Jefferies Financial JEF
NYSE JEF
$55.25 +0.96 (+1.77%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Jefferies Financial (JEF) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Jefferies Financial's (JEF) quarterly Price to Earnings came in at 47.4 in Q2 2026, down 58.39% on a YoY basis from 113.9 in Q2 2025, and down 18.7% quarter-over-quarter from 58.3 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Jefferies Financial (JEF) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Jefferies Financial (JEF) has reported Price to Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with 47.4 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Price to Earnings fell 58.39% year-over-year to 47.4; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 13.46 (down 20.87% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 18.82, down 22.76% from the prior year.
  • Price to Earnings declined to 47.4 in Q2 2026 per JEF's latest filing, from 58.3 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Price to Earnings topped out at 561.4 in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 24.92 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Price to Earnings has averaged 99.94 across 5 years, with a median of 65.19 in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Price to Earnings surged 772.7% in 2023, then plunged 87.94% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Price to Earnings stood at 58.56 in 2022, then surged by 94.2% to 113.72 in 2023, then sank by 30.56% to 78.96 in 2024, then retreated by 21.22% to 62.21 in 2025, then declined by 23.81% to 47.4 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings over the past three periods registered 47.4, 58.3, and 62.21 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Evercore 11.52 Bn 9.43 Bn 975.67 Mn
2 Jefferies Financial 11.24 Bn -4.17 Bn 3.09 Bn
3 Houlihan Lokey 9.53 Bn 8.45 Bn -
4 Cluster Group Holdings 8.00 Bn 8.00 Bn -
5 PJT Partners 6.94 Bn 6.99 Bn 481.98 Mn
6 Moelis 6.06 Bn 5.99 Bn -
7 Piper Sandler Companies 5.20 Bn 5.09 Bn -
8 Lazard 4.97 Bn 3.99 Bn -
9 BRBI BR Partners 3.49 Bn 3.38 Bn 16.77 Mn
10 Perella Weinberg Partners 1.81 Bn 2.01 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 47.40
Feb 28, 2026 58.30
Nov 30, 2025 62.21
Aug 31, 2025 59.72
May 31, 2025 113.90
Feb 28, 2025 106.85
Nov 30, 2024 78.96
Aug 31, 2024 73.71
May 31, 2024 67.69
Feb 29, 2024 59.25
Nov 30, 2023 113.72
Aug 31, 2023 146.06
May 31, 2023 561.40
Feb 28, 2023 66.05
Nov 30, 2022 58.56
Aug 31, 2022 35.91
May 31, 2022 64.33
Feb 28, 2022 24.92
Nov 30, 2021 26.93
Aug 31, 2021 21.29