Jefferies Financial (JEF) Interest Paid (2009 - 2026)
Jefferies Financial's Interest Paid came in at $1.01 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 16.1% from $872.35 million a year earlier and up 17.4% from the prior quarter.
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Jefferies Financial (JEF) Interest Paid (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Jefferies Financial reported Interest Paid of $3.6 billion, up 2.9% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), it was $3.48 billion, up 1.1% from FY2024.
- Interest Paid has increased in each of the last four fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 26.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Interest Paid was $3.44 billion in FY2024 (+46.5%), $2.35 billion in FY2023 (+101.7%), $1.16 billion in FY2022 (+24.3%) and $936.27 million in FY2021 (-13.3%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Interest Paid in data going back to fiscal Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Interest Paid increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Paid over five years came in fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 150.3%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 8.8%).
- Business Quant data shows JEF's Interest Paid at $862.56 million (Q2 2026), $831.33 million (Q1 2026) and $889.75 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 109.34 Bn | 97.67 Bn | - | 46.30 Mn |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 103.32 Bn | 36.94 Bn | - | 4.14 Bn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 97.84 Bn | 90.74 Bn | - | 211.00 Mn |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 73.91 Bn | 53.45 Bn | - | 21.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 60.30 Bn | 57.74 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 78.00 Mn |
| 6 | State Street | 47.09 Bn | 47.09 Bn | - | 2.10 Bn |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 37.14 Bn | 27.62 Bn | 712.20 Mn | 36.10 Mn |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 35.28 Bn | 11.58 Bn | - | 1.24 Bn |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 32.35 Bn | 32.35 Bn | - | 1.36 Bn |
| 10 | Jefferies Financial | 9.61 Bn | -47.59 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.01 Bn |
| May 31, 2026 | 862.56 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 831.33 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 889.75 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 872.35 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 870.46 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 845.67 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 905.29 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 956.13 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 739.98 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 839.48 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 682.37 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 824.12 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 348.57 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 493.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 283.71 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 329.21 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 230.15 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 321.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 248.21 Mn |
API Access
Jefferies Financial Interest Paid 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=interest-paid&ticker=JEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-paid", "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=interest-paid&ticker=JEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();