Jefferies Financial (JEF) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Jefferies Financial's Ending Cash Balance came in at $18.06 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 43.7% from $12.57 billion a year earlier and up 16.9% from the prior quarter.
Jefferies Financial (JEF) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), Jefferies Financial's Ending Cash Balance was $14.96 billion, up 13.6% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Ending Cash Balance was $13.17 billion in FY2024 (+33.9%), $9.83 billion in FY2023 (-8.2%), $10.71 billion in FY2022 (-9.5%) and $11.83 billion in FY2021 (+22.4%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Ending Cash Balance in data going back to fiscal Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Ending Cash Balance has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 22.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Ending Cash Balance over five years came in fiscal Q3 2026 (growth of 43.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2022 (a decline of 9.5%).
- Business Quant data shows JEF's Ending Cash Balance at $15.45 billion (Q2 2026), $13.72 billion (Q1 2026) and $14.96 billion (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 109.63 Bn | 97.72 Bn | - | 160.26 Bn |
| 2 | Intercontinental Exchange | 91.05 Bn | 84.79 Bn | - | 116.55 Bn |
| 3 | Robinhood Markets | 88.80 Bn | 69.84 Bn | - | 13.67 Bn |
| 4 | Nasdaq | 56.94 Bn | 54.37 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 800.00 Mn |
| 5 | Interactive Brokers | 37.41 Bn | 14.53 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Cboe Global Markets | 33.74 Bn | 25.40 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 4.92 Bn |
| 7 | Tradeweb Markets | 25.70 Bn | 17.72 Bn | - | 2.06 Bn |
| 8 | LPL Financial Holdings | 25.38 Bn | 20.70 Bn | - | 2.93 Bn |
| 9 | Circle Internet | 21.21 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 288.85 Mn | 75.79 Bn |
| 10 | Jefferies Financial | 8.76 Bn | -48.44 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 18.06 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 18.06 Bn |
| May 31, 2026 | 15.45 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 13.72 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 14.96 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 12.57 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 12.31 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 12.46 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 13.17 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 11.86 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 11.94 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 8.68 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 9.83 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 9.58 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 8.97 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 8.57 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 10.71 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 10.52 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 9.54 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 9.42 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 11.83 Bn |
Jefferies Financial Ending Cash Balance API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=JEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=JEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();