Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Jefferies Financial Group Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 11,846M vs -M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+5.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Scale: Jefferies Financial Group Inc ranks #33 of 91 companies by market capitalization in the Investment Services industry, holding 0.5% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Jefferies Financial Group Inc accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $3.26M compares with $0.00M for the peer group (2,252.1x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
JEF Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Jefferies Financial Group Inc generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
For context: the Investment Services industry grew revenue -2.0% year over year, combined, vs 25.0% for Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Jefferies Financial Group Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.97% to 1.24%, a gain of 0.27 percentage points.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (1) | - | |||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
JEF Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
JEF Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank Bradesco | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Jefferies Financial Group Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Jefferies Financial Group Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc | - | 11,845.96 |
| Bank Bradesco | 17,745.97 | 118.96 |
| SUBTOTAL | 17,745.97 | 11,964.92 |
Sources: Jefferies Financial Group Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bank Bradesco | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Jefferies Financial Group Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc | - | 3,263,350 | 237,775 |
| Bank Bradesco | 17,746 | 1,449 | 55,371 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 17,746 | 1,449 | 55,371 |
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 88 companies in Jefferies Financial Group Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Jefferies Financial Group Inc ranks #33 of 88 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.46 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 606, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Stanley | 303,821 | 13.32 % |
| 2 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 279,374 | 12.24 % |
| 3 | Blackrock Inc | 176,379 | 7.73 % |
| 4 | Schwab Charles Corp | 170,944 | 7.49 % |
| 5 | Futu Holdings Ltd | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Robinhood Markets Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Cme Group Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Blackstone Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Kkr and co inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Intercontinental Exchange Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 33 | Jefferies Financial Group Inc | 10,523 | 0.46 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Jefferies Financial Group Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Sei Investments Company | 12,928 | 23.85 % |
| 29 | Stifel Financial Corp | 11,380 | -5.19 % |
| 30 | Evercore Inc | 10,761 | -22.99 % |
| 31 | Freedom Holding Corp | 10,684 | 3.00 % |
| 32 | Figma Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 33 | Jefferies Financial Group Inc | 10,523 | -28.54 % |
| 34 | Affiliated Managers Group inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 35 | Houlihan Lokey Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 36 | Stonex Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 37 | Morningstar inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 38 | Victory Capital Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Jefferies Financial Group Inc's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Investment Services industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (78 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 77.84 % | 61.67 % (avg) | +16.2 pp |
| Operating Margin | - | industry median | - |
| EBITDA Margin | 10.36 % | 19.52 % (avg) | -9.2 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 1.92 % | 2.93 % (avg) | -1.0 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -59.31 % | -9.20 % | 34.20 % | 52.60 % | -6.91 % | 0.85 % | 41.31 % | 2.93 % |
| Operating Margin | 34.74 % | 40.37 % | 30.68 % | 29.03 % | 48.04 % | 60.45 % | 58.61 % | 57.90 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 3.21 % | 4.76 % | 16.02 % | 6.18 % | 6.52 % | 6.95 % | 8.45 % | 9.67 % |
| P/E | 20.7x | - | - | - | 17.2x | 35.7x | 25.7x | 21.1x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Jefferies Financial Group Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.03x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 9.2% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 606 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 1.92 % vs industry average 2.93 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Jefferies Financial Group Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Jefferies Financial Group Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+5.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 7.7 points below the industry aggregate.
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.03x).
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc | 0.92 | 1.24 | 2.29 |
| Bank Bradesco | - | 6.18 | - |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc | Q2 2026 | +25.0 % | +173.5 % |
| Bank Bradesco | Q4 2025 | -71.8 % | +36.4 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +11.0 % | +40.0 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc | Q2 2026 | -27.3 % | +9.9 % |
| Bank Bradesco | Q4 2025 | - | +118.7 % |
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc | 1.15% | 1.52% | 8.14% |
| Bank Bradesco | 1.03% | 1.03% | 13.37% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Jefferies Financial Group Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc | 15.87 | - |
| Bank Bradesco | 0.75 | 149.18 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 3.28 | 1.48 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.