Jefferies Financial (JEF) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Jefferies Financial (JEF) reported EBIT Margin of 41.38% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 1.57 percentage points from 39.81% a year earlier and up 3.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Jefferies Financial (JEF) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 31, 2026, Jefferies Financial's EBIT Margin came in at 38.05%, down 1.12 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), it came in at 38.43%, down 2.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has a five-year change of +12.88 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, EBIT Margin came in at 40.70% in FY2024 (-0.50 pp), 41.20% in FY2023 (+16.23 pp), 24.97% in FY2022 (-5.38 pp) and 30.35% in FY2021 (+4.79 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year over year, EBIT Margin gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.87 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBIT Margin in five years was fiscal Q2 2023 (a gain of 19.66 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 7.85 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 38.36% (Q2 2026), 36.10% (Q1 2026) and 35.99% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 106.56 Bn | 94.66 Bn | - | 64.89% |
| 2 | Intercontinental Exchange | 89.45 Bn | 83.19 Bn | - | 38.52% |
| 3 | Robinhood Markets | 88.18 Bn | 69.22 Bn | - | 66.36% |
| 4 | Nasdaq | 53.47 Bn | 50.90 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 28.12% |
| 5 | Interactive Brokers | 37.14 Bn | 14.26 Bn | - | 138.98% |
| 6 | Cboe Global Markets | 33.00 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 32.99% |
| 7 | LPL Financial Holdings | 25.71 Bn | 21.03 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 8 | Tradeweb Markets | 25.33 Bn | 17.34 Bn | - | 43.88% |
| 9 | Circle Internet | 21.30 Bn | 15.18 Bn | 288.85 Mn | 4.90% |
| 10 | Jefferies Financial | 8.93 Bn | -48.28 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 41.38% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 41.38% |
| May 31, 2026 | 38.36% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 36.10% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 35.99% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 39.81% |
| May 31, 2025 | 38.16% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 40.01% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 38.68% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 43.43% |
| May 31, 2024 | 41.73% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 39.16% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 42.44% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 46.46% |
| May 31, 2023 | 38.10% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 36.67% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 26.18% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 27.33% |
| May 31, 2022 | 18.45% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 27.01% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 30.07% |
Jefferies Financial EBIT Margin API
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params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "JEF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=JEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();