Jefferies Financial (JEF) Research & Development (2022 - 2026)

Jefferies Financial's (JEF) quarterly Research & Development came in at $89.1 million in Q2 2026, down 39.05% YoY from $146.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 18.15% on a QoQ basis from $75.4 million in Q1 2026.

Jefferies Financial (JEF) Research & Development (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Jefferies Financial (JEF) has 5 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $89.1 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 39.05% year-over-year to $89.1 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $347.9 million (down 55.11% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $335.7 million, down 38.59% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development rose to $89.1 million in Q2 2026, from $75.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $355.1 million in Q4 2023 to a low of $26.9 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $116.7 million and a median of $96.7 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development surged 733.44% — and 2025, when it tumbled 70.38%.
  • Tracing JEF's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $42.6 million in 2022, then surged by 733.44% to $355.1 million in 2023, then fell by 0.82% to $352.2 million in 2024, then plunged by 70.38% to $104.3 million in 2025, then dropped by 14.58% to $89.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $89.1 million (Q2 2026), $75.4 million (Q1 2026), and $104.3 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 338.83 Bn 205.30 Bn - 1.20 Bn
2 Goldman Sachs 316.34 Bn -660.01 Bn - 635.00 Mn
3 Schwab Charles 220.55 Bn 135.80 Bn - -
4 Futu Holdings 121.48 Bn 105.59 Bn 733.58 Mn -65.09 Mn
5 Robinhood Markets 84.07 Bn 66.74 Bn 1.20 Bn 256.00 Mn
6 Iren 68.17 Bn 65.95 Bn 104.86 Mn -
7 ATIF Holdings 45.42 Bn 45.42 Bn - -
8 Interactive Brokers 39.54 Bn -3.28 Bn - -
9 LPL Financial Holdings 28.27 Bn 25.57 Bn - 26.20 Mn
10 Jefferies Financial 11.33 Bn -4.08 Bn 3.09 Bn 89.11 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 89.11 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 75.42 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 104.32 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 79.00 Mn
May 31, 2025 146.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 139.48 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 352.22 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 136.95 Mn
May 31, 2024 68.63 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 57.65 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 355.14 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 122.58 Mn
May 31, 2023 43.59 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 113.39 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 42.61 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 36.32 Mn
May 31, 2022 111.11 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 26.87 Mn