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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000096223-26-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JEF"
cik: "0000096223"
company_name: "Jefferies Financial Group Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-24T20:19:45+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T20:21:54.357484+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Jefferies Q2 2026 EPS $1.02 vs $0.40 YoY; record IB and Equities revenues

## Summary
- Q2 net revenues $2.21B (up 35% YoY); diluted EPS $1.02 vs $0.40; pre-tax earnings $315.5M (2.3x)
- Investment banking net revs $1.21B (up 57% YoY); advisory record $674M, underwriting $531M
- Capital markets $799M (up 14%): equities record $601M (up 14%), fixed income $199M (up 12%)
- Quarterly dividend $0.40/share (unchanged); buyback authorization raised to $250M; repurchased 4M shares for $197M in Q2
- Management optimistic on H2 2026 backlog; Hildene 50% acquisition expected to close in Q3

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000096223-26-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JEF
- cik: 0000096223
- company_name: Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-24T20:19:45+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96223/000009622326000021/0000096223-26-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96223/000009622326000021/jef-20260624.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000096223-26-000021
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000096223-26-000021.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000096223-26-000021.txt

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