Jefferies Financial (JEF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Jefferies Financial's (JEF) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.9 billion in Q2 2026, up 26.1% YoY from $1.5 billion in Q2 2025, and up 4.76% on a QoQ basis from $1.8 billion in Q1 2026.

Jefferies Financial (JEF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Jefferies Financial (JEF) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.9 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 26.1% year-over-year to $1.9 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $7.2 billion (up 19.97% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $6.5 billion, up 7.36% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses rose to $1.9 billion in Q2 2026, from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.9 billion in Q2 2026 to a low of $1.0 billion in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $1.4 billion and a median of $1.4 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses declined 22.38% — and 2024, when it surged 48.81%.
  • Tracing JEF's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then declined by 10.72% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then surged by 48.81% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then increased by 9.92% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then climbed by 4.14% to $1.9 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.9 billion (Q2 2026), $1.8 billion (Q1 2026), and $1.8 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 338.83 Bn 205.30 Bn - 13.90 Bn
2 Goldman Sachs 316.34 Bn -660.01 Bn - 11.67 Bn
3 Schwab Charles 220.55 Bn 135.80 Bn - 3.29 Bn
4 Futu Holdings 121.48 Bn 105.59 Bn 733.58 Mn -200.78 Mn
5 Robinhood Markets 84.07 Bn 66.74 Bn 1.20 Bn 734.00 Mn
6 Iren 68.17 Bn 65.95 Bn 104.86 Mn 81.75 Mn
7 ATIF Holdings 45.42 Bn 45.42 Bn - -
8 Interactive Brokers 39.54 Bn -3.28 Bn - 381.00 Mn
9 LPL Financial Holdings 28.27 Bn 25.57 Bn - 4.67 Bn
10 Jefferies Financial 11.33 Bn -4.08 Bn 3.09 Bn 1.89 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 1.89 Bn
Feb 28, 2026 1.80 Bn
Nov 30, 2025 1.82 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 1.72 Bn
May 31, 2025 1.50 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 1.44 Bn
Nov 30, 2024 1.65 Bn
Aug 31, 2024 1.43 Bn
May 31, 2024 1.43 Bn
Feb 29, 2024 1.52 Bn
Nov 30, 2023 1.11 Bn
Aug 31, 2023 1.09 Bn
May 31, 2023 1.02 Bn
Feb 28, 2023 1.13 Bn
Nov 30, 2022 1.24 Bn
Aug 31, 2022 1.21 Bn
May 31, 2022 1.17 Bn
Feb 28, 2022 1.30 Bn
Nov 30, 2021 1.27 Bn
Aug 31, 2021 1.36 Bn