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

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, September 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 16th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share by the financial services provider on Wednesday, November 25th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 16th.

Jefferies Financial Group has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.2%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 2 years. Jefferies Financial Group has a dividend payout ratio of 38.0% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Jefferies Financial Group to earn $4.77 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 33.5%.

Jefferies Financial Group Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE JEF opened at $47.15 on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group has a 1-year low of $35.53 and a 1-year high of $69.93. The company has a 50-day moving average of $53.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $50.97. The company has a market cap of $9.14 billion, a PE ratio of 13.17 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99.

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.08. Jefferies Financial Group had a net margin of 7.58% and a return on equity of 9.23%. The business had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.20 billion. As a group, equities analysts expect that Jefferies Financial Group will post 3.97 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Jefferies Financial Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly earnings beat expectations: Jefferies reported third-quarter diluted EPS of $1.08, up from $1.01 a year earlier and above the roughly $1.00–$1.04 analyst estimates. Revenue increased to $2.22 billion, slightly exceeding the $2.20 billion consensus. Net earnings attributable to common shareholders rose 16% to $260.6 million. Jefferies Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Investment banking growth remained a key driver: Coverage highlighted stronger investment banking revenue and record banking activity, indicating continued momentum in one of Jefferies’ most important businesses. Jefferies 3Q Profit Rises, Driven by Investment Banking Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend maintained: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, or $1.60 annualized, representing a yield of approximately 3.4%. The dividend is payable November 25 to shareholders of record November 16. Jefferies dividend announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed market reaction: Jefferies shares slipped after hours even though profit, EPS and revenue exceeded estimates. The decline suggests investors may have been focused on the size and sustainability of the beat, forward conditions in capital markets, or already-high expectations. Jefferies Stock Falls Despite Earnings Beat and Record Banking Revenue
• Neutral Sentiment: Other Jefferies research activity is not a direct JEF catalyst: Recent analyst calls on BSE, PB Fintech, Nike, Roblox and other companies demonstrate ongoing research activity but have limited immediate impact on Jefferies Financial Group’s own fundamentals.

About Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE:JEF) is a diversified financial services company that provides investment banking, capital markets, asset management and wealth management services. Its principal operating business, Jefferies, advises companies, governments and institutional investors on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, restructuring and other strategic transactions.

Through its investment banking and securities operations, Jefferies offers equity and fixed-income underwriting, sales and trading, research, prime brokerage and related services.