Jefferies Financial (JEF) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)

Jefferies Financial (JEF) has reported Payout Ratio for 15 consecutive years, with 0.38 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Payout Ratio fell 63.05% year-over-year to 0.38; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 0.45 (down 21.81% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.59, up 31.02% from the prior year.
• Payout Ratio declined to 0.38 in Q2 2026 per JEF's latest filing, from 0.6 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Payout Ratio topped out at 5.99 in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 0.22 in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Payout Ratio has averaged 0.89 across 5 years, with a median of 0.49 in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Payout Ratio soared 808.39% in 2023, then slumped 92.15% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.49 in 2022, then soared by 118.82% to 1.07 in 2023, then slumped by 62.96% to 0.39 in 2024, then grew by 24.09% to 0.49 in 2025, then fell by 22.17% to 0.38 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.38, 0.6, and 0.49 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.