Jefferies Financial (JEF) Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026)
Jefferies Financial's (JEF) Payout Ratio stood at 0.43 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 22.9% from 0.56 a year earlier and down 7.4% from the prior quarter.
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Jefferies Financial (JEF) Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), Jefferies Financial's Payout Ratio came in at 0.59, up 31.0% from FY2024.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Payout Ratio came in at 0.45 in FY2024 (-57.3%), 1.06 in FY2023 (+193.8%), 0.36 in FY2022 (+169.7%) and 0.13 in FY2021 (-36.1%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since fiscal Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 14.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Payout Ratio in the last five years was growth of 193.8% in fiscal Q4 2023, against a decline of 57.2% in fiscal Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.47 (Q2 2026), 0.57 (Q1 2026) and 0.59 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 109.34 Bn | 97.67 Bn | - |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 103.32 Bn | 36.94 Bn | - |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 97.84 Bn | 90.74 Bn | - |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 73.91 Bn | 53.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 60.30 Bn | 57.74 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 6 | State Street | 47.09 Bn | 47.09 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 37.14 Bn | 27.62 Bn | 712.20 Mn |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 35.28 Bn | 11.58 Bn | - |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 32.35 Bn | 32.35 Bn | - |
| 10 | Jefferies Financial | 9.61 Bn | -47.59 Bn | 3.21 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.43 |
| May 31, 2026 | 0.47 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.57 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.59 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.56 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.59 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.50 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.55 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.68 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.00 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.06 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.82 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.57 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.47 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.28 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.17 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.13 |
API Access
Jefferies Financial Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=JEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=JEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();