CEPF vs EVR vs JEF Stock Comparison

Cantor Equity Partners IV, Evercore and Jefferies Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVR Evercore Inc.
$257.56 -2.0% 1M -20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.01B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Investment Banking Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Evercore leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Evercore 6, Jefferies Financial 4, Cantor Equity Partners IV 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEPFEVRJEFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $463.50M $10.01B $9.16B EVR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.0x 13.4x 10.7x JEF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.9x 11.7x JEF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +45.7% +13.5% EVR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.7% 7.0% EVR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 31.3% 25.7% EVR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.7x -2.7x JEF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.04% JEF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.2% -20.6% -20.0% CEPF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +11.4%/yr +2.4%/yr EVR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 4.1% 38.1% 40.7% CEPF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 86/100 77/100 EVR

Percentile Scorecard

CEPFEVRJEF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCEPFEVRJEF
Valuation – 92 #9 of 97 97 #4 of 97
Growth – 84 #12 of 68 75 #18 of 68
Profitability – 89 #8 of 67 82 #13 of 67
Financial Health 59 #40 of 97 87 #14 of 97 62 #38 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 77 #10 of 40 72 #12 of 40
Overall – 86 77
  • CEPF ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • EVR ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • JEF ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCEPFEVRJEFSPY
1 month 0.0%-2.0%-4.7% -0.8%
3 months -1.7%-24.3%-19.3% +3.5%
6 months +0.4%-25.9%-5.1% +7.0%
Year to date +0.2%-24.3%-26.7% +12.2%
1 year -2.2%-20.6%-20.0% +13.0%
3 years —+103.3%+43.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+26.7%+12.8% +23.1%
5 years —+71.2%+12.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+11.4%+2.4% +11.0%
10 years —+371.7%+169.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+16.8%+10.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCEPFEVRJEFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 4.1%38.1%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 4.5%42.2%48.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.031.721.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.54-0.54-0.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -4.5%-48.4%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-32.8%-31.5% -1.8%
52-week high $10.62$383.12$66.26 $779.14
52-week low $10.14$247.98$36.02 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCEPFEVRJEF
P/E now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 29.4x 13.4xmedian 29.4x 10.5xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.9x 2.1xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.7x 7.6xmedian 13.7x -0.6xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.0x 6.1xmedian 16.0x 2.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -2,717xmedian 2.3x 4.6xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 0.49median 0.52 0.25median 0.52

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCEPFEVRJEF
Revenue – $4.74B $12.17B
Gross profit – – $12.01B
Operating income -$440.90K – $4.63B
Net income $10.08M $809.20M $908.87M
Free cash flow – $1.63B $4.20B
EPS (diluted) $0.18 $18.11 $4.15
Cash & equivalents $25.00K $1.26B $16.88B
Total debt – $2.26B $3.80B
Shares (diluted) 57.15M 41.13M 206.35M
Enterprise value $463.50M $160.80M -$48.05B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCEPFEVRJEF
P/E 46.0x 13.4x 10.5x
P/FCF – 6.1x 2.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.0x 2.4x
P/S – 2.1x 0.9x
P/B -2,717x 4.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -2,717x 4.6x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 7.6x -0.6x
EV/EBIT -1,052x 7.8x -0.6x
EV/Revenue – 1.7x -0.2x
EV/FCF – 5.0x -0.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 4.8x -0.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.49 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEPFEVRJEF
Revenue growth (1Y) – 45.7% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 23.8% 18.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 14.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 18.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 10.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 19.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 60.7% 30.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 28.8% 39.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 61.5% 43.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 27.5% 41.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 106.2% 352.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 50.0% 70.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 119.1% 313.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 51.2% 65.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEPFEVRJEF
Gross margin – – 98.7%
EBITDA margin – 22.6% 39.6%
Operating margin – – 38.1%
Pretax margin – 21.3% 9.3%
Net margin – 15.7% 7.0%
FCF margin – 34.3% 34.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 35.2% 36.3%
Return on equity – 37.9% 8.5%
Return on assets 2.2% 18.0% 1.1%
Return on invested capital – 31.3% 25.7%
Return on capital employed – 32.5% –
Asset turnover – 1.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 4.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 16.1% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEPFEVRJEF
Debt / assets 0.1% 11.5% 4.7%
Debt / equity -1.8x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.7x -2.7x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 100.0% 53.7% 86.8%
Equity / assets 0.0% 46.3% 13.2%
Interest coverage – 31.6x 1.3x
Current ratio – 2.5x –
Quick ratio – 2.3x –
Cash ratio – 1.9x –
Altman Z-score – 5.46 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEPFEVRJEF
Dividend yield – 1.3% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – 9.5% 4.2%
Shareholder yield – 10.9% 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.5% 40.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.2% 8.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.6% 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% 10.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCEPFEVRJEF
Forward P/E – 13.9xFY2026 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $18.57FY2026 $3.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +27.5%FY2026 +36.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.6% +25.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $4.39BFY2026 $8.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +13.2%FY2026 +20.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.1% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEPFEVRJEF
Held by institutions 89.9% 92.0% 63.8%
Institutions holding 91 703 584
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +1.8% -2.4%
Institutions buying 24 362 281
Institutions selling 10 237 201
Buyers to sellers 2.40 1.53 1.40

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CEPFEVRJEF
CEPF 1.00 0.15 0.19
EVR 0.15 1.00 0.71
JEF 0.19 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEPF, EVR and JEF?

Evercore (EVR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) $463.50M, Evercore (EVR) $10.01B, Jefferies Financial (JEF) $9.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEPF, EVR and JEF?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) 46.0x, Evercore (EVR) 13.4x, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 10.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferies Financial (JEF) is cheapest (Evercore (EVR) 13.9x, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 11.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Evercore (EVR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Evercore (EVR) +45.7%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Evercore (EVR) has the highest net margin (Evercore (EVR) 15.7%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Evercore (EVR) leads (Evercore (EVR) 31.3%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) returned the most: Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) -2.2%, Evercore (EVR) -20.6%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) -20.0%. Over five years, Evercore (EVR) compounded fastest (Evercore (EVR) +11.4%/yr, Jefferies Financial (JEF) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) has the highest dividend yield: Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) 0.00%, Evercore (EVR) 0.01%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 0.04%. Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) has been the steadiest (Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) 4.1%, Evercore (EVR) 38.1%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEPF, EVR and JEF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Evercore (EVR) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.