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.
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 Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 106.56 Bn | 94.66 Bn | - | 23.90 Mn |
| 2 | Intercontinental Exchange | 89.45 Bn | 83.19 Bn | - | 175.00 Mn |
| 3 | Robinhood Markets | 88.18 Bn | 69.22 Bn | - | 10.00 Mn |
| 4 | Nasdaq | 53.47 Bn | 50.90 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 68.00 Mn |
| 5 | Interactive Brokers | 37.14 Bn | 14.26 Bn | - | 1.15 Bn |
| 6 | Cboe Global Markets | 33.00 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 23.30 Mn |
| 7 | LPL Financial Holdings | 25.71 Bn | 21.03 Bn | - | 134.40 Mn |
| 8 | Tradeweb Markets | 25.33 Bn | 17.34 Bn | - | 643,000.00 |
| 9 | Circle Internet | 21.30 Bn | 15.18 Bn | 288.85 Mn | - |
| 10 | Jefferies Financial | 8.93 Bn | -48.28 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
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 |
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_KEY
import 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();