Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Corporate presentation summary
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Corporate presentation summary
19 Oct, 2026Business profile
Global, full-service investment banking platform spanning advisory, underwriting, equities, fixed income, alternative assets and wealth management, with operations across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Client-focused strategy emphasizes advice, execution and service, expanded capabilities and continued market-share growth.
Earnings and revenue mix
Q3 2026 net revenues $2,222M, pre-tax earnings $351M and net earnings $288M.
LTM through Aug. 31, 2026 net revenues $8,514M, pre-tax earnings $1,132M and net earnings $913M.
Q3 revenue leaders: advisory $818M, equities $626M and underwriting $483M; LTM leaders: advisory $2,653M, equities $2,271M and underwriting $2,057M.
Capital and liquidity
As of Aug. 31, 2026, total assets were $81.3B, long-term capital $26.1B, leverage 7.6x and tangible gross leverage 9.1x.
Liquidity pool totaled $19.902B, equal to 24.5% of total assets, at Aug. 31, 2026.
78% of financial instruments owned were financeable at haircuts of 10% or less; Level 3 instruments were ~3% of long inventory.
~97% of inventory was Level 1 or 2; Level 3 instruments equaled 10.2% of tangible shareholders’ equity as of Aug. 31, 2026.
Funding approach includes liquid assets, readily available secured financing, stress liquidity reserves and no material reliance on short-term unsecured funding or customer balances; no commercial paper program.
Latest events from Jefferies Financial Group
- Revenue growth and market-share gains support further margin expansion and a path to mid-teens ROTE.JEF
Investor Meeting - Strong financial results, robust liquidity, and investment-grade ratings support continued growth.JEF
Corporate presentation - Record Advisory and Equities lifted Q3 net revenues 8.5% to $2.222B.JEF
Q3 2026 - Q2 2026 net revenues surged 35% year-over-year, led by record investment banking and equities results.JEF
Q2 2026 - Reports strong liquidity, low leverage, and $7.8B in annual net revenues with stable credit ratings.JEF
Corporate presentation - Record earnings and revenues driven by investment banking and equities; Tessellis sale agreed.JEF
Q1 2026 - Shareholders will vote on directors, executive pay, auditor, and a key capital structure amendment.JEF
Proxy Filing - Record growth, global expansion, and SMBC partnership drive market leadership and optimism.JEF
Investor Meeting - Record growth, market share gains, and capital returns drive future global momentum.JEF
Investor Meeting