CLUS vs EVR vs JEF Stock Comparison

Cluster Group Holdings, Evercore and Jefferies Financial Prices as of Oct 22, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVR Evercore Inc.
$251.91 -3.1% 1M -20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.94B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
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, Cluster Group Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLUSEVRJEFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.00B $9.94B $9.00B EVR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,146,093x 13.3x 10.5x JEF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.6x 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 — 0.02% 0.04% JEF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% -20.7% -18.4% CLUS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.1%/yr +9.5%/yr +1.8%/yr EVR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 0.0% 38.1% 40.8% CLUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 85/100 78/100 EVR

Percentile Scorecard

CLUSEVRJEF

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

AxisCLUSEVRJEF
Valuation – 91 #10 of 97 97 #4 of 97
Growth 78 #16 of 69 84 #12 of 69 75 #18 of 69
Profitability – 88 #9 of 70 81 #14 of 70
Financial Health – 87 #14 of 101 61 #40 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 77 #10 of 40 74 #11 of 40
Overall – 85 78
  • CLUS 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

PeriodCLUSEVRJEFSPY
1 month 0.0%-3.1%-4.7% -1.0%
3 months 0.0%-25.9%-19.8% +2.9%
6 months 0.0%-26.8%-5.6% +6.4%
Year to date 0.0%-26.0%-27.7% +11.4%
1 year 0.0%-20.7%-18.4% +13.1%
3 years -28.6%+92.3%+37.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -10.6%+24.4%+11.1% +21.5%
5 years -91.6%+57.4%+9.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -39.1%+9.5%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years +33.3%+373.5%+166.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.9%+16.8%+10.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCLUSEVRJEFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 0.0%38.1%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —42.2%47.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.001.721.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.54-0.45 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.5%-50.5%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-34.2%-32.4% -2.5%
52-week high $200.00$383.12$66.26 $779.14
52-week low $200.00$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.

MultipleCLUSEVRJEF
P/E now vs peer median -1,146,093xmedian 29.4x 13.1xmedian 29.4x 10.4xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.8x 2.1xmedian 2.8x 0.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.8x 7.4xmedian 12.8x -0.6xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.9x 6.0xmedian 15.9x 2.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median -105,257xmedian 2.5x 4.5xmedian 2.5x 1.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.51 0.48median 0.51 0.25median 0.51

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 monthsCLUSEVRJEF
Revenue – $4.74B $12.17B
Gross profit – – $12.01B
Operating income -$50.23K – $4.63B
Net income -$6.98K $809.20M $908.87M
Free cash flow – $1.63B $4.20B
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $18.11 $4.15
Cash & equivalents – $1.26B $16.88B
Total debt – $2.26B $3.80B
Shares (diluted) 40.00M 41.13M 206.35M
Enterprise value $8.00B $92.42M -$48.21B

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
MetricCLUSEVRJEF
P/E -1,146,093x 13.1x 10.4x
P/FCF – 6.0x 2.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.8x 2.3x
P/S – 2.1x 0.8x
P/B -105,257x 4.5x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -105,257x 4.5x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 7.4x -0.6x
EV/EBIT -159,282x 7.5x -0.6x
EV/Revenue – 1.7x -0.2x
EV/FCF – 4.8x -0.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 4.7x -0.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.48 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLUSEVRJEF
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) -16.4% – 10.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 19.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.8% 60.7% 30.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 28.8% 39.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.0% 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
MetricCLUSEVRJEF
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 – 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
MetricCLUSEVRJEF
Debt / assets – 11.5% 4.7%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.7x -2.7x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets – 53.7% 86.8%
Equity / assets – 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 – 5.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLUSEVRJEF
Dividend yield – 1.4% 3.6%
Net buyback yield – 9.7% 4.3%
Shareholder yield – 11.1% 7.8%
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.

ConsensusCLUSEVRJEF
Forward P/E – 13.6xFY2026 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $18.57FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +27.5%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.6% +26.1%
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% +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLUSEVRJEF
Held by institutions – 92.0% 63.8%
Institutions holding – 703 584
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.8% -2.4%
Institutions buying – 362 281
Institutions selling – 237 201
Buyers to sellers – 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.

CLUSEVRJEF
CLUS – – –
EVR – 1.00 0.71
JEF – 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLUS, EVR and JEF?

Evercore (EVR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) $8.00B, Evercore (EVR) $9.94B, Jefferies Financial (JEF) $9.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLUS, EVR and JEF?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) -1,146,093x, Evercore (EVR) 13.3x, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 10.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferies Financial (JEF) is cheapest (Evercore (EVR) 13.6x, 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 Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) returned the most: Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) 0.0%, Evercore (EVR) -20.7%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) -18.4%. Over five years, Evercore (EVR) compounded fastest (Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) -39.1%/yr, Evercore (EVR) +9.5%/yr, Jefferies Financial (JEF) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) has the highest dividend yield: Evercore (EVR) 0.02%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 0.04%. Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) has been the steadiest (Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) 0.0%, Evercore (EVR) 38.1%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLUS, 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.