.1m / Revenue TTM 11.22b)
Gross Margin = 58.80% ((Revenue TTM 11.22b - Cost of Revenue TTM 4.62b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 56.45% (prev 59.61%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.40 (Enterprise Value 29.79b / Total Assets 74.38b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.64% (Interest Expense 854.1m / Debt 32.31b)
Taxrate = 24.91% (52.9m / 212.2m)
NOPAT = 723.2m (EBIT 963.2m * (1 - 24.91%))
Current Ratio = 2.48 (Total Current Assets 38.35b / Total Current Liabilities 15.45b)
Debt / Equity = 3.04 (Debt 32.31b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 10.61b)
Debt / EBITDA = 17.25 (Net Debt 20.34b / EBITDA 1.18b)
 Debt / FCF = -216.5 (out of range, set to none) (Net Debt 20.34b / FCF TTM -94.0m)
 Total Stockholder Equity = 10.48b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.98% (Net Income 710.1m / Total Assets 74.38b)
RoE = 6.77% (Net Income TTM 710.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 10.48b)
RoCE = 2.84% (EBIT 963.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 10.48b + L.T.Debt 23.38b))
RoIC = 2.13% (NOPAT 723.2m / Invested Capital 33.95b)
WACC = 4.38% (E(9.45b)/V(41.76b) * Re(12.56%) + D(32.31b)/V(41.76b) * Rd(2.64%) * (1-Tc(0.25)))
Discount Rate = 12.56% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -3.00%
 [DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -94.0m)
 EPS Correlation: 36.46 | EPS CAGR: 12.50% | SUE: -1.12 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 92.12 | Revenue CAGR: 16.94% | SUE: 0.72 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-05-31): EPS=0.81 | Chg7d=-0.140 | Chg30d=-0.178 | Revisions Net=-4 | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-11-30): EPS=3.50 | Chg7d=+0.000 | Chg30d=-0.660 | Revisions Net=-5 | Growth EPS=+23.7% | Growth Revenue=+12.1%
EPS next Year (2027-11-30): EPS=5.16 | Chg7d=+0.000 | Chg30d=-0.295 | Revisions Net=-4 | Growth EPS=+47.5% | Growth Revenue=+10.2%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -1.00 (0 Up / 4 Down within 30d for Next Quarter)
[Growth] Implied Growth Rate = 6.0% (Discount Rate 12.6% - Earnings Yield 6.5%)
[Growth] Growth Spread = +13.0% (Analyst 19.1% - Implied 6.0%)
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