JEF (Jefferies Financial Group) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: $46.97 (As of May. 2026)


JEF Jefferies Financial Group Inc JEF
87 GF Score
Price $52.09
GF Value $64.44
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Jefferies Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Jefferies Financial Group JEF -0.71% 87 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $46.97 as of May. 2026. GuruFocus rates JEF with a GF Score™ of 87/100 and a GF Value™ of $64.44 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Jefferies Financial Group's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in May. 2026 was $51.953. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $46.97 for the trailing ten years ended in May. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Jefferies Financial Group's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was -100.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 5.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 7.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 7.10% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate of Jefferies Financial Group was 13.00% per year. The lowest was 4.70% per year. And the median was 8.45% per year.

As of today (2026-07-12), Jefferies Financial Group's current stock price is $52.09. Jefferies Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was $46.97. Jefferies Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 1.11.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Jefferies Financial Group was 1.90. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.85.


Jefferies Financial Group  (NYSE:JEF) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Jefferies Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=52.09/46.97
=1.11

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Jefferies Financial Group was 1.90. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.85.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


Jefferies Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Related Terms


Jefferies Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Jefferies Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Jefferies Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

Jefferies Financial Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24 Nov25
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
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Jefferies Financial Group Quarterly Data
Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26
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JEF vs HLI, SF, SNEX: Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Jefferies Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Jefferies Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Jefferies Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jefferies Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Jefferies Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Jefferies Financial Group's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in May. 2026 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of May. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (May. 2026)
=51.953/335.1230*335.1230
=51.953

Current CPI (May. 2026) = 335.1230.

Jefferies Financial Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201606 27.987 241.018 38.914
201609 27.969 241.428 38.823
201612 28.179 241.432 39.114
201703 28.899 243.801 39.724
201706 29.253 244.955 40.021
201709 29.344 246.819 39.842
201712 28.369 246.524 38.565
201803 28.720 249.554 38.568
201806 31.617 251.989 42.048
201809 32.048 252.439 42.545
201902 33.297 252.776 44.144
201905 33.899 256.092 44.360
201908 33.416 256.558 43.649
201911 32.847 257.208 42.797
202002 33.737 258.678 43.707
202005 34.916 256.394 45.637
202008 36.300 259.918 46.803
202011 37.653 260.229 48.490
202102 39.504 263.014 50.335
202105 40.775 269.195 50.761
202108 42.279 273.567 51.792
202111 43.335 277.948 52.249
202202 43.679 283.716 51.593
202205 44.336 292.296 50.832
202208 44.983 296.171 50.899
202211 45.252 297.711 50.939
202302 41.773 300.840 46.533
202305 41.898 304.127 46.168
202308 46.091 307.026 50.309
202311 46.099 307.051 50.314
202402 46.132 310.326 49.818
202405 46.569 314.069 49.691
202408 48.886 314.796 52.043
202411 49.423 315.493 52.498
202502 49.297 319.082 51.775
202505 49.958 321.465 52.081
202508 50.604 323.976 52.345
202511 51.260 324.122 53.000
202602 51.906 326.785 53.230
202605 51.953 335.123 51.953

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $46.97 mean?
Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) has a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $46.97 as of May. 2026. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Jefferies Financial Group and its competitors.
Is Jefferies Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share too high?
Jefferies Financial Group's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $46.97. Overall, Jefferies Financial Group has a GF Score™ of 87/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Jefferies Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share compare to HLI and SF?
Jefferies Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $46.97 can be compared against companies in the Capital Markets industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for a Capital Markets company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share depends on the Capital Markets industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Jefferies Financial Group and its competitors. Jefferies Financial Group's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $46.97. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Jefferies Financial Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $64.44, compared to a current price of $52.09 — trading 19.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $46.97. Jefferies Financial Group's overall GF Score™ is 87/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), the current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $46.97 as of May. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jefferies Financial Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $52.09 is trading 19.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $64.44. GuruFocus considers Jefferies Financial Group to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for JEF:

  • Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: $46.97
  • GF Value™: $64.44 vs. price of $52.09 (19.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 87/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the JEF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Jefferies Financial Group Business Description

Other Exchanges LN3:Germany
Address 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Jefferies Financial Group is a full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that was founded in 1962. After nearly 30 years of focusing on institutional trading services, it entered the investment banking industry in the early 1990s, which ultimately grew into the core business. In 2013, Jefferies merged with Leucadia, a manufacturing-focused holding company. Since merging, Jefferies became the core of the combined business as the bulk of the legacy portfolio was sold off and the parent company was renamed to match the subsidiary. Within the investment banking landscape, Jefferies predominately serves the North American middle market and has captured considerable market share over the past decade.
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