EVR vs RTAC vs JEF Stock Comparison

Evercore, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I and Jefferies Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EVR Evercore Inc.
$292.65 +11.8% 1M -9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.45B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Investment Banking Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Evercore leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Evercore 2, Jefferies Financial 2, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEVRRTACJEFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.45B $527.48M $9.66B EVR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 67.7x 11.3x JEF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x — 12.3x JEF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +13.5% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 7.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 25.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -2.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.0% -7.2% -14.4% RTAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr — +2.9%/yr EVR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 8.4% 40.7% RTAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 77/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

EVRRTACJEF

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

AxisEVRRTACJEF
Valuation 91 #10 of 96 52 #47 of 96 98 #3 of 96
Growth – – 73 #18 of 65
Profitability – – 83 #12 of 65
Financial Health – 20 #74 of 92 59 #38 of 92
Shareholder Returns 38 #24 of 38 – 70 #12 of 38
Overall – – 77
  • EVR ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • RTAC 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

PeriodEVRRTACJEFSPY
1 month +11.8%+0.3%+0.8% +0.9%
3 months -4.0%+0.3%-13.8% +5.9%
6 months -9.7%+1.3%+0.1% +8.5%
Year to date -14.0%-1.9%-23.3% +13.3%
1 year -9.0%-7.2%-14.4% +12.4%
3 years +131.0%—+50.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +32.2%—+14.5% +23.5%
5 years +92.7%—+15.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.0%—+2.9% +11.0%
10 years +428.2%—+183.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +18.1%—+11.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEVRRTACJEFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%8.4%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%9.1%48.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.750.251.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.86-0.35 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-17.8%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-7.2%-28.3% -0.9%
52-week high $383.12$11.28$66.26 $779.14
52-week low $247.98$10.28$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.

MultipleEVRRTACJEF
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 30.1x 67.7xmedian 30.1x 11.0xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 3.0x —median 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.1x —median 14.1x -0.5xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 15.8x -544.8xmedian 15.8x 2.6xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x -49.5xmedian 2.4x 1.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.54 —median 0.54 0.26median 0.54

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 monthsEVRRTACJEF
Revenue – – $12.17B
Gross profit – – $12.01B
Operating income – – $4.63B
Net income – $7.79M $908.87M
Free cash flow – -$968.15K $4.20B
EPS (diluted) $18.51 $0.25 $4.15
Cash & equivalents – $477.00 $16.88B
Total debt – – $3.80B
Shares (diluted) 41.13M 31.16M 206.35M
Enterprise value $11.45B $527.37M -$47.55B

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
MetricEVRRTACJEF
P/E 14.9x 67.7x 11.0x
P/FCF 6.1x -544.8x 2.6x
P/Operating cash flow – -544.8x 2.5x
P/S 2.1x – 0.9x
P/B – -49.5x 1.0x
P/Tangible book – -49.5x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – – -0.5x
EV/EBIT – – -0.5x
EV/Revenue – – -0.2x
EV/FCF – -544.8x -0.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – -544.8x -0.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 – 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVRRTACJEF
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 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) – – 30.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 39.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.6% – 43.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.2% – 41.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 352.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 70.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 313.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 65.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVRRTACJEF
Gross margin – – 98.7%
EBITDA margin – – 39.6%
Operating margin – – 38.1%
Pretax margin – – 9.3%
Net margin – – 7.0%
FCF margin – – 34.5%
Operating cash flow margin – – 36.3%
Return on equity – – 8.5%
Return on assets – – 1.1%
Return on invested capital – – 25.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.1x 4.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVRRTACJEF
Debt / assets – – 4.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -2.7x
Debt / FCF – – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets – 104.2% 86.8%
Equity / assets – -4.2% 13.2%
Interest coverage – – 1.3x
Current ratio – 2.9x –
Quick ratio – 0.0x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVRRTACJEF
Dividend yield 1.2% – 3.4%
Net buyback yield – – 4.0%
Shareholder yield 1.2% – 7.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 40.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 8.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusEVRRTACJEF
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 – 12.3xFY2026
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
HoldersEVRRTACJEF
Held by institutions 91.6% 24.0% 63.8%
Institutions holding 703 56 584
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.9% -2.4%
Institutions buying 362 20 281
Institutions selling 237 11 201
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.82 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.

EVRRTACJEF
EVR 1.00 0.21 0.69
RTAC 0.21 1.00 0.22
JEF 0.69 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVR, RTAC and JEF?

Evercore (EVR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evercore (EVR) $11.45B, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) $527.48M, Jefferies Financial (JEF) $9.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, EVR, RTAC and JEF?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Evercore (EVR) 15.0x, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) 67.7x, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferies Financial (JEF) is cheapest (Evercore (EVR) 15.8x, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) returned the most: Evercore (EVR) -9.0%, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) -7.2%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) -14.4%. Over five years, Evercore (EVR) compounded fastest (Evercore (EVR) +14.0%/yr, Jefferies Financial (JEF) +2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Evercore (EVR) 0.00%, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) 0.00%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 0.04%. Evercore (EVR) and Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) has been the steadiest (Evercore (EVR) 39.8%, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) 8.4%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVR, RTAC 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 2. 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.