Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) is a publicly traded company in the Financial Services — Financial - Capital Markets industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as a diversified global financial services firm, primarily focused on investment banking, capital markets, and asset management. Its extensive operations span the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company organizes its activities into distinct segments: Investment Banking and Capital Markets, Asset Management, Merchant Banking, and Corporate.
Is Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) trades at 13.1× earnings (P/E), above the median of the 324 financial services companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (14.2×) $53 (+8 %); at its sector median (13.0×) $49 (-1 %).
Kaplio overview: Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
Market cap $9B · 52 weeks $36 – $66 (24 % below the high) · P/E 13.1× · 2027 expected P/E 10.5× · Dividend 3.1 % · 9 years rising · Next earnings January 6, 2027 · expected EPS $0.87 · Closing price, Oct 29 · accounts published Sep 28.
- Valuation: P/E 13.1× (fairly priced).
- Business: ROE 8.8 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Debt/Equity 3.71 (fragile).
- Earnings: 4 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (14.2×) $53 (+8 %); at its sector median (13.0×) $49 (-1 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in financial services: 2 of 6 pass
- Operating margin 6.3 %, fails.
- ROE 8.8 %, fails.
- FCF / Net Income −240.3 %, fails.
- Debt / Equity 3.71, fails.
- 5y revenue growth 15.6 %, passes.
- P/E vs own 5y 13.1×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Jefferies Financial Group Inc.: P/E 13.1×; EV/EBITDA 20.8×; ROIC 2.0 %; $9.3B. Stifel Financial Corp (P/E 9.3×; EV/EBITDA 4.4×; ROIC 20.5 %; $10.3B), Evercore Inc. (P/E 16.8×; EV/EBITDA 10.4×; ROIC —; $11.4B), Moelis & Company (P/E 20.9×; EV/EBITDA 13.4×; ROIC 26.1 %; $4.4B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 13.1× · median 14.2× · minimum 3.7× · maximum 71.5× · cheap below 11.6× · expensive above 43.6×. It has been cheaper than today only 43% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
tight · Yield 3.1 % ($1.74 per share in 2025) · Years raising it 9 · 5-year growth +25 % a year · Free cash flow coverage -4.2× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $30.70 a year ($2.56 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 8.81% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.01% |
| Return on Assets | 1.15% |
| Gross Margin | 76.45% |
| Operating Margin | 16.26% |
| Net Margin | 7.52% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 3.71 |
| Current Ratio | 1.28 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
| Altman Z-Score | 0.84 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +7.48% |
| 3 months | -9.98% |
| Year-to-date | -20.69% |
| 1 year | -7.32% |
| 3 years | +52.73% |
| 5 years | +19.62% |
| 10 years | +195.73% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.6000 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-16 | $0.4000 |
| 2026-08-18 | $0.4000 |
| 2026-05-18 | $0.4000 |
| 2026-02-17 | $0.4000 |
| 2025-11-17 | $0.4000 |
| 2025-08-18 | $0.4000 |
| 2025-05-19 | $0.4000 |
| 2025-02-14 | $0.4000 |
| 2024-11-18 | $0.3500 |
| 2024-08-19 | $0.3500 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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