Jefferies Financial (JEF) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Jefferies Financial's (JEF) Times Interest Earned was 0.48 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 8.2% from 0.45 a year earlier but down 28.9% from the prior quarter.
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Jefferies Financial (JEF) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 31, 2026, Jefferies Financial's Times Interest Earned came in at 1.67, up 3.3% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), it was 1.20, down 2.8% from FY2024.
- By fiscal year, Times Interest Earned came in at 1.23 in FY2024 (+9.9%), 1.12 in FY2023 (-26.7%), 1.53 in FY2022 (-47.7%) and 2.91 in FY2021 (+70.7%).
- Five-year quarterly Times Interest Earned spans a low of 0.45 in fiscal Q3 2025 and a high of 2.35 in fiscal Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Times Interest Earned has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 9.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Times Interest Earned in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 91.8%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2022 (a decline of 96.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 0.68 (Q2 2026), 1.21 (Q1 2026) and 1.21 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 109.34 Bn | 97.67 Bn | - | 26.24 |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 103.32 Bn | 36.94 Bn | - | 1.51 |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 97.84 Bn | 90.74 Bn | - | 6.35 |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 73.91 Bn | 53.45 Bn | - | 3.99 |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 60.30 Bn | 57.74 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 8.51 |
| 6 | State Street | 47.09 Bn | 47.09 Bn | - | 1.68 |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 37.14 Bn | 27.62 Bn | 712.20 Mn | 40.79 |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 35.28 Bn | 11.58 Bn | - | 2.17 |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 32.35 Bn | 32.35 Bn | - | 1.57 |
| 10 | Jefferies Financial | 9.61 Bn | -47.59 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 1.33 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.33 |
| May 31, 2026 | 1.31 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.21 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.21 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.35 |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.11 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.12 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.23 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.24 |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.22 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.23 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.08 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.10 |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.03 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.31 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.28 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.55 |
| May 31, 2022 | 1.14 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 2.35 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.67 |
API Access
Jefferies Financial Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=JEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=JEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();