Jefferies Financial JEF
NYSE JEF
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Jefferies Financial (JEF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Jefferies Financial's (JEF) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $1.6 billion in Q2 2026, up 251.8% on a YoY basis from $441.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 186.09% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.8 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Jefferies Financial (JEF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Jefferies Financial (JEF) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $1.6 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 251.8% year-over-year to $1.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $1.8 billion (up 163.63% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$1.7 billion, down 335.39% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow improved to $1.6 billion in Q2 2026 per JEF's latest filing, from -$1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.9 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$2.7 billion in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$149.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $32.2 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Free Cash Flow soared 4531.39% in 2024, then slumped 3629.25% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $303.4 million in 2022, then sank by 88.33% to $35.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 4531.39% to $1.6 billion in 2024, then advanced by 16.37% to $1.9 billion in 2025, then dropped by 18.69% to $1.6 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $1.6 billion, -$1.8 billion, and $1.9 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Evercore 10.14 Bn 8.05 Bn 975.67 Mn 514.79 Mn
2 Jefferies Financial 9.74 Bn -5.67 Bn 3.09 Bn 1.55 Bn
3 Houlihan Lokey 9.07 Bn 7.99 Bn - -
4 Cluster Group Holdings 8.00 Bn 8.00 Bn - -
5 PJT Partners 5.75 Bn 5.81 Bn 481.98 Mn 226.38 Mn
6 Moelis 5.25 Bn 5.17 Bn - 215.86 Mn
7 Piper Sandler Companies 4.88 Bn 4.77 Bn - 28.46 Mn
8 Lazard 3.95 Bn 2.96 Bn - 199.48 Mn
9 BRBI BR Partners 3.50 Bn 3.38 Bn 16.77 Mn 22.00 Mn
10 Perella Weinberg Partners 1.40 Bn 1.59 Bn - 47.17 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 1.55 Bn
Feb 28, 2026 -1.80 Bn
Nov 30, 2025 1.91 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 126.01 Mn
May 31, 2025 -1.02 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 -2.71 Bn
Nov 30, 2024 1.64 Bn
Aug 31, 2024 -705.84 Mn
May 31, 2024 28.96 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 -1.35 Bn
Nov 30, 2023 35.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 -518.30 Mn
May 31, 2023 392.12 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 -1.84 Bn
Nov 30, 2022 303.38 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 1.35 Bn
May 31, 2022 1.17 Bn
Feb 28, 2022 -1.24 Bn
Nov 30, 2021 1.45 Bn
Aug 31, 2021 1.01 Bn