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$54.87
$0.93 (-1.67%)
EOD Jul 17, 2026
Net margin is thin at 8.62%. This may reflect rising credit costs, rate compression, or operational inefficiency.
Revenue growth slowed to 4.8%, essentially flat. This is a business that needs a catalyst.
At 15x earnings, the multiple is above the banking sector average. Financials rarely sustain elevated multiples through credit cycles.
15.3x earnings. In line with financial-sector norms. The question is whether the current credit environment supports sustained earnings at this level.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$8.30B
▲ +4.8% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$824M
▼ -5.7% YoY
Net Margin
9.93%
P/E
15.3x
Balance Sheet
Total Assets
$79.54B
Equity
$10.57B
Total Debt
$18.04B
Cash & Equiv.
$14.31B
5Y CAGR: +4.8%
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At a P/E of 15.3 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 6.7, Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $150.77 per share, so at $54.87 the stock looks undervalued (174.8% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Jefferies Financial Group scores 70/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 3.1%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $150.77 per share for JEF, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $113.08. At today's $54.87, that puts the stock about 174.8% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Jefferies Financial Group scores 70 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Jefferies Financial Group pays a regular dividend of about $1.71 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 3.1% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 45.1% of earnings, so the dividend is well covered. Jefferies Financial Group has grown the dividend at roughly 13.8% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For JEF's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. JEF currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 70/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 3.1%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.