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JEF (Jefferies Financial Group) Dividend Yield % : 2.65% (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is Jefferies Financial Group Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2025-07-23), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Jefferies Financial Group is 2.65%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Jefferies Financial Group's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

JEF' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.05   Med: 2.36   Max: 4.53
Current: 2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Jefferies Financial Group was 4.53%. The lowest was 1.05%. And the median was 2.36%.

JEF's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
56.72% of 372 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 2.16 vs JEF: 2.65

Jefferies Financial Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in May. 2025 was 1.00.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Jefferies Financial Group was 1.09. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.41.

As of today (2025-07-23), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Jefferies Financial Group is 2.83%.

Jefferies Financial Group's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in May. 2025 was $0.40.

During the past 12 months, Jefferies Financial Group's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 25.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 13.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 22.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 22.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Jefferies Financial Group was 85.20% per year. The lowest was -46.00% per year. And the median was 26.00% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Jefferies Financial Group Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jefferies Financial Group's Dividend Yield % 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.

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Jefferies Financial Group Dividend Yield % Chart

Jefferies Financial Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.64 2.39 3.16 3.39 1.64

Jefferies Financial Group Quarterly Data
Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.58 2.09 1.64 2.11 3.09

Competitive Comparison of Jefferies Financial Group's Dividend Yield %

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Jefferies Financial Group's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Jefferies Financial Group's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jefferies Financial Group's Dividend Yield % falls into.


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Jefferies Financial Group Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Jefferies Financial Group Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.4000002025-05-192025-05-192025-05-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.4000002025-02-142025-02-142025-02-27Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3500002024-11-182024-11-182024-11-27Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3500002024-08-192024-08-192024-08-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Jefferies Financial Group's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.5/57.04
=2.63 %

Current Share Price is $57.04.
Jefferies Financial Group's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.5.

Jefferies Financial Group's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.6/57.04
=2.81 %

Current Share Price is $57.04.
Jefferies Financial Group's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.4 * 4 = $1.6.

* 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  (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Jefferies Financial Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Jefferies Financial Group Inc is a full-service investment banking and capital markets firm. It has two reportable segments; Investment Banking and Capital Markets which is also the majority revenue generating segment, includes securities, commodities, corporate lending, futures and foreign exchange capital markets activities and its investment banking business, which provides underwriting and financial advisory services to clients across different sectors. The Asset Management reportable business segment provides alternative investment management services to investors in the U.S. and overseas and generates investment income from capital invested in and managed by it or its affiliated asset managers. Operates geographically in America, Europe and Middle East, Asia Pasific.
Executives
Joseph S Steinberg director, 10 percent owner, officer: President C/O LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP, 315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10010
Richard B Handler director, officer: CEO C/O JEFFERIES LLC, 520 MADISON AVE., NEW YORK NY 10022
Brian P Friedman director, officer: President
Robert D Beyer director 1014 VINE ST, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Mark Lawrence Cagno officer: VP and Co-Controller C/O JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Matthew Scott Larson officer: EVP, Co-CFO C/O JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rocco J Nittoli officer: Treasurer 315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10010
Thomas W Jones director ALTRIA GROUP INC, 6601 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
O Kane Michael T director 80 HICKORY HILL BLVD, TOTOWA NJ 07512
Melissa Weiler director 399 PARK AVE 38TH FL, NEW YORK DC 10022
Matrice Ellis-kirk director C/O JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC, 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Stuart Harry Reese director
Barry J Alperin director C/O HENRY SCHEIN INC, 135 DURYEA RD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Maryanne Gilmartin director C/O JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 520 MADISON AVE., NEW YORK NY 10022
Jacob M Katz director C/O HERC HOLDINGS INC., 27500 RIVERVIEW CENTER BLVD., BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134