Jefferies Financial (JEF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Jefferies Financial (JEF) recorded Free Cash Flow of $2.54 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), compared with $126.01 million a year earlier and up 63.9% from the prior quarter.
Jefferies Financial (JEF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Jefferies Financial's Free Cash Flow came in at $4.2 billion as of Aug 31, 2026; for FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), it was -$1.7 billion.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Free Cash Flow came in at -$391.05 million in FY2024, -$1.93 billion in FY2023, $1.58 billion in FY2022 (+11.6%) and $1.42 billion in FY2021 (-24.6%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow in data going back to fiscal Q1 2009.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Free Cash Flow in the last five years was growth of 142.1% in fiscal Q2 2022, against a decline of 92.6% in fiscal Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $1.55 billion (Q2 2026), -$1.8 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.91 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 106.61 Bn | 94.70 Bn | - | 923.50 Mn |
| 2 | Robinhood Markets | 91.70 Bn | 72.73 Bn | - | 708.00 Mn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 88.95 Bn | 82.69 Bn | - | 1.85 Bn |
| 4 | Nasdaq | 54.22 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 634.00 Mn |
| 5 | Interactive Brokers | 38.25 Bn | 15.37 Bn | - | 6.20 Bn |
| 6 | Cboe Global Markets | 33.42 Bn | 25.08 Bn | 731.60 Mn | -536.30 Mn |
| 7 | LPL Financial Holdings | 25.64 Bn | 20.96 Bn | - | 202.51 Mn |
| 8 | Tradeweb Markets | 25.45 Bn | 17.47 Bn | - | 385.77 Mn |
| 9 | Circle Internet | 22.26 Bn | 16.14 Bn | 288.85 Mn | 516.40 Mn |
| 10 | Jefferies Financial | 8.94 Bn | -48.27 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 2.54 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2.54 Bn |
| 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 |
Jefferies Financial Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=JEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=JEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();