Does JEF pay a dividend?

Yes. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.91% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.60 per share.

How much does JEF pay in dividends?

$1.60 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next JEF ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is August 18, 2026, with payment on August 28, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

JEF Dividend

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.91%
Annual dividend: $1.60
Payout ratio: 0.41
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $55.00
Market cap: $11.2B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: August 18, 2026Pay date: August 28, 2026Amount: $0.4000

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is JEF a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median2.91% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.41 means roughly 41% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 3 timesAcross 32 complete years, the annual total fell in 1998, 2000, 2003. The most recent reduction was in 2003.
Raised for 9 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

JEF dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1992 to 2025.

Peak $3.95 in 1999Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for JEF, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 18, 2026	August 28, 2026	$0.4000	Quarterly
May 18, 2026	May 29, 2026	$0.4000	Quarterly
February 17, 2026	February 27, 2026	$0.4000	Quarterly
November 17, 2025	November 26, 2025	$0.4000	Quarterly
August 18, 2025	August 29, 2025	$0.4000	Quarterly
May 19, 2025	May 29, 2025	$0.4000	Quarterly
February 14, 2025	February 27, 2025	$0.4000	Quarterly
November 18, 2024	November 27, 2024	$0.3500	Quarterly
August 19, 2024	August 30, 2024	$0.3500	Quarterly
May 17, 2024	May 30, 2024	$0.3000	Quarterly
February 15, 2024	February 27, 2024	$0.3000	Quarterly
November 10, 2023	November 28, 2023	$0.3000	Quarterly
August 11, 2023	August 25, 2023	$0.3000	Quarterly
May 12, 2023	May 26, 2023	$0.3000	Quarterly
February 10, 2023	February 24, 2023	$0.3000	Quarterly
November 10, 2022	November 29, 2022	$0.3000	Quarterly
August 12, 2022	August 26, 2022	$0.3000	Quarterly
May 13, 2022	May 27, 2022	$0.3000	Quarterly
February 11, 2022	February 25, 2022	$0.3000	Quarterly
November 12, 2021	November 29, 2021	$0.2500	Quarterly
August 13, 2021	August 27, 2021	$0.2500	Quarterly
May 14, 2021	May 28, 2021	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 11, 2021	February 26, 2021	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 12, 2020	November 25, 2020	$0.1500	Quarterly
August 14, 2020	August 28, 2020	$0.1500	Quarterly
May 15, 2020	May 29, 2020	$0.1500	Quarterly
February 13, 2020	February 28, 2020	$0.1500	Quarterly
November 15, 2019	November 29, 2019	$0.1250	Quarterly
August 16, 2019	August 30, 2019	$0.1250	Quarterly
May 17, 2019	May 31, 2019	$0.1250	Quarterly
February 14, 2019	February 28, 2019	$0.1250	Quarterly
November 16, 2018	November 30, 2018	$0.1250	Quarterly
September 14, 2018	September 28, 2018	$0.1250	Quarterly
June 15, 2018	June 29, 2018	$0.1000	Quarterly
March 16, 2018	March 30, 2018	$0.1000	Quarterly
December 12, 2017	December 27, 2017	$0.1000	Quarterly
September 15, 2017	September 29, 2017	$0.1000	Quarterly
June 15, 2017	June 30, 2017	$0.0625	Quarterly
March 16, 2017	March 31, 2017	$0.0625	Quarterly
December 12, 2016	December 28, 2016	$0.0625	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does JEF pay a dividend?: Yes. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.91% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.60 per share.
How much does JEF pay in dividends?: $1.60 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next JEF ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is August 18, 2026, with payment on August 28, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.