Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) Stock Overview
NYSE · Financial Services · Capital Markets
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates in two segments, Investment Banking and Capital Markets, and Asset Management.
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates in the Financial Services sector, within the Capital Markets industry group. It is listed on the NYSE exchange.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. at a Glance
| Company | Jefferies Financial Group Inc. |
| Ticker | JEF |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $55.23 |
| Market cap | $11.23B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 15.43 |
| EPS (trailing) | $3.58 |
| 52-week high | $71.04 |
| 52-week low | $35.53 |
| Dividend yield | 2.90% |
| Ex-dividend date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Beta | — |
| Return on equity (ROE) | — |
| Debt-to-equity | 364.76% |
| Average volume | 2.10M |
| Shares outstanding | 194.15M |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Industry | Capital Markets |
| Employees | 7,371 |
| Country | United States |
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