Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.40

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 18th will be paid a dividend of 0.40 per share by the financial services provider on Friday, August 28th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 18th.

Jefferies Financial Group has raised its dividend by an average of 0.2%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 2 consecutive years. Jefferies Financial Group has a payout ratio of 38.0% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Jefferies Financial Group to earn $4.82 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.60 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 33.2%.

Jefferies Financial Group Stock Performance

NYSE:JEF opened at $57.92 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87. The company has a market cap of $11.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.57 and a beta of 1.54. Jefferies Financial Group has a fifty-two week low of $35.53 and a fifty-two week high of $71.04. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $53.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $53.34.

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 24th. The financial services provider reported $1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.16 by ($0.14). Jefferies Financial Group had a net margin of 6.61% and a return on equity of 7.83%. The company had revenue of $2.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.30 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.40 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 35.0% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Jefferies Financial Group will post 3.94 EPS for the current year.

More Jefferies Financial Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting Jefferies Financial Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies reported sharply higher quarterly profit and revenue, with diluted EPS rising to $1.02 from $0.40 a year ago, reflecting strong dealmaking and equities performance.
• Positive Sentiment: The board authorized a new $250 million share repurchase plan, signaling confidence in the stock’s value and providing a potential support for shares.
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, reinforcing its shareholder return policy and offering a roughly 2.8% annualized yield.
• Neutral Sentiment: Jefferies had a strong quarter operationally, but the results were not enough to meet already elevated analyst expectations, which may limit near-term upside until estimates are reset. Jefferies Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Negative Sentiment: Q2 earnings of $1.02 per share missed consensus estimates, and revenue of $2.21 billion also came in below expectations, which is likely weighing on the stock.

Jefferies Financial Group Company Profile

Jefferies Financial Group Inc is a diversified financial services company that provides a range of investment banking, capital markets and asset management services to corporations, governments and institutional investors worldwide. Through its core platform, Jefferies offers advisory services for mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity underwriting, restructuring and recapitalization. The firm also operates a global sales and trading business covering equities, fixed income and foreign exchange products, complemented by equity research and macroeconomic analysis.

In addition to its capital markets franchise, Jefferies maintains a growing asset management division that delivers customized investment solutions across public and private markets.