Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) Stock Analysis
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Oct 23, 2026
- Financial Health 20
- Profitability 75
- Business Quality 75
- Balance Sheet 40
- Cash Flow 68
Why this rating?
Health 45/100 — Speculative
A usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
Company overview
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) is a Capital Markets company in the Financial Services sector. Compound Radar rates Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 45/100 (Speculative) due to high business quality, steady revenue growth, and elevated leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality High
- Growth Moderate
- Balance Sheet Stretched
- Valuation Attractive
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 12.32
- Forward P/E 10.22
- PEG 1.08
- EV/Revenue -1.48
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 8.5%
- Gross Margin 82.6%
- Operating Margin 15.8%
- Net Margin 11.0%
- ROE 8.6%
Financial strength
- Cash $64.34B
- Debt $41.11B
- Net Cash $23.24B
- Free Cash Flow $-1.71B
- Current Ratio 1.48
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