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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. JEF

NYSE · stock · Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies · website · IPO 1968-10-07 · LEI

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$10.0B
P / S0.9×
P / B0.9×
Dividend yield3.73%
FCF margin-15.7%
Net debt$1.9B
Enterprise value USD$11.9B
Graham number +0.6%$55.16

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($55.16); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
1.20% 1.70% 10.10% 10.00% 8.20% 15.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
371.5M 370.7M 351.3M 317.0M 290.5M 271.5M 255.6M 236.6M 223.7M 222.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$3.57B $2.61B $2.36B $658.2M -$703.1M -$1.63B -$929.0M $1.17B $1.38B $1.85B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
0.30% 0.40% 2.20% 1.90% 1.40% 3.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
27.60% 15.80% 22.10% -26.00% -3.70% -15.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.72× 0.78× 0.76× 0.87× 0.88× 0.86× 0.85× 0.99× 1.32× 1.49× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.34 $0.45 $2.90 $3.03 $2.65 $6.13 $3.06 $1.10 $2.99 $2.83 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. trades at about 19.4× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.4×–62.8×, median 21.9×).

5.4× 62.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (5.4×–62.8×); dot = today's 19.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Net margin————18.6%11.2%17.9%20.4%3.3%1.2%
FCF margin-15.7%-3.7%-26.0%22.1%15.8%27.6%————
Return on assets————3.0%1.4%1.9%2.2%0.4%0.3%
Return on equity————15.8%8.2%10.0%10.1%1.7%1.2%
Debt / equity1.49×1.32×0.99×0.85×0.86×0.88×0.87×0.76×0.78×0.72×

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-11-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.