EVR vs PIPR vs JEF Stock Comparison

Evercore, Piper Sandler Companies and Jefferies Financial Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EVR Evercore Inc.
$289.89 +8.1% 1M -4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$26.03B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.87B
Div. yield
1.19%
Investment Banking Financial Services
6 wins
PIPR Piper Sandler Companies
$67.15 +2.3% 1M -19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.51B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.08B
Div. yield
0.92%
Investment Banking Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionEVRPIPRJEFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.03B $4.51B $11.16B EVR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 14.9x 11.3x JEF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 15.6x 12.6x JEF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +36.8% +20.9% +13.5% EVR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% 14.5% 7.0% EVR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 30.9% 20.4% 25.7% EVR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.1x -1.2x -2.7x JEF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.19% 0.92% 3.29% JEF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.5% -19.9% -9.9% EVR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.9%/yr +8.4%/yr +3.2%/yr EVR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.9% 37.6% 42.0% PIPR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 84/100 76/100 PIPR

Percentile Scorecard

EVRPIPRJEF

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

AxisEVRPIPRJEF
Valuation 67 #35 of 103 93 #8 of 103 97 #4 of 103
Growth 78 #16 of 70 93 #6 of 70 73 #20 of 70
Profitability 86 #11 of 74 84 #13 of 74 80 #16 of 74
Financial Health 86 #15 of 100 93 #8 of 100 60 #41 of 100
Shareholder Returns 74 #11 of 40 59 #17 of 40 69 #13 of 40
Overall 78 84 76
  • EVR ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • PIPR ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • JEF ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEVRPIPRJEFSPY
1 month +8.1%+2.3%+8.1% -5.9%
3 months -6.6%-9.6%-13.7% -4.6%
6 months -12.5%-16.5%-5.6% +0.2%
Year to date -14.8%-20.9%-21.6% +7.5%
1 year -4.5%-19.9%-9.9% +8.2%
3 years +108.6%+85.5%+41.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +27.8%+22.9%+12.3% +19.0%
5 years +91.7%+49.9%+17.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.9%+8.4%+3.2% +9.4%
10 years +428.5%+400.2%+203.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year +18.1%+17.5%+11.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEVRPIPRJEFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.9%37.6%42.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.4%41.8%49.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.731.351.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.53-0.24 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-45.6%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.3%-29.0%-26.7% -5.9%
52-week high $383.12$94.52$66.26 $779.14
52-week low $247.98$63.48$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.

MultipleEVRPIPRJEF
P/E now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 28.4x 14.9xmedian 28.4x 11.3xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.9x 2.2xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 13.2x 8.3xmedian 13.2x -0.4xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 15.1x 5.7xmedian 15.1x 2.7xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.47 0.25median 0.47 0.27median 0.47

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 monthsEVRPIPRJEF
Revenue $4.87B $2.08B $12.17B
Gross profit – – $12.01B
Operating income – – $4.63B
Net income $829.02M $336.79M $908.87M
Free cash flow $1.73B $790.18M $4.20B
EPS (diluted) $18.60 $4.28 $4.15
Cash & equivalents $1.23B $580.55M $16.88B
Total debt $540.13M $15.00M $3.80B
Shares (diluted) 40.92M 70.67M 206.35M
Enterprise value $16.09B $2.65B -$46.01B

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
MetricEVRPIPRJEF
P/E 14.6x 14.9x 11.3x
P/FCF 15.1x 5.7x 2.7x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x 5.5x 2.5x
P/S 5.3x 2.2x 0.9x
P/B 11.4x 2.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 11.5x 3.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 21.5x 8.3x -0.4x
EV/EBIT 22.2x 8.9x -0.4x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 1.9x -0.2x
EV/FCF 13.8x 5.0x -0.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 4.8x -0.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 0.25 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVRPIPRJEF
Revenue growth (1Y) 36.8% 20.9% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 17.7% 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) 44.7% 53.0% 30.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 66.9% 39.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.3% 28.9% 43.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 60.4% 41.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.6% 3,889% 352.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.9% 294.8% 70.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.2% 4,247% 313.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.6% 841.9% 65.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVRPIPRJEF
Gross margin – – 98.7%
EBITDA margin 22.6% 22.7% 39.6%
Operating margin – – 38.1%
Pretax margin 21.3% 21.3% 9.3%
Net margin 15.6% 14.5% 7.0%
FCF margin 35.4% 38.0% 34.5%
Operating cash flow margin 36.3% 39.6% 36.3%
Return on equity 37.2% 20.5% 8.5%
Return on assets 16.6% 13.5% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 30.9% 20.4% 25.7%
Return on capital employed 31.8% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.4x 4.9x
Stock comp / revenue 16.0% 6.3% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVRPIPRJEF
Debt / assets 10.2% 0.6% 4.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.1x -1.2x -2.7x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 0.0x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 56.9% 35.8% 86.8%
Equity / assets 43.1% 64.2% 13.2%
Interest coverage 31.3x – 1.3x
Current ratio 2.2x – –
Quick ratio 2.2x – –
Cash ratio 1.8x – –
Altman Z-score 8.03 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVRPIPRJEF
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.9% 3.3%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 3.5% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 4.4% 7.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.3% 42.5% 40.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.8% 18.1% 8.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.1% 27.9% 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 20.0% 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.

ConsensusEVRPIPRJEF
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.57FY2026 $4.31FY2026 $3.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.3%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +36.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% +17.9% +25.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.73BFY2026 $1.91BFY2026 $8.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 +20.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +11.3% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVRPIPRJEF
Held by institutions 92.0% 91.1% 63.8%
Institutions holding 704 425 587
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +3.0% -2.3%
Institutions buying 362 243 282
Institutions selling 238 114 203
Buyers to sellers 1.52 2.13 1.39

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.

EVRPIPRJEF
EVR 1.00 0.73 0.70
PIPR 0.73 1.00 0.62
JEF 0.70 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVR, PIPR and JEF?

Evercore (EVR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evercore (EVR) $26.03B, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) $4.51B, Jefferies Financial (JEF) $11.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, EVR, PIPR and JEF?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Evercore (EVR) 14.6x, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 14.9x, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferies Financial (JEF) is cheapest (Evercore (EVR) 14.1x, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 15.6x, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 12.6x). 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) +36.8%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) +20.9%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Evercore (EVR) has the highest net margin (Evercore (EVR) 15.6%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 14.5%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Evercore (EVR) leads (Evercore (EVR) 30.9%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 20.4%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Evercore (EVR) returned the most: Evercore (EVR) -4.5%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) -19.9%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) -9.9%. Over five years, Evercore (EVR) compounded fastest (Evercore (EVR) +13.9%/yr, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) +8.4%/yr, Jefferies Financial (JEF) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) has the highest dividend yield: Evercore (EVR) 1.19%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 0.92%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 3.29%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) has been the steadiest (Evercore (EVR) 39.9%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 37.6%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVR, PIPR 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.