Jefferies Financial Group's last dividend of $0.35 per share was on Aug 19, 2024 (ex-date). The annualized dividend payment of $1.25 per share represents a current dividend yield of 1.93%. The latest JEF payout of $0.35 marks a dividend growth of 17%.
JEF has a dividend yield of 1.93% which is lower than the Financial Services sector average. If we compare it with the Financial Services sector average of 2.78%, Jefferies Financial Group's dividend yield is 31% lower. Historically JEF's dividend yield has averaged at 2.9% in the last 5 years, which is more than the current one.
Jefferies Financial Group has a dividend history dating as far as 1994, but when it comes to recent years the company has recorded 13 consecutive years of dividend payments. Our records of JEF show that the company has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS marks an increase of 4.2% since one year ago. But with the stock price up by 105% from a year ago, the dividend yield marks a decrease of 49%.
Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
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Aug 19, 2024 | $0.35 | 2.17% |
May 17, 2024 | $0.3 | 2.54% |
Feb 15, 2024 | $0.3 | 2.91% |
Nov 10, 2023 | $0.3 | 3.54% |
Aug 11, 2023 | $0.3 | 3.43% |
May 12, 2023 | $0.3 | 4.05% |
Feb 10, 2023 | $0.3 | 3.09% |
Nov 10, 2022 | $0.3 | 3.3% |
Aug 12, 2022 | $0.3 | 3.3% |
May 13, 2022 | $0.3 | 3.58% |
Feb 11, 2022 | $0.3 | 2.66% |
Nov 12, 2021 | $0.25 | 2.09% |
Aug 13, 2021 | $0.25 | 2.28% |
May 14, 2021 | $0.2 | 2.16% |
Feb 11, 2021 | $0.2 | 2.28% |
Nov 12, 2020 | $0.15 | 2.6% |
Aug 14, 2020 | $0.15 | 3.23% |
May 15, 2020 | $0.15 | 4.4% |
Feb 13, 2020 | $0.15 | 2.25% |
Nov 15, 2019 | $0.125 | 2.62% |
Aug 16, 2019 | $0.125 | 3.37% |
May 17, 2019 | $0.125 | 3.24% |
Feb 14, 2019 | $0.125 | 2.83% |
Nov 16, 2018 | $0.125 | 2.57% |
Sep 14, 2018 | $0.125 | 1.82% |
Jun 15, 2018 | $0.1 | 1.8% |
Mar 16, 2018 | $0.1 | 1.47% |
Dec 12, 2017 | $0.1 | 1.24% |
Sep 15, 2017 | $0.1 | 1.25% |
Jun 15, 2017 | $0.063 | 0.97% |
Mar 16, 2017 | $0.063 | 0.94% |
Dec 12, 2016 | $0.063 | 1.05% |
Sep 15, 2016 | $0.063 | 1.31% |
Jun 9, 2016 | $0.063 | 1.41% |
Mar 10, 2016 | $0.063 | 1.66% |
Dec 10, 2015 | $0.063 | 1.45% |
Sep 10, 2015 | $0.063 | 1.2% |
Jun 11, 2015 | $0.063 | 1.02% |
Mar 12, 2015 | $0.063 | 1.06% |
JEF has a payout ratio of 51.9% which is higher than the Financial Services sector average. If we compare it with the Financial Services sector average of 43.2%, Jefferies Financial Group's payout ratio is 20% higher.
Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
---|---|---|---|
MS Morgan Stanley | 2.94% | $3.48 | 56.5% |
JEF Jefferies Financial Group Inc | 1.92% | $1.25 | 51.9% |
Yes, Jefferies Financial Group has been paying dividends for the last 13 years.
Jefferies Financial Group's last dividend ex-date was on Aug 19, 2024. The dividend amount was $0.35 per share.
JEF's annualized dividend per share is $1.25.
Currently Jefferies Financial Group's dividend yield is 1.93%.
Jefferies Financial Group pays dividends quarterly.
The dividend payout ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 51.9%.
Jefferies Financial Group's dividend yield is less than the Financial Services sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield. Data from and Sharadar.