Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) is a Financials stock trading at $51.79 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $10.53B and a trailing P/E of 12.2. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. engages in the investment banking and capital markets, and asset management businesses in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company operates in Investment Banking and Capital Markets, Asset Management, Merchant Banking, and Corporate segments. It provides investment banking, advisory services with respect to mergers or acquisitions, restructurings or recapitalizations and private capital advisory transactions; equity and debt underwriting; and corporate lending. In addition, the company offers financing, securities lending, and other prime brokerage services; equities research and finance; and wealth management services. Further, it provides clients with sales and trading of investment grade corporate bonds, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, leveraged loans, consumer loans, high yield and distressed securities, emerging markets debt, interest rate, and credit derivative products, as well as foreign exchange trade execution and securitization; and manages, invests in, and provides services to a diverse group of alternative asset management platforms across a spectrum of investment strategies and asset classes. The company was formerly known as Leucadia National Corporation and changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. in May 2018. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Jefferies Financial Group provides investment banking and capital markets services, along with asset management, merchant banking, and corporate activities, and it makes money through advisory and underwriting (equity and debt), corporate lending, financing, and securities lending.
Jefferies profit generation is structurally tied to activity in capital markets services, where fees and financing income come from deal advisory and underwriting, plus financing and securities-lending activities.
| Equities | $1.8B |
| Fixed Income | $1.3B |
Business quality (Mixed): The business mix and the key operating revenue lines are clear in the provided facts, but a full, officially reportable segment revenue breakdown (that sums cleanly to the stated total) is not fully available here, limiting how precisely you can attribute performance across all Jefferies segments.
Valuation: At 18× earnings, JEF trades 47% below the Trading average (34×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.
| Price | $51.79 |
| Market Cap | $10.53B |
| P/E Ratio | 12.2 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.9 |
| Price / Book | 0.99 |
| Price / Sales | 0.89 |
| FCF Yield | -12.1% |
| DCF Value (model) | $21.22 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | -59.0% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $10.82B |
| Net Margin | 6.3% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 25.0% |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | -251.8% |
| Stock P/E | 12.2 |
| Sector P/E (Financials) | 15.1 |
| Industry P/E (Trading) | 34.6 |
| vs Sector | -19.4% |
| vs Industry | -64.7% |
| Top Institutional Holder | VANGUARD GROUP INC ($913.10M) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Congressional Trades (recent) | 6 |
| Sector | Financials |
| Industry | Trading |
| CEO | Richard Brian Handler |
| Employees | 7,701 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1980-03-17 |
Data as of 2026-08-20.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.